Kirjahaku

Four strangers -- three men and a woman -- get thrown together on a road trip from Pennsylvania to California. As tensions mount, they become co-dependent: one owns the van, one has a driver's license, one is an experienced mechanic, and one has money to finance the trip. Each has his or her own purpose for reaching San Francisco. To complicate matters, and unknown to any of them, an object of criminal interest exists inside the van. In hot pursuit is a seasoned killer who will stop at nothing to retrieve what he believes is his. The four meanwhile endure a series of comical and tragic adventures across the country. Not all are destined to complete the journey, but each is bound to the others by danger, illness, sudden death, and a growing sense of friendship underscored by an emerging spirituality. They are vagabonds on a journey of self-discovery.

Everything in author David Winkler’s life reads like a “Once Upon a Time in Beverly Hills” fairytale. A film producer of titles such as the Creed franchise, the fifty-three-year-old sits on the top tier of his profession, enjoys a wonderful relationship with his two children, and even gets along famously with his ex-wife. But seeking to avoid the drama and disappointment of dating and with his belief in “radical honesty” and ethical non-monogamy, David reasons a shortcut through modern courtship: he becomes a sugar daddy. Using a website that connects successful older men with younger women for romantic/financial relationships, David meets Jordan, a beautiful Instagram model and influencer who harbors dreams of launching her acting career in Los Angeles. After the relationship begins magically, shadows begin to form and dark secrets take their toll. In the jaw-dropping tradition of Californication and Valley of the Dolls, The Arrangement takes us down the Hollywood rabbit hole of sex, power, and money, leaving readers in delightful disbelief…because it’s all true.

In a city built on illusions, Liv Mathers has always craved something real. A survivor in more ways than one, she’s used to dancing through life alone—until a fateful night at Los Angeles’ most exclusive nightclub puts her in the path of Damon Lautner, a man as guarded as he is magnetic.Their connection is immediate, electric—the kind that feels impossible to ignore, even as the world outside begins to fall apart. As a pandemic shutters the city and forces everyone behind closed doors, Liv and Damon find themselves confronting not only their growing feelings, but the secrets and scars they each try to hide.Told with aching tenderness and sharp humor, Love and Masks is a story of two souls colliding at the exact moment they both need it most. It’s about finding unexpected hope in a time of fear, about the courage it takes to let someone see the real you—and the transformative power of love, even when the world is standing still.For anyone who has ever believed that the right person can find you when you least expect it—Love and Masks is a reminder that even in the darkest moments, connection is still possible, and that love can be the most beautiful kind of risk.