BIO
I’m originally from the Portland, Maine area and lived and worked there for years before
moving to Southwest Florida. I am currently working on the sequel to Jack Canon’s
American Destiny – which will be titled Camelot A Tender Romantic Thriller. The
sequel will be available in about three months.
My Dad and Mom were artists, my father painted and my mother wrote poetry and loved
to garden. Most Saturdays we loaded up the 1970 Chevy Impala to trek to a one man
show somewhere or other. I took a different track graduating with a business degree;
owning and operating an Award Winning Franchise Fitness Center. Currently a
professional manager I am living in Florida with my beautiful wife and children, and
following my passion.
Some of my other projects include a children’s book called Sammy the Sea Turtle – about
an infant sea turtle taken from his nest the night he was to find his way to the sea. Sammy
lives with the family until their son – the boy who took him, graduates from high school.
On that day Sammy, backpack in tow – begins the long journey home.
My second project in the works involves angels – a man during a visit to Bar Harbor
Maine encounters an angel; quite accidentally, he is told – she was not supposed to make
him aware of her existence. Only three others have ever seen the real thing. Naturally he
falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful creature.
BLURB
It’s the steamy summer of 2016 in Washington, D.C. just days before the Democratic
National Convention. A long and painful recession has left ordinary Americans suffering,
spawning the hottest Presidential Contest in history. Jack Canon, a man born into
privilege, a witness to great social injustice is going to be President of the United States–
no matter what! Desperate and corrupt, the leader of the free world orders a hit to slow
him down. The plan backfires–the wrong people are dead–a manhunt points to the
unthinkable–The President of the United States. Rewind one year, Jack’s focus on redistribution of wealth and energy has made him
powerful enemies. Once his friends, Rogue Billionaires, Oil Sheiks, the Mob, all want
him gone. The current President wants him alive–thinking he can win against an
unabridged liberal. A Universal Raw Nerve of wealth vs. poverty is exposed becoming a
thrill ride as deep machinations of espionage, geo-politics and deception, even murder
play out. Kind and charismatic, Jack’s just naughty enough to have you falling for him
like one of his loving circle of loyal friends. Of course he’s flawed, a dedicated family
man, faithful to one woman, but in love with two. Is it his fault his best friend is
impossibly jaw dropping beautiful? Think the crime and passion of the Godfather meets
the romance and innocence of Camelot. A story that could spark a movement, a book that
can seed a revolution. A heart thumping climax so shocking you’ll pull the covers and
draw the shades! One things for sure, through all the drama and suspense, you’ll be
pulling for Jack!

BOOK INFO
Book Title: Jack Canon’s American Destiny
Publication Date: March 4, 2013
Publisher: Itoh Press
Word and Page Count: 314 pages, 99994 words
Genre: Thriller / Suspense Adventure, Romantic Political Thriller
Erotic Content: PG-13

Excerpt:

Sandy, come here a minute. We haven’t had a chance to just sit and talk for a while.” She came
over and sat close enough I could smell her perfume.
“What is it, Jack?”
“That’s a nice scent; what is it?”
“Oh you noticed. It’s Clive Christian; I got it at Neiman Marcus. I just thought I needed to treat
myself.” Taking off one of her gold hoop earrings she laid her head sideways, on the couch back cushion,
“I thought of you when I picked it out.”
“Sandy, it’s going to get crazy around here.”
“That’s nothing new, Jack. That’s part of your charm; it’s always a Three Ring Circus around
you.”
Sandy turned to look up at me, her big eyes enhanced by a smoky eye shadow, “Jack, I feel like I
don’t belong anywhere but with you.”
I felt guilty – she was so perfect, so deserving of love. “This can’t be everything you had
planned for your life, what did you want? I mean when you were younger?”
Sandy looked straight into my eyes and without her saying a word, I imagined what she was
thinking. If our lips so much as grazed a passing touch, would that ignite a fire of passion that
would have us tearing at each other’s clothes?
She looked away and spoke in a whisper, “People who love us as friends would never forgive us
as lovers.”
“Sandy, you know I need you to keep an eye on the Senate staff when I’m on the road.”
“You can always count on me, but don’t think it’s not going to cost you. I’m still going to tease
you every time you’re back in town!”
I laughed and Sandy shot me a look, like… “You just wait mister!”
“Tell me honestly, Jack. On the road, have you ever had any close calls?”
I took a deep breath. “I was weak many years ago and might have fooled around a bit, but
never a relationship. None of the women had any substance. That’s why I need you so much; you
understand. Be my friend; look out for me. We’re a team and we care for each other.”
Sandy emboldened, “How can you be so strong, Jack, aren’t you ever tempted, I mean with
us?”
“Sandy, you’re beautiful and talented and I love everything you are to me, but I think of my wife
and my girls and pray not to be.”
No longer able to contain her feelings, teary eyed, “Can you imagine? I love my work because
you’re here and I get to be with you…”
I leaned to her and spoke into her hair, “I promise you’ll find someone. We’ll always be best
friends. I’ll always care for you.”
We just sat there for five minutes. Then breaking the silence, Sandy asked, “Jack, do you remember the day we first met?”
“Sure I do…close your eyes… imagine this girl pops in through the door of a rented store front,
our eyes met and my heart stopped… I remember she reminded me of Marilyn Monroe the way
she looked in the early years in soft focus. I couldn’t take my eyes off of her.”
Sandy moved towards me and gently rested her head on my chest, “That was me, Jack.”
“Yes and I remember a black and white pencil skirt and a white blouse. I thought, ‘this girl must
have her own personal designer creating clothes just for her.’”
Sandy never tanned and her soft white cleavage overflowed whatever she wore. It wasn’t a
stretch to tell her a designer could be so inspired.
There was a knock on the office door, the door opened slightly. Tip was calling in through the
opening, “Jack, may I have a word?”
“Sure Tip, come on in.” Tip walked into the office, came around the corner and took a seat in
the chair nearest the couch where I was sitting. Sandy adjusted herself, quickly moving her head
to my shoulder.
“Jack, I didn’t realize you were busy, I apologize, this subject matter may not be something…”
I said, “Tip anything you need to say can be said in front of Sandy.”
“He’s right, Tip,” Sandy said, “Jack could pull his gun from the wall safe and blow your brains out
right in front of me. I’d stuff your dead corpse into a sack and clean up the mess. Jack is my life
and I’m alone in this world without him.”
Tip said, “I like that about you. But really, Jack, what I’m going to say is sensitive.

