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

Suddenly, there were screams and then more gunshots, and a crowd of people dressed in late nineteenth century clothing gathered where the sounds had come from. Ben laughed, and took Katie’s arm. “Sweetheart, it’s a street play. I forgot to tell you about this, you’ll love it.”

Katie felt wild with anticipation and ran next to him until they reached the scene. Two cowboys were pointing guns at each other, one man was on the ground wounded. It was very dramatic and a treat that Katie loved. It went on for another twenty minutes, and when all was done, the bad guy lay dead on the ground and the sheriff had pretty girls on each arm, kissing his cheeks. Tourists clapped and then began scattering.

“Ben, that was so much fun, and such a brilliant idea. I’ll bet this helps with business around here.” Her last words were slow and it was clear that she was off somewhere else for a few minutes when her face lit up. “Ben, we’ll do this in the Sticks parking lot, I can organize it when we get back.”

“Katie, you just can’t turn that place completely off, can you? Actually, it’s a pretty good idea. Let me know what I can do to help. But now, we’re on a vacation from work, so let’s see if we can’t find a romantic place to dine.”

They walked down the street, holding hands, and anyone who saw them would know that they were two people in love.