RALLY on MAIN STREET

Hey, why not? Rallies are the rage. Just stick that title on your next multi-level marketing meeting flyer and maybe, this time, somebody will show up.
OK. It ain’t exactly a rally, in the classical sense. More like a BOOK SIGNING for my new novel, “Purity.” It’ll be Saturday, November 20, from noon until 2 pm at the Paper Chase bookstore on Main Street in Batesville. We’re pretty excited, because it’s been forever since we’ve got to come home for more than one night. We’re trying to make it in on Thursday night and maybe do a little jamming with Nick Fudge, Andy Bushmann, Mike Foster, and the boys at some point before we head back Sunday. So, even if you’ve already bought the book, I’m sure Mayfan won’t mind if you’re so inclined as to drop by and say howdy, and I know we’d love to see you. I mean, unless you’re somebody who wants to come bash my skull in with a baseball bat, in which case, did I mention that signing is on Sunday?
Now, about the book…if you haven’t heard of it, well, that’s my fault for not working hard enough to get it noticed. I’m going to print a professional review here, with permission from the writer, to give you a little information you might want in considering whether or not it’s worth your trouble and hard-earned money (not much, it’s a paperback) to want to read the thing. To wit:

PURITY
RICK BABER
ISBN #: 9781453726822-Paperback
Aug 2010
Tiger Eye Publications
http://tigereyepubs.com
Trade Paperback/eBook
$9.95/ $5.95
188 Pages
Fiction/Action Thriller
Rating: 5 Cups

Jeff Davis is definitely not a candidate for Employee of the Month. He is an Insurance Adjuster with a bad attitude. Bored with his job, he routinely does the barest minimum to get by. He also lies through his teeth with creative excuses to his wife, boss and clients. Still, he is positively brilliant when it comes to extraditing himself from sticky situations. He is also unusually witty and generally sarcastic.
Gaylon Crittes is the stepson of the influential right-wing conservative Arkansas State Senator, Thaddeus Pinkley. Gaylon needs for Jeff to approve a rental because his Lincoln Town Car was badly bashed in a fatal accident the previous night. Gaylon is a weird duck and a control freak.
Gaylon quickly becomes unhappy with Jeff’s lackadaisical attitude when Jeff refuses to authorize payment on the rental until he has inspected the damage to the Lincoln. In the meantime, the accident scene becomes a crime scene as some surprising evidence is discovered that could be related to a serial kidnapping case. As Jeff plods through his insurance investigation pressure builds, loyalties are tested, and four innocent lives hang in the balance.
Rarely does a story come along that is so strangely compelling. I was hooked right from the start as Jeff procrastinated, lied, grumbled and complained to himself about practically everything. Yet, I laughed and rapidly flipped the pages almost as if I were right there with him willing him to triumph – an invisible presence captivated by his irreverent, sarcastic humor. Pick up and read this book. Rick Baber knows how to tell a story that is thrilling, funny and both politically and religiously controversial. This one is a winner; I am fervently praying for a sequel.

Laurie
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
(end of review)

Huh? Whattaya think? Pretty cool review? And I didn’t pay ‘em or nuttin’! And I didn’t change anything in the review except for the book’s website address, because it has changed. By the way, that “5 cups” rating is the highest one they give. And I recently learned that the reviewer, Laurie, even won an award there for her review. Which is nice. So, if that sounds like something you might want to read, come on out to the rally – high noon on 11/20. And leave the Louisville Sluggers at home. We’d love to see ya! Really. Can you imagine how embarrassing it would be if nobody showed up?