Guest post (by the author)

If your book was made into a movie, who do you picture playing each part? My sister-in-law has already chosen Ben Affleck to play Jack Canon. It’s funny – I took the first draft on vacation to Disney. At first she didn’t have any interest, but my mother-in-law was reading and commenting – enjoying the story. So, my sister-in-law, Terri, picks up the pages mom had finished and turned them quickly – long story short – she ended up loving Jack! She bought a kindle just to read the final version. I figured Katherine Heigl could play Sandy. Sandy is blonde and beautiful and fixes herself up to look like Marilyn Monroe partway through the story for Jack. Daphne Cole is going to be tough to cast being the most beautiful woman perhaps on the planet. I thought maybe Selena Gomez, since Daphne is 24 in the story. I figure it will take three years for the book to catch on enough for movie makers to notice and maybe make a movie. I would love to have Lady GaGa play the role of Timlin Hobbs the billionaires – she’s cool.

What’s in a title?
The book should come with a disclaimer – This is not hardcore politics – If you’re looking for that – Please do not read. The book is not hard-core politics, but it’s set with a political campaign as the backdrop. People who tell me they love the book like the suspense and adventure. They enjoy the tender relationships. My writing is tender fantasy and they respond to that. People who are looking for a book that screams politics will be disappointed, this is not for them.
Since the book is part of a series, I wanted the main character – Jack Canon, to be in the title. American Destiny signifies the goals Jack and his friends have for America. It also allows for all the other things I wanted to include in the story; murder, revenge, wealth, and corruption at the highest levels. In book one – Think the crime of the century meets innocence. Jack Canon has a tenderness toward his friends that was fun for me to weave through the story. There is a lot of love woven in. The second book in the series is very romantic and it’s title will reflect romantic innocence. Look for Camelot (The Romantic Sequel to Jack Canon’s American Destiny) coming soon!  SIgning contract with publisher this week, kindle and print should be out in early fall. 

What is your favorite quality about yourself? I’m able to stay with something until it’s completed.

What is your main character Jack Canon’s favorite color? Blonde, with platinum highlights. Light Blonde.

What is your favorite food? My wife makes the best Meatballs this side of heaven.

What’s your favorite place in the entire world? Believe it or not – my backyard patio. I love it out there.

When and why did you begin writing? I became truly motivated to write it after my mother’s passing. Partially to help me cope with the loss. When I had a National Franchise, I used to go to Foxwoods or Atlantic City and gamble to get away. Now I write, some people golf, writing takes me totally away.

What genre are you most comfortable writing? I write fiction; I’ve always had a very vivid imagination. I love writing the truth. I love flashbacks and secret thoughts, exposed.

How much of the book is realistic? Ninety-nine percent is possible in real life.

LINKS
Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BOE5KW4/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
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WORKS IN PROGRESS
Camelot ~ Book two in the Jack Canon series – a Tender Romantic Thriller

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