Grass Valley, CA Author Publishes Novel

Nothing Is As It Appears, a new book by Guerdon Monroe, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Nothing Is As It Appears takes us back to 1990. Three small town high school buddies, twenty years after graduation, find love and tragedy as they slowly learn someone from their past has returned to destroy them.

A classic battle pitting good versus evil brews, boils then erupts as the three friends marked for obliteration struggle to survive and to discover who has targeted them and why. There can be no tie. One side will win, and one side will die. Against a backdrop of plot twists, cliffhangers, stunning revelations and survival by wit and will, readers will discover episodes of deep passion, light-hearted humor and the meaning of true friendship as well as the stark realization of crushing loss and deep sorrow. As the two sides descend into their own brand of hell, they all ultimately realize nothing is as it appears.

About the Author
Guerdon Monroe recently retired after 44 years of working in the forests of Northern California. Currently, he spends his time rebuilding a nine-hundred square foot 1880s' miner's cabin. During the winter, Mr. Monroe plans to write a follow-up novel to Nothing Is As It Appears.

Nothing Is As It Appears is a 482-page paperback with a retail price of $27.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-9915-2. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.