The Ultimate Bet

Literature & Fiction

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Synopsis

Is there a price tag on eternal youth?

 What happens when a wealthy gambler par excellence loses his zest for life?

 And what happens when a stranger challenges him to risk his soul in a poker game?

Jim Steadman is a self-made multi-billionaire. Despite the unlimited luxuries that his money can acquire, he is disenchanted with his everything in his life.

After a poker game where Jim dropped over $300,000, he headed to the premier cocktail lounge in Chicago. He notices an unusual man looking at him, one that had a flaming orange and red kerchief that flickered in the dimly lit bar.

Ignis Genero approaches Jim the following night when he’s dining at a restaurant. He’s the same man from the night before. Calling Jim by his name, he asks, “What is the largest bet you’ve ever made?”

The Ultimate Bet delivers an engaging fantasy that creates a scenario where the stakes have no limit. The games is on.

Photo Frank Victoria
A proud Marine Corps veteran, Frank calls Chicago home. If you meet Frank, ask him about Maxwell Street Station and the mouth-watering Polish sausage and pork chop sandwiches covered with grilled onions!

A portion of all proceeds will be given to Tunnel-to-Towers Foundation and Fisher House Foundation, both nonprofits supporting disabled veterans.

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Author Biography

Frank graduated with a journalism degree from Northern Illinois University and used his skills to make words his livelihood. He was a professional editor and writer for a variety of trade magazines with expertise in the petroleum marketing industry.

Most writers know that once words are part of their DNA, they never leave. His next step was to add teacher to his resume where for 16 years, he taught in the Chicago Public School system with an emphasis on history and civics.

Picking up a book by an author he followed, he fell in. And an idea was seeded. It was time to add author to his name. For Frank, the idea for The Founders’ Plot gushered like a new oil well bursting through the earth.

A proud Marine Corps veteran, Frank calls Chicago home and enjoyed the glory of the Magnifi¬cent Mile and Lakeshore Drive running along Lake Michigan. If you meet Frank, ask him about Maxwell Street and the mouth-watering Polish sausage and pork chop sandwiches covered with grilled onions!

Proceeds from book sales will benefit Tunnels to Towers and Fisher House for disabled veterans and first responders.

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Author Insight

Jim risks his life

Jim is goaded into standing on el tracks as a train approaches. He's scared, but manages to get out of its way in the nick of time. Oddly, the experience excites him.

Book Excerpt

The Ultimate Bet

The train’s whistle pierced the air. The tracks shuddered. All he heard was the thunder of the train and its whistle blaring. Closer and closer, bigger and bigger, the train’s wheels screeched as the driver tried to stop and Jim could vaguely see the driver’s face twisted in fear or was it anger?

Jim froze. He was limp and numb but leaped out of the way a moment before the train squealed by. One of the boys helped him back up on the platform. The others surrounded him, shouting cheers and slapping him on the back and shaking his hand.

One of the guys pulled Jim aside. “That was gutsy,” he said. “Weren’t you scared?”

“Yeah,” Jim said. “Real scared. I’m still shaking. But it’s a funny thing.”

“What’s that?”

“It sounds goofy, but I enjoyed it. It excited me.”

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Frank Victoria

The Ultimate Bet

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

Jim risks his life

Jim is goaded into standing on el tracks as a train approaches. He's scared, but manages to get out of its way in the nick of time. Oddly, the experience excites him.

Book Excerpt

The Ultimate Bet

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