Roadside Ron by Ron Cox  Category: Fiction / General 363 pages; ISBN: 0966258606  Rating: 9/10 Reviewer: Paul Lappen     
    Review  This is the story of Ron, living near Chicago, with two grown children, and happily married, or so he thought. Finding himself suddenly divorced, he packs up his van and motorcycle and heads west to start life over again. He gets as far as the town of Borrego Springs, California, and finds himself fixing carburetors in a small gas station owned by an elderly man named John.
     One of Ron's dreams is to buy a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle and drive it across the country. His girlfriend, Billy Jo, who runs a local ranch with her widowed father, is not happy about it, but she understands.   In a nearby town, Ron runs across another biker, Maddog, with a sick carburetor. Maddog is a big, hulking type of person whom one does not want to make angry. After Ron gets Maddog's bike to purr like a cat, the two become fast friends. Later, Ron is set upon by a group of thugs who want to separate him from his bike. Maddog comes along at the right time with an escape route. Now that his bike is working properly, Maddog decides to visit his mother in Indiana, so the two ride together.   The other reason Ron wants to make the journey is to visit Gloria in New York, a woman with whom he has been carrying on an e-mail correspondence for the past year. After some interesting adventures along the way, and a couple of days spent visiting his kids near Chicago, Ron meets Gloria in the rich Scarsdale section of New York City. Ron is very surprised, to say the least, to learn that Gloria is in an abusive marriage to a rich, powerful man who treats her like pond scum. Ron convinces her that she doesn't have to take it; she gets on his bike, and, after selling her wedding ring back to the jeweler where it was bought, he gets Gloria on a plane back to her home in Minnesota.   On his way back to California, Ron calls Billy Jo. Her father, who barely acknowledges Ron's existence, says that she is gone for a week. Ron can't help but think that his trip has destroyed his relationship with Billy Jo.   This is much more than just a biker novel. It's a tale of following your dreams, of things, and people, not always being what they seem, and being on a motorcycle with no particular destination, a rarity in this rush-rush world. Anyone who has ever been on a motorcycle, or even just drooled over a Harley in a cycle shop, should read this novel. It is strongly recommended.
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Ron Cox: title - Web Craze

Matt Carrigan was a twenty-year CIA veteran when he escaped from the Iraqi prison which had held him for two years. Now home, he only wants to quit the CIA, try to make up with his girlfriend, Lisa, and settle down into a normal life. The CIA Director and the President of the United States convinced Matt to take one last assignment.

Lisa became Matt's personal assistant and joined him as they tried to figure out why people were suddenly and unexplainably killing the ones they loved. It soon became a world wide problem. After much investigation, it turned out a subconscious virus was being spread from the Internet. Now the virus has taken on a life of its own. Matt's mind control is the only thing that saves him. But even he is not immune. However, it is up to Matt to find a cure and quickly, because now it has Lisa.

***Be warned that there is a lot of explicit sex in the first half of this story. I definately recommend this one to all who like spy or tech thrillers! I reviewed an uncorrected copy. The back gave away the entire book except the last couple of chapters. Therefore, when you purchase it, do not read the back, just in case it is printed out the same as my copy is. That way you will find one surprise after another. Ron Cox has created a tech thriller which is made scary in the fact that some day this COULD happen! A powerful piece of work!***
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