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The story can now be told. In 1999, an elite interdisciplinary team
headed by Nobel laureate Andrew Danicek gathered in California to
carry out a ground-breaking time-travel experiment. While the rest
of the world remained unaware, Julius Caesar was successfully
transported from the last day of his life to a
specially-constructed covert facility. Four days of conversation
with historians and Latin scholars were planned, followed by
Caesar's return to the moment from which he was extracted. But
despite the team's meticulous efforts to maintain secrecy and plan
for all possible exigencies, a kidnap attempt plunges Caesar into
peril. Fully aware that the future of civilization may hang in the
balance, one team member must summon strength she didn't know she
possessed to return Caesar to the Ides of March. The shocking
details of Caesar's visit and its effect on subsequent events have
been protected by draconian nondisclosure agreements....until now.
Publicity and Promotions - $19,850 marketing and publicity budget,
coordinated by Smith Publicity, which has been been successfully
promoting New York Times bestsellers since 1997 - Key outlets:
Publisher's Weeky, Library Journal, Booklist, Foreword Magazine,
NPR.org Books, Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Sun - Will be available
on NetGalley, June 22, 2017 - National radio and TV interviews -
Promotion on the author's website MeganEdwards.com - Promotion and
giveaways on Living-Las-Vegas.com - Promotion and giveaways on
RoadTripAmerica.com - Promotion and giveaways on Imbrifex.com -
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking
engagements - Intensive 6 months media publicity to romance, music,
women's literature and social media outlets.
When a wildfire destroyed her home and worldly possessions in the
hills above Los Angeles, it didn't take Megan Edwards long to
recognize an opportunity. It took her husband a little longer
("Give me five minutes to grieve!"), but they were both soon
planning to make the most of their sudden "stufflessness" and hit
the road. They did so a few months later in a freshly built
four-wheel-drive motorhome that was even more unusual because of
the office in the back instead of a bedroom. This all happened back
when "Internet" had not yet entered the lexicon but "email" had.
The mobile office would allow Edwards to file stories with the
newspapers she wrote for by cell phone. That was the idea, at
least. At the beginning of 1994, cell service was patchy,
unreliable, and expensive. They also thought they'd be traveling
for six months or so, when, they believed, they'd settle down and
get back to normal. But five years and thousands of miles later,
they were still on the road. In that time, they'd watched the
Internet grow from a mysterious fad prized by people in remote
locales into an unstoppable universal phenomenon. They started a
website, RoadTripAmerica.com, to share road tripping tips and
ideas. Slowly, their dream of being "at work, at home, and on the
road, all at the same grand time" became a reality. This edition
marks the twentieth anniversary of Edwards's memoir, which was
first released in 1999. At its heart a story of making lemonade
when life gives you lemons, this memoir is also a riveting and at
times hilarious look at the early years of the World Wide Web. With
a new introduction by the author and a foreword by Chris Epting,
enjoy an armchair adventure across North America when the Internet
was young. This edition also includes 22 photos dating from when
the author lived on the road.
A working girl is found dead in the desert. Can a calendar girl
uncover the truth? In this award-winning prequel to GETTING OFF ON
FRANK SINATRA, it's Christmastime in Sin City. Aspiring journalist
Copper Black meets Victoria McKimber, an outspoken prostitute at
one of Nevada's legal brothels. She's offered Copper the exclusive
right to tell her story. Not only will the Las Vegas Light's
"calendar girl" get a byline, but she can also impress her
boyfriend and parents when they arrive for the holidays. Copper is
busy with work, Christmas shopping, and fantasizing about a whole
week with her long-distance boyfriend. She's also helping her
brother, a civic-minded pastor who is spearheading plans for a new
center to serve the homeless. Things are hectic but under control
when shocking news breaks. Victoria McKimber has turned up dead. As
she investigates the violent death, Copper evades enemies, juggles
boyfriend, work, and family, and races against time to save her
brother from a sinister plot. Unless she can expose the truth about
Victoria McKimber, somebody just might get away with murder.
A scorching Las Vegas summer is about to get even hotter. Aspiring
journalist Copper Black has just found out that her boyfriend is
responsible for his not-quite-ex-wife's pregnancy. An unexpected
house-sitting job at a notorious Las Vegas "party house" should
provide not only a private swimming pool but also much-needed
distraction. While researching a story about an exclusive private
school, Copper accidentally discovers the dead body of the school's
beloved founder. Now involved in a high-profile murder
investigation, Copper turns to her brother, a civic-minded pastor
who is overseeing the construction of a center for the homeless. A
Paiute medicine man claims the site is a sacred burial ground,
attracting hordes of protesters. As she tries to solve the murder,
help her brother, advance her career, and sort out her love life,
Copper stirs up a world of trouble. Her escapades as she evades a
sociopath, a disturbed cowgirl, and a suspicious homicide detective
make Megan Edwards' rousing debut Getting Off on Frank Sinatra a
nonstop roller coaster of a read.
"Picture a beautiful young woman racing down the freeway in a
classic red Corvette with a distrustful Julius Caesar riding
shotgun...A wild ride from start to finish." —Booklist
MagazineWhen 20-something Cassandra Fleury is invited to join an
elite team of classicists and scientists to test new technology for
dating ancient artifacts, she jumps at what appears to be the
opportunity of a lifetime. But after signing a heavy-duty
nondisclosure agreement, she learns the truth: the project’s real
mission is to transport Julius Caesar from a moment right before
his death on the Ides of March, 44 B.C.E. to a lab in California,
where he’ll stay for four days. Now everything makes sense.
Cassandra’s good looks and experience as a cocktail waitress
combined with her fluency in Latin make her an ideal interface
between Caesar and the other members of the team. A thrilling time
travel adventure begins with Caesar’s arrival. Nothing goes as
planned, resulting in excruciating ethical dilemmas, hilarious
misinterpretations, a crazy road trip to Las Vegas, and an unlikely
romance. Caesar returns to the Ides of March, but the world will
never be the same.
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