Anthony Hayes

In the not too distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their bounty with one man leaving to secure the necessary tools. The other man remains and must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs, and mysterious intruders while battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his fate....

Ray is in a loveless marriage and hopes to escape the monotony when he begins a torrid affair with next-door neighbor Carla. Although she is married to a low-level mobster, she also seeks a little excitement. Ray's moral values are tested to the limit when Carla presents him with a bag of cash from one of her husband's latest crimes. What was to be an opportunity to take the money and run, soon becomes a matter of arson, murder, and blackmail.

"Alex [Irving] is determined to avoid the pitfalls of the Canberra bubble. She broke her word to her community, but she's not going to be put in that position again. By running for election as an independent, she has a second chance to do it right. Alex will be econfronted by vile online trolls, threats to her family and political opponents riled by the audactiy of a Black woman using her voice. Ultimately, will Alex's determination and the tenacity...