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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Author Insight

Templeton Is Playing Nasty Games

Templeton just hired Tony, but is he just using him to help with the destruction of Sticks Bar?

Book Excerpt

Cross Roads

Tony was elated over the entire conversation he was having with this important man. “Mr. Templeton, I would be honored to join forces with you.”

Templeton laughed, thinking how simple this man was. “Join forces, it sounds like we are at war.” He smiled at the man across from him. “Ok, Tony. Go find Jim and fill out the employment papers.” He stood and held his hand out. “Welcome to our little family.”

When he was alone, Templeton buzzed Jim. Moments later, he appeared at the door. Templeton told him to come in and close the door. “Ah, Jim. Tony is going to help out in the kitchen, and I need you to do a delicate job for me. He must think that it’s your idea, but I want you to persuade him to play with the inventory at Sticks. It will be tricky since he has been banned from the place but tell him to find a way. I want them to find themselves low on liquor just before a weekend rolls around, and get him to do it before the fishing season opens.”

Jim smiled at the devious mind of his boss. “This won’t be a problem, sir. Consider it taken care of.”