Cross Roads

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis

After losing his prominent job, Benjamin Cross packs up his little trailer and moves to Wind River, a small fly-fishing town in Idaho where he plans on spending a few months recouping with his friends. He arrives to find that Cue and Katie, the owners of a bar and grill located on the banks of the Snake River are in a power struggle with the proprietor of the prestigious hotel next to them. Ben puts his efforts toward helping them, unaware of the lengths some will go to get what they want. Sex, greed, and murder take over the lives of Wind River’s residents, and soon, it becomes fuzzy who can be trusted. Twists and turns will keep you reading this thriller, with the colorful small town characters surprising you when you thought you had it all figured out. And when you’re finished, you will be left wanting more, not realizing the colossal damages that greed and lust have done to affect the future of your new friends, the residents of Wind River.

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Author Biography

C. Michaels is from the Pacific NW but now lives in Mexico with her Chow Chow, Rani. Michaels' writes thrillers with twisty plots that tease the reader until the end. Her books, Cross Roads and NO FEAR! are a series that follow the hotel owner, Templeton from Idaho in Cross Roads, where greed drives evil people, to Mazatlan, Mx in NO FEAR!, 25 years later where that past greed is reborn with a killer on the loose. Her latest novel, Bill of Human Wrongs is a frightening political thriller that has been compared to a Rod Serling story. C. Michaels has always had a love for the arts, in both writing and painting, finding Mazatlan's Paradise the perfect place to work. Her books are character driven, and will easily draw you into their crazy zany world, a place where for some, there are no scruples or decency. Michaels is excited about the release of her new political thriller, Bill of Human Wrongs, now on available on Amazon.

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Book Excerpt

Cross Roads

“Mori, what’s up with Tony? Why didn’t he come see me before he took off last night? He always comes out and asks me about his cooking, but not last night. He hasn’t said one word to me since I got here.”

Tony was her husband. What Ben didn’t know was that Tony had been hitting the bottle more and more, spending almost no time with Mori or any of his old friends. As Mori told Ben her story, she became teary eyed.

“I don’t know why I even care anymore, Ben. He’s a louse, and I need to get him out of my life. I’m workin’ on it.” She wiped her eyes and went to get him another beer. “Ya know, Ben. He wasn’t always like this. When we lived in California, he may have taken advantage of poor Joe, but when it mattered, he showed real love for his friend. He insisted on comin’ back here with me so he could console me. He felt responsible for the shooting and was determined to spend the rest of his life makin’ it up to me.”

“Ok, Mori. Now I know you’re in trouble. You rarely bring up California. Let me help if things get out of hand with him, you hear?”

She became teary again. “I’ve been thinkin’ a lot about Joe lately, guess it’s because Tony has turned out to be such a louse. I’m just feelin’ sorry for myself.” She wiped her eyes. “Let’s talk about somethin’ else, could we?”

They continued on about old times at Sticks for the next few hours until Ben’s sleepiness forced him to say good night.