Kindle Pick of the Week: Extreme

Surfing, skateboarding and tech!

Hope Ellson is from the wrong side of the tracks, but her genius transcends class. When Hope joins FearToShred, a Silicon Valley extreme gaming startup, Hope’s mission is to groom the scrappy company for prime time. Enter Doug Wiser, her very married ex. While the two work in tandem, nefarious forces are at work behind the scenes. Adding to the excitement of this thriller are the stars and heroes of surfing and skateboarding. With a keen eye on women in tech, business ethics and dangerous stunts, “Extreme” will leave you breathless.

Winner of the Cervena Barva and Chaffin Fiction Awards, Joan’s work has appeared in The Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, Rattle, Pank! The Meridien Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Chicken Soup for the Soul and over 200 literary journals, blogs and magazines.

A member of the National Book Critics Circle, Joan has worked for California Poets in the Schools, Poetry Out Loud, Chiat/Day Advertising and other Bay Area companies. She currently coaches writers and teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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A nice look at the new iPad Pro

Kindle Pick of the Week: Broken Promises

A legal page turner from Nick Nichols, who is a lawyer himself.

Scandal. Ambition. Struggle.

Jack Adams is a lawyer and as disciplined as they come. And at age 35, he has earned the trust of his mentor and boss and been handed a delicate case for the daughter of a major client. If he handles this right, his partnership is all but guaranteed. After he wins a big hearing, Jack sees the finish line in sight. But his career takes an unexpected turn when his client has other plans and Jack succumbs to her charms. Seduced and manipulated, Jack struggles to unravel the truth while he is forced to fight for his job, his law license, and even his freedom.

If you like legal thrillers that are edgy and gripping, then you will love Broken Promises. In this novel, break-out author, Nick Nichols, a long-time family law attorney, tackles all the spicy issues of divorce: adultery, addiction, power, and greed. The lead character’s error in judgment, namely, sleeping with his client, took him down a path that spiraled down into an abyss. The book serves as a cautionary tale for lawyers who might be similarly tempted.

Nick Nichols has seen it all when it comes to family legal issues and he does more than a "drive by" of a number of these from not only a lawyer's perspective, but also the reader's perspective. At some point, we've all had dealings with lawyers that included many twists and turns. This book will either open some memories or expose the reader to a new situation or set of emotions. Nichols does a great job with character development while bringing the plot to a carefully executed ending. A great end of summer read that does not disappoint. I'm looking forward to Nichols' next effort.

Well worth the $5.99.

Kyrgios Has Problems

A bunndle of talent, but more problems for this Aussie.

Following his Wimbledon performance, Kyrgios follows it up by saying he didn't want to be at the Davis Cup tie.

http://www.businessinsider.com/nick-kyrgios-has-a-meltdown-at-davis-cup-2015-7

Kensington and Mead Team Up for Throwback Tablet Folios

These are cool.

Mead designs as folios for your tablets.

See my Examiner piece:

http://www.examiner.com/article/mead-introduces-trapper-keeper-and-compostion-book-tablet-cases