JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 1, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Be excited, thrilled and have a good laugh as Xlibris releases Bill Poje's new action book, Painless.
The story revolves around Augustus Valentine. He runs Trove Import-Export Company in Fort Lauderdale. Sometimes he smuggles valuables through the warehouse. It's July 2005, and Aug is about to be robbed of his latest smuggled goods. His employers are not happy about the heist. It's either "get the goods back" or die. The robbery also throws a wrench in Aug's plan to propose marriage to Jocelyn, his delectable girlfriend. How can he propose to her when he may soon be dead?
Follow Aug to Cocoa Beach, Ponte Vedra, Detroit and Philadelphia as he chases his attackers in Painless. Enjoy the action as Aug journeys between the past and present to confront his family's nemesis. Love, violence, comedy, and tragedy await the reader, culminating in a clash of "Destin-y" as the hurricane comes crashing up the Gulf of Mexico. For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com/painless or www.painless-poje.com.
About the Author
Bill Poje was born in 1963 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated with an accounting/business administration degree from Aquinas College. He received an MBA in the concentrations of finance and operations from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.
Bill's resume includes experience in a variety of global industries including autos, chemicals and food as well as work in service industries and retail of books and music. Most recently, he served as the Financial Controller for the largest Bahamian exporter. He recently moved from Grand Cayman Island back to the United States and currently resides in Jacksonville, FL.
Painless is a creation of Bill's international business and personal experience. The Painless experience continues in Blindless. Bill is also engaged in other creative writing efforts such as a topical political dark comedy, short stories, essays and poetry.
Painless * by Bill Poje
Publication Date: 09/23/2008
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 368 pages; 978-1-4363-7048-6
Cloth Hardback; $29.99; 368 pages; 978-1-4363-7049-3
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. Tear sheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7876.
For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com/painless and www.painless-poje.com