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Sports columnist Chase Elliott has earned a reputation around the newsroom of being a person that others can confide their deepest problems. What happens when someone goes over the line? And what if a fellow worker dies from mysterious circumstances?
Elliott tries to deal with all the rumors and innuendos circulating around the newsroom while coming to terms with his own sense of trustworthiness and high ethical standards. Can he discover the truth without betraying confidences?
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|  | | A Long Highway
A story about a middle-aged man dealing with uncertainty and emptiness in his life.
Micah is in the midst of a mid-life crisis. His whole life seems to stretch out before him like a long highway, endless, monotonous, lonely. His job as a sportswriter used to give him such a buzz that he had sacrificed his marriage to the long-suffering Alice. He has his friends, his two children, tries to enjoy the mindless singles scene, but all the while he knows there is something missing. A random act of violence forces him to reasses his entire existence, and Micah takes to the highway in earnest, searching for meaning and a signpost to point his life in the right direction once more. |
|  | | Baron of the Bluegrass: Winning Words of Wisdom by and About Adolph Rupp, Legendary Kentucky Basketball Coach
Bio/quote book about Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp.
A biography about Kenucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp in his own words and those of players, friends and colleagues. Rupp won 876 games and four NCAA titles in 42 years at Kentucky, setting a standard of excellence that few coaches have attained. |
|  | | Cradle of Conflict
John and Sally Ross welcome a new granddaughter but with unforeseen happenings.
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|  | | Darkness Beyond the Light
John and Sally Ross deal with a wayward son and noisy relative during the Christmas holidays.
John and Sally Ross navigate unchartered territory when they discover that their son, Brody, has some serious problems.
As they try to help their son, they get a surprise visit from Sally's mother during the Christmas holidays that complicate matters.
And their daughter, Chloe, and granddaughter Whitney drop in as well in what turns out to be a not-so-merry holidays.
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|  | | Foolish Is The Heart
The story about a middle-aged man opening his life to many possibilities in his search for self-fulfillment.
Brandon Wilkes is a 45-year-old sports columnist who has never settled down to the point of marriage. At first it was his career that caused him to go the bachelor route. He became a respected and successful sportswriter. As he grew older, he seemed content to be single the remainder of his life. That's not to say that he didn't have relationships or that women didn't pursue him. He just didn't want to make a permanent commitment to a woman.
He was content with the way things had been in his life. Going to work, meeting friends at the local pub and covering various sports events for K |
|  | | Laments: Short Stories
Ten short stories about good intentions gone bad.
Sometimes best intentions become laments over time. A coach uses harsh discipline on a sensitive player he wants to become a leader. A father wants his son to learn responsibility so he suggests he join the military. A mother hesitates to help her daughter because of moral issues. A friend tries to protect a widow from harm’s way. These stories and more delve into actions that don’t always turn out as planned. |
|  | | Make Room for Family
John and Sally Ross have some unexpected visitors at home and in the neighborhood when they return from Budapest.
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|  | | New Horizons
John and Sally Ross head off to Budapest for a 10-day vacation. They encounter more than the beautiful sights along the way.
John and Sally Ross’ vacation to Budapest turns out to be more than they bargained for as they encounter unexpected problems in discovering new horizons in their retirement. |
|  | | Old Ways and New Days
"Old Ways and New Days" is a coming-of-old-age novel about a man making the transition from the workforce to retirement.
John Ross is retiring after working for more than 40 years as a journalist. But he learns that retirement isn't as easy as he thought it would be. Ross has free time on his hands, but now he has to decide what to do with it.
Ross wants some purpose and meaning as he enters his twilight years. He has a supportive wife and children. He discovers that he's been so wrapped up in his career that he's missed a few things along the way.
Now he must change some of his "old ways" and he moves on to "new days" in his life. |
|  | | Reunion of Familiar Strangers
John Ross and his wife Sally attend his 50th high school class reunion.
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|  | | Shooting Star
Jesse Christopher finds out that it’s not easy being the new kid in school, no matter how well you play basketball. When discovered shooting hoops at a school playground by a high school coach, Jesse seems to be the missing piece to the puzzle for a team that aspires to win the Kentucky state championship.
But Jesse faces an array of problems in his new environment as he tries to make friends in the classroom and become part of the school’s close-knit basketball team. Can Jesse overcome the obstacles and lead his team to a state high school basketball title?
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|  | | The Bully List
Two boys try to get back at bullies by coming up with a "bully list" of things to do, but things don't always work out as planned.
Josh and Sam like to have fun like other teenagers, but a gang of four bullies spoil things.
After taking so much from the bullies, Josh and Sam decide to get even. The come up with a "bully list" of things to do.
But things don't go as planned for everyone involved. |
|  | | The Touch
Following your dreams can be hard to do - sometimes it takes someone special to lead the way.
When Blake Williams and Carla Reeves meet several times accidentally, it soon becomes apparent that there is more than casual interest developing between them. They couple aren't the only ones who notice. Blake's children aren't ready to replace their mother, and Frank, Carla's unstable boyfriend, isn't going to let go of her easily. The biggest obstacles, however, are Blake and Carla themsvles. Can they ovecome their separate fears? Or will they remain trapped in their own private prisons? |
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