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SPIRIT RANCH, a novel
Doc's book published!
September, 2010
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Greetings!
I am excited to announce the publication of my novel, SPIRIT
RANCH.
SPIRIT RANCH is available as a Kindle ebook at Amazon or as a multi-format ebook at Smashwords.
I hope you will take the time to look it over. You may read an excerpt at Amazon. At Smashwords you have the opportunity of sampling the first 20
percent of the book for free.
The link to my book page on Smashwords is here where you can
sample or purchase the book. Until October 10, 2010, you can purchase SPIRIT RANCH at $2.00 off the regular price of $4.99 by entering the promotional code PR38P.
The link to my author profile is here.
A Publisher's Review of the book is below and you can read the
plot summary and proposed dust cover copy after that.
Please help me spread the word by taking a moment to forward
this email to your friends and asking them to pass it along.
Thank you for your support,
The Doc
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PUBLISHER'S REVIEW
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The hourglass of time stops in the 90's and leads Nicholas
Morgan, a somber, loner-type cowboy, to a beautiful 1930's hacienda he names
Spirit Ranch, a sanctuary of peace and solitude for him, his dog, and his
horses. His gentle nature and his
obsession to always right a wrong motivate him to bring peace to the souls of
unrest that constantly surround him at the ranch.
In doing so he uncovers the underbelly of a world driven by
drugs, the Mexican Mafia, gambling, hate, and death; a parallel world that
always lives among us.
The often-quirky cast of characters and the love of his life lead him
from Beverly Hills
to the back roads of Mexican life and its rituals. This adds an unusual and oh-so-real dimension to a
story that intertwines the past with the present and the cultural complexities
of today.
The beautifully detailed descriptions of the Palm Springs desert
introduce a place unknown to most and provokes you to learn more about this
mysterious and unique oasis.
JLB
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PLOT SUMMARY
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Cormac McCarthy
World-famous
equestrian and sailing adventure writer, Richard Foxx, has created an
unforgettable first novel of action, mystery, and the supernatural.
Set primarily in the little-known
desert East of Palm Springs, SPIRIT RANCH blends decades-old murders with the arcane
world of the illegal Mexican barrios
that make up much of that area.
Passion for adventure and desire
for experience lead Nicholas Morgan from the life of a cowboy in Montana to a stint with the Army Black Ops in Central America. Even
when he becomes a moderately successful writer, Morgan can never quite rid himself
of his adrenalin addiction until he discovers polo and can use his skill as a
horseman in the ultimate action sport. Polo becomes his passion and he moves to the desert, buys a small ranch
near the polo club, and names it Spirit Ranch. He plans it to be his refuge, an oasis where he can keep his horses,
write, and eventually bring Alexis, the love of his life.
When he can
no longer ignore the fact that his precious ranch is haunted, Morgan sets out with
his private investigator friend from Malibu,
Hollister Burns, to find out who exactly is doing the haunting. His quest takes him from Beverly
Hills and old Hollywood to the barrios of East L.A, from the
long-forgotten movie colony area of Palm
Springs to the Mexican underworld that wields the true
power in the desert.
Like some sort of overheated Petri
dish, the baroque Sonoran desert has been breeding its own unusual collection
of characters since the white men first discovered the wild beauty of the
region. Morgan moves through them with
practiced ease, as much at home with the Mexican grooms as with the Hollywood types he encounters as he peels back the layers
to expose the truth.
When Alexis's existence is ultimately
threatened by the past and the present, Morgan's carefully held notions of reality
are challenged and he is forced to rely upon the violence he thought he had
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If you go to Smashwords and enter the special code PR3P you will receive $2.00 off the regular purchase price of $4.99.
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Offer Expires: 10.10.10
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Contact Information
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phone: 760-674-4106
spiritranch@earthlink.net
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