Some Time Around Four-Thirty

Some Time Around Four-Thirty is not a
romance novel. Don't expect a love story hidden within its
pages. Instead, it's about Wood and Four-Thirty, two people
who coexist, oblivious of the empty lives that they lead.
Wood is a onetime college professor, who, after the
unexpected death of his fiance and their unborn child,
walked straight from a classroom and into a bottle.
Four-Thirty, his companion, is an aging prostitute at the
end of her career. She, overwhelmed by guilt, is haunted by
a deformity caused by a childhood accident, the
disappearance of her abusive father, and surrendering a baby
for adoption when she herself was a child. Through them we
meet Dr. Lap, Wood's old college roommate and former
colleague, who shows up one day on Wood's doorstep, hoping
to escape his own demons. Oria is Four-Thirty's second
child. She is seeking her own niche, but is thrown off track
when she comes face to face with one of her mother's johns.
And then there's Jordan, an ex-convict who was abandoned at
eight by his adoptive mother, searching for his past.
Together, Wood, Four-Thirty, and a host of colorful
characters, weave a spicy tale of loss and the search for
redemption. Their only obstacle is life itself.