In book one of the Gary and Stacy Winslow series, “Tears of the Silent Crow” you had the opportunity to meet this adventurous and fun loving couple and learned about their love of life and their ability to solve mysteries. Now in the second book, “The Compass Society” things have changed just a little. Stacy has been missing for six months. Not only has Gary not been able to find her, but he’s being blamed for her disappearance. His life is at an all time low. He’s lost everything, and now he’s considering the ultimate loss, taking his own life. He gives it one last try, however, and is recruited by an age old organization known as The Compass Society. The Society claims that there is no such thing as good fortune, luck or coincidence. Every person receives what they deserve according to a centuries old plan, and what they get is a result of the Society’s intervention. Gary has twenty-four hours to decide if he wants to join, and finds out some remarkable things during this decision period. Now he must decide if this organization will really be the salvation of mankind, or the cause of humanity’s ultimate demise, and at the same time, find the love of his life.
The Compass Society will have you asking yourself questions about life that you only thought you knew the answers to. Join the Winslows as they solve the mystery of, “The Compass Society”.
It's important to me to get my stories to the public in memory of my parents and now my mother-in-law. They loved my stories and I believe that you will too! Here's information about me: Drew has been writing all of his life, or at least from the time he knew what words and stories could do. In second grade he was writing audio plays and now, many...many years later, he's still writing. He's written the Tokorel sci-fi series, which has received numerous accolades, great reviews and awards, and numerous other books both fantastic and original. He loves sci-fi and fantasy but he also writes non-fiction as well. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wonderful family and runs a video production company to pay the bills, in addition to working for the city Parks Department. He loves people, so feel free to Email him anytime if you have questions about his books or want to chat. He can be reached at author@drewbankston.com.
In this paragraph, I wanted to convey how low Gary's life had become without his wife, Stacy. He had lost everything in the way of possessions and was beginning to lose those internal feelings that would keep him alive. Those dark feelings were beginning to encroach on his regular thinking.
Book Excerpt
Compass Society
After his shower he shuffled into the kitchen. He opened the door to a refrigerator which was as empty as his soul felt, hoping that a good fairy had placed even something as small as a glimmer of hope or, at the very least, some milk, inside. To his disappointment, the shelves were still empty, so he grabbed a partially filled box of cereal from the cabinet, walked out to the living room and sat on the floor. The living room used to be just that. It was a place where life existed and a place where they loved life together. They would watch movies, sip wine, get silly, laugh hard and love hard. Now there was no furniture and certainly, no happiness.
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