Pairs
With Life
by
John Taylor
Genre:
Humorous Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Forty-eight-year-old
Corbett Thomas, a one-hit-wonder of the 90s, now works as the lead
sommelier at Napa Valley’s hippest restaurant. Set to become one of
the few Master Sommeliers in the world, Corbett self-destructs during
his final exam, ruining his last chance at capturing the stardom and
adoration he got a taste for in his youth.
When
billionaire game designer, Brogan Prescott, asks Corbett to consult
on a major vineyard acquisition, Corbett sees it as a shot at
redemption, until he learns of Brogan’s ridiculous vision of a
virtual-reality, Woke Ant Colony Winery. Disgusted, Corbett decides
to buy the vineyard himself and preserve its magic and history.
Cashless, clueless, and with his reputation in tatters, Corbett
enlists the help of his bass-player-turned-lawyer Seamus O’Flaherty,
who may have finally lost his stomach for Corbett’s bad ideas; his
uber-rational daughter Remy, who wants Corbett to uncork some family
secrets he’d rather leave in the cellar; and Sydney Cameron, whose
sudden appearance in Corbett’s life may repair his heart or shatter
it forever.
With
their help-and sometimes despite it-Corbett discovers what Brogan has
known all along: a four-billion-dollar gold deposit lies beneath the
vineyard. If Brogan acquires the property, the ensuing gold rush will
destroy Napa Valley.
But
if Corbett can get out of his own way long enough to purchase the
vineyard first, he’ll be faced with the hardest decision of his
life: take the fame and fortune he desperately craves, or save the
soul of the valley he loves so much.
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John
Taylor has been writing about wine since 2012, but his meanderings on
life began way before that. Born and raised in San Diego, California,
John moved to Los Angeles in 1982 to pursue dreams of screenwriting
and filmmaking. He attended the University of Southern California,
where he majored in Shattered Dreams and False Hopes, with a minor in
Getting Gut Punched By Reality. After being handed a degree in
Journalism in 1987 as a consolation prize, John dove into a career in
music. Because getting gut-punched just isn’t painful enough.
By
1996, John and his band, The Uninvited, had
produced four independent albums and became one of the most popular
acts in the western United States. This lead to a deal on Atlantic
Records, which released the band’s self-titled debut album in 1997.
The band had two Top 100 hits, and toured nationally with Dave
Matthews, Blues Traveller, Third Eye Blind and many other acts. Their
music appeared in the TV shows Beverly
Hills 90210 and Party
of Five, and
in the motion pictures The
Commandments and North
Beach.
The band can also be heard in several HBO Documentaries, video games
and on that annoying “One Hit Wonders of The 90’s” station your
co-worker always plays on Spotify.
In
2001, John’s vast experience in shattered dreams was once again
called into play as the band hung up their touring shoes for good.
After a brief but horrifying career in real estate, John got wise and
made a career out of his favorite hobby – wine – and has held
various sales & marketing positions in Napa Valley since 2011.
John’s writing career started in earnest at this point, with blogs,
essays and short stories appearing in various publications. John is
the author of three novels, including the aptly-titled Pairs
With: Life, which
will be released by Hurn Publications in September 2020.
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