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Good Will Win in the End
by Rory Olsen
346 pages
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political
legal
fiction
romance
love
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Paperback
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$19.95
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Category: Fiction
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Recent Posts From Author's Blog:
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How I learned to make a “cat taco.”
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My oldest cat, Dominique, had a reoccurrence of health problem. So I took her to the vet this morning.
Dominique is the sweetest tempered being of any species that I have been blessed to have known. Â She is a Tonkinese cat and like many of her breed has a calm demeanor, excellent social skills ... |
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A Forgotten Benefactor
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The other evening while reading Levitt and Dubner's SuperFreakonomics, I came across the name of one of the true benefactor's of mankind, Dr. Ignaz Semmelweiss. Never heard of the name? I never did either until I read the book. But, I am sure that you have heard of his seminal discovery. He was ... |
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Tenth Anniversary
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Today we held the tenth seminar in the series of annual seminars that Probate Court Three has sponsored for the lawyers who do the court's mental health docket. The court's motivation in starting the program a decade ago was simply that there was–and continues to be–a dearth of ... |
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About the Book
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Free Excerpt From The Book
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If opposites attract, can they stay together?
In Good Will Win in the End the reader meets Judge Sean Riley, an urbane, shy, pedantic and emotionally detached, fifty year old widower, roped into going on his first date since his wife died by a concerned female friend.His peace officer date, Sergeant Jolene Scruggs, a tall, thirty year old, dark haired, blue eyed beauty, is everything that he is not—country, extroverted, not at all scholarly and zestful.
Can a couple as mismatched as they are find happiness, while living through Sean’s very nasty reelection campaign? Or will they be torn apart?
Good Will Win in the End is an emotional roller coaster ride in which the reader shares Sean and Jo’s insecurities, their passion, their pain, their deep love for each other and the highs and lows of the campaign trail.
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Reviews
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There’s a self-conscious act I undertake as a reader: to like or dislike the characters of any work of fiction I happen to be reading. If I don’t like the characters, I put the book down…usually after 10 or 20 pages…I like the characters in Good Will Win in the End. I read it cover to cover. It allowed me to participate in the lives of the characters, plus I’m a sucker for a happy ending. Anyone who uses the correct collective noun for a bunch of cats will get my attention every time anyway.
- Richard Baron
This is by far the best novel picked up in quite a few years. The story line kept my attention from front cover to back.
- Robert Wallace
I picked this book up as it is about a probate judge and I am a probate attorney. This is not an area of the law that attracts much attention as it lacks the glamour of the criminal practice or the high power litigation practice. I was somewhat taken aback initially as the first part of the book is a romance and that is not something that I usually read. However, Olsen delivers character development so effectively that I was soon hooked despite my best curmudgeonly efforts….The romance is essential to the story….I was very pleased with his very accurate presentation of the interaction between lawyers and the bench, not only in court, but also in chambers and socially….Olsen's legal training shines through his attention to careful detail throughout the book. You are cautioned to pay attention to that detail as some of it becomes very important later….The political part of the story is cutthroat, down and dirty. Having assisted in several political campaigns over my 30 years of practice, I found this to be the most fascinating part of the book….Overall, the book is excellent...
- Michael Schmieg
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| About the Author |
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Rory Olsen practiced law in Houston, Texas for many years before becoming a probate judge in 1998. |
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