Annie Pearson

Artemis in the Desert (Rain City Comedy of Manners) Annie Pearson

A second chance at love? Or a soggy motorcycle journey from Tumalo to Denio to Winnemucca to Zion, while the White-Bone Demon seeks to destroy hope? Sean Frederick Wentworth, the manga artist, has the artistic career he dreamed of. He?s producing a new mini-series that tells his mythic story backwards: the journey through the U. S. West that was the creative genesis of his infamous steampunk characters. The only catch: a demonic ex-partner who seeks to destroy Sean?s new project. Eliot Arden is a Seattle artisan and handywoman. Her put-together life worked well until she met Destiny, a teenage orphan who needs stability and mentoring as an artist. Eliot needs cash, right now, to secure Destiny?s future. A short-term job slams Eliot back a decade, riding her rebuilt BMW R100RS down the path not taken. Ten years ago, Eliot and Sean enjoyed a brief affair of the heart. But they couldn?t conquer the contradictions: artist versus artisan, East Coast versus West Coast, fame versus solitude. On the new journey to the West, it seems there?s still too much to overcome, including Sean Wentworth?s penchant for living inside his own myths. But this time, dreams and desires might heat up like red slickrock in the sun. Or is that fire sparked by a 900cc bike sliding sideways down a backcountry highway? Artemis in the Desert is a workplace adventure story?where the workplace is a motorcycle journey across the Great Basin. This story includes colorful language and sexual situations, plus as few motorcycles dropped by the riders. A He Said/She Said story, Artemis in the Desert is recommended for readers 18+. Rain City Comedy of Manners Series: #1. The Grrrl of Limberlost (Sam and Matt: cyber-thriller on Puget Sound) #2. Artemis in the Desert (Eliot and Sean: adventure on two wheels) #3. Nine Volt Heart (Jason and Susi: musical ride through Seattle?s backstreets) Each book can be read as a standalone story, with no cliffhangers. Later books do not reveal the stories of earlier books.