Stephen Meier, Katka – Author Guest Post 6.22.09
When three friends organize a scheme to make money selling mail order brides from the Czech Republic, greed and jealousy turn a simple con into a life-changing game with unexpected costs.
Katka by Stephen Meier is a gritty, edgy novel of greed, love, and swindles gone very wrong. When Gavin and his girlfriend team with her best friend Simona to pull a phony mail order bride scam in the Czech Republic, Gavin gets in way over his head in the high-stakes and dangerous business of selling wives. When Gavin talks Katka, his girlfriend, into becoming part of the merchandise, planning to bait-n-switch the client in the end, things go awry and Katka disappears with the client. Partnering with the jealous and volatile Simona, Gavin begins to lament this risky life he has chosen, but finds the money is something he can't walk away from. Gavin's doubts grow; the con begins to consume him, and he finds himself thinking of Katka, the fate he dealt her, and whether he can undo the biggest mistake of his life. Written with staccato grit and streetwise savvy, Katka reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie. Stephen Meier's work will leave you begging for more. - FROM THE AUTHOR'S SITE
WORDS FROM STEPHEN MEIER...Hello hello hello...I was asked to write a blog today on anything that I wanted, and decided to expand on a topic that just doesn't deal with my book, KATKA, but also seems to be a hot one today. WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR MONEY?
FROM THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS...THANK YOU STEPHEN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE SOMETHING FOR THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS!! To answer your question of what I would do for money...I would have to say that in the last year having to adjust to making nowhere near to what I used to make employed it was a struggle. To be honest there were times I was tempted to do things I knew were against what I believed in, especially considering that I personally couldn't do the complete opposite of what I tell my kids. I looked for alternatives that I had never had to resort to in the past but they were alternatives that only humbled me, not disrespected me. If that makes sense. But it is a hard decision at times but you have to stop and really think sometimes of the future consequences of the instant gratification of getting what you need. Was it better to give them what they need and be prepared to leave them in the future? Or have faith and seek help so I can still be there in the future and teach them a valuable lesson? I choose the later...
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June 22nd, 2009 - 13:05
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