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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Can Ben Help Save Sticks?

Mori, the bartender makes the case for Ben to stay and help fight the takeover of the bar called Sticks. She tells that that not only is Sticks in trouble, but that her marriage is falling apart. What has Ben walked into?

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Cross Roads

“Ben, you’re good at comin’ up with ideas. Think, come up with a plan to save this place. That’s what you do for a livin’ up in Seattle, so do it now. Ya know, Cue is usually good at this kind of thing, but he seems to be paralyzed over this one. We need an outsider to help, and you’re the perfect man for the job. Katie can’t even think straight, she’s so busy tryin’ to keep him from throwin’ in the towel.” She walked over to the till and took out a few coins. “Here. Go put these in the jukebox so we can have some noise in here.”

“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.

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Cynthia Michaels

Cross Roads

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Can Ben Help Save Sticks?

Mori, the bartender makes the case for Ben to stay and help fight the takeover of the bar called Sticks. She tells that that not only is Sticks in trouble, but that her marriage is falling apart. What has Ben walked into?

Book Excerpt

Cross Roads

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