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Bored and angry over the latest pandemic restrictions in Canada, retired lawyer David Desroches is desperate to fill his idle time. But to do so is just about impossible because David refuses to get any of the Covid-19 vaccines. He helps out at a collectibles store at Christmas until it closes up at the end of 2021. Next David tries his hand at detective work to stop a rash of break-ins but learns from an ex-con how tough it is to catch the leaders of an organized burglary gang. Finally David decides to become a rebel and fight the Ontario and Canadian governments by ignoring their mask and...

Shocked when he discovers that his live-in girlfriend has been carrying on with her divorced dentist boss and loathing his job as an accountant in New York City, Guy Masters packs his belongings into his car and heads west where he chooses Fairfield, Iowa to start his new and happier life. Guy quickly finds an apartment and a rewarding job and begins dating a gorgeous young attorney. His new life seems to be fantastic. It's too bad that Guy will again learn the harsh lesson that the odds in the love lottery are invariably heavily stacked against nice guys. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik ...

Peter Montrose, a 73 year old retired attorney, wakes up on August 27, 2020 in the body of a much younger married man in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Paul Skelding wakes up that same morning in a dumpy Syracuse hotel sporting the body of an old man. The two thoroughly confused men have limited time in order to figure out why their bodies were switched. Their strange dilemma makes for a fascinating adventure for both of them. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name of retired Canadian lawyer Donald W. Desaulniers who has written more than 100 novels. That author has published some of ...

Benton Marcotte is a man of many talents but with an aversion to commitment. At age 33 he's a duly qualified CPA and lawyer in New York State but for the past two years he's worked as a long-haul truck driver. The poor kid hasn't yet found a career he enjoys. Benton accepts a temporary job at his uncle's kitty litter factory in Wellsville, New York to work undercover as the company's truck driver while he tries to figure out why the plant is losing money each year. Perhaps Benton can finally put his extensive education to good use. Who knows? Maybe he'll even meet a fantastic girl in the ...

Dumped by his girlfriend when she upgraded to a lawyer and stuck in a dead-end job where his boss demeans him for having no college education, Colin Charbonneau begins to believe that he's just not good enough to be permanently loved by the ladies or valued by his boss. Circumstances collide which provide Colin with a new girlfriend and an unexpected promotion to office manager. Colin begins to let some optimism creep into his thoughts. Sorry Colin, but life doesn't work that way. Be prepared for some big troubles. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name of prolific Canadian lawyer ...

Sacked from his job in Watertown, New York as an alleged casualty of Artificial Intelligence, young CPA Paul Blatchford leaves town to seek a new and better life. Chance deposits Paul in Jonesboro, Arkansas where he decides that operating his own accounting business will provide him with more control over his career. Circumstances fall into place brilliantly as Paul proves the theory that something wonderful lies just over the horizon for those bold enough to take some risks. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name used by retired Canadian lawyer Donald W. Desaulniers to publish some...

Successful attorney Larry Scott checks his watch and realizes that he is still working in his law office at four minutes past midnight which means that Larry has just turned sixty years of age while chained to his desk. He is disgusted with his workaholic ways and decides right then and there to retire from the Indianapolis law firm where he has toiled for his entire thirty-five year legal career. Larry has no idea that a bizarre set of circumstances will soon have him sorting through cryptic clues to solve three very old murders back in his home town of Vevay, Indiana. Can Larry make the ...

Opting for government-assisted suicide before his dementia got too advanced and robbed him of the ability to terminate his own life, young Canadian lawyer Parker Grantham suddenly finds himself occupying the body of an American attorney named Bobby Bartlett who had also just committed suicide in his dumpy apartment to escape his horrid life and avoid being beaten up by his drug dealer for non-payment of his drug debt. Parker is free from both his own dementia and Bobby's drug addiction but has a ton of hurdles to jump over because of the putrid state of Bobby's life. Can this imposter ...

Some vacations just don't work out well. Young Canadian title searcher Brett Ashford has never travelled anywhere. He leaps at the chance to take a 4-night free holiday to fantastic Las Vegas. Sadly, the problems begin at the Toronto airport and then get worse and worse as bad timing and bureaucracy plague Brett virtually every minute of the doomed trip. In fact the best part of the holiday is when Brett makes it back to Canada in one piece. His luck also flips from rotten to wonderful from that moment onward. This is Brett's story. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name of retired ...

Kicked out of their trailer by his abusive father at age 15, Parker Sledge has toiled at below minimum wage cash jobs ever since. Now, about to turn 30, Parker decides to leave rural Mississippi in search of the American dream. Parker will soon learn that it's a rough world out there for young white guys with no education or marketable skills. This is Parker's story. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name of retired Canadian lawyer Donald W. Desaulniers who uses that pen name to publish some of his shorter novels.

Attorney Carl Danson wakes up on his eightieth birthday and quickly realizes that he has finally gone bat-shit crazy when the skin tag on Carl's waist introduces himself as Drake and begins to have conversations with Carl. Even worse, Drake proves to be a terrible influence and talks Carl into doing ridiculous pranks whenever alcohol is involved. Will this unusual duo wind up committed to an institution, or can their new friendship actually bring them comfort? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name used by retired Canadian lawyer Donald W. Desaulniers as a means of publishing a few ...

Lance Majestik has had to live his entire life with a three-inch embarrassment he calls Little Lance, a gutless traitor who goes limp and useless at the first whiff of real pussy. Intentionally keeping himself out of romantic situations for the past 25 years, Lance finally dips his toe back in the dating pool, but with the wrong woman. His inevitable "failure to launch" causes an enraged Lori to go on the offensive to publicly shame poor Lance. Although humiliated, Lance is also angry enough to fight back, and the war of the sexes is on. Throwing every scrap of his dignity away is just part...

It is possible to break the chains of an authoritarian government. The New York Covid-19 shutdowns force 33-year old Daniel Fontaine to close up his furniture store in Staten Island. Disgusted with the mismanagement of New York City, Daniel packs his belongings in his car and heads out for greener pastures. The lure of low house prices entices Daniel to give Coffeyville, Kansas a try. That move triggers a remarkable comeback story as Daniel discovers that not all of America has been flushed down the pandemic overreaction toilet. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name used by retired...

The Covid-19 shutdowns cost Jason Pickard his restaurant job in New York City in March and his subsequent job in an Oswego grocery store in July. Jason travels to Olean, New York where Lady Luck finally smiles on him. Love and success are possible even during this pandemic nightmare for those who persevere. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name of retired Canadian lawyer Donald W. Desaulniers. Check out "Lance's" Author Page on Amazon to see his other books and also the Author Pages of Donald W. Desaulniers and his other pen name "Durward Garbage" for details about all of the novels.

Brent Trent, still grieving seven years after his wife's sudden death, decides to move out of New York City and begin a new life somewhere in the heartland of America. Brent settles in Jefferson City, Missouri where Fate spreads out both a career opportunity and the possibility of romance. Even a guy who considers himself to be damaged goods deserves a chance at happiness. This is Brent's story. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name used by retired Canadian lawyer Donald W. Desaulniers to publish some of his shorter novels. Please check out "Lance's" Author Page on Amazon to learn ...