Who'd a thunk it, but selling books is even harder than writing them. No wonder the predilection toward fire-arms for writers; the author photo on the back cover of my book may be more prophetic than I knew when I submitted it to my graphic designer. As May wraps up, I can count the number of print editions that have flown off the print-on-demand shelves with one hand. C'mon, you know you want to help make me count with two hands, right?

A Rose by Any Other Name

An Alphabet of Tales About a Man & a Woman

Authored by Brian Mazo
"A Rose By Any Other Name: An Alphabet of Tales about a Man and a Woman" is a collection of twenty-six snap-shot short stories, each about a moment between two people at a crossroads. From New York to Los Angeles, from Black Rock City, Burning Man and back to Brooklyn, the tales give us a voyeur's view to sweet first kisses all the way to the bitter final ones:

A man in the midst of an ugly break-up rips out the last page of each of his lover's book collection and then wishes he could change their ending ("Last Paige"). 

A flower-bearing man, who hates taking taxis, has the duration of a ride to win over his cabdriver and her alluring smile ("Hail Mary"). 

A piece of jewelry solves a mystery and leads to a twisted tryst ("The Cross of Lorraine"). 

An unexpected, second chance at love and happiness amongst Senior Citizens in Florida is sparked by a hurricane and the ability to drive at night ("Mustang Sally").

Also included: a tale of breakups and breakdowns ("Nina, the Pinto & the Santa Ana Winds"), fortunate mistaken identity ("A Rose by Any Name"), one man's obsession with his bartender ("Fiona, the Irish Girl"), sex during a torrential downpour ("Hannah & the Hitchhiker), jealousy ("Charlotte's Web)", deceit, ("Victoria's Secret") and one woman's first foray into nude modeling ("Ursula, Undressed").

You can still read about a fourth of the book free of charge, here: http://www.wattpad.com/user/BrianMazo

And you can read reviews, purchase the Kindle version, or even a reduced price print edition copy via Amazon, by clicking here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SABVQC/ref=tag_dpp_yt_edpp_rt

Meanwhile I've been spending most of the Memorial Day Weekend at such an appropriate place, the VA hospital.

Enjoy your grilling...

Cheers,
Brian