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Charles Cordova

Charles Cordova

About

I am a 68-year-old married man, and have been writing books for the last ten years or so. I have published with Lulu.com in the past, but now am striking out on my own with Coffee at JJ's, a humorous look at several "geezers" who spend their mornings trading stories and insults while drinking coffee at their local donut shop. The book is from Wolf House Press. I live in Monterey Park, California and plan to retire from my job with a law firm in downtown Los Angeles by the end of 2011.

The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)

The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king. Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that that having the kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury which nearly cost him the throne—and his life.</span><br style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just wouldn't stay down and malcontents wanted him back.</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

Being a grey-haired man in my late sixties, I was invited one day to join a group of men that I saw whenever I went to JJ's Donut Shop for a cup of coffee. The men, about a dozen retirees from different backgrounds and walks of life, usually sat just outside the shop talking and lauging among themselves. I decided to join them, and I soon I found myself writing down some of the funnier things they said or did. The result is "Coffee at JJ's," a tribute to the joys of growing old and having good friends to share both good times and bad.

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<p><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"></span></span></span> </p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"></span> <p style="line-height:13pt;text-indent:0in;margin:0in 0in 12pt;" class="MsoBodyText"><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">Novelist Stephen King</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[never]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;"></span><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">read this book and</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[never]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> <strong>said, “I loved every page of it.”</strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">J.K. Rowling gave copies to all her friends of </span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[another book, not]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> <strong>Coffee<span> at JJ’s</span>.</strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">Crime author Joseph Wambaugh said, “I laughed out loud several times</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[but not]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> <strong>at Coffee at JJ’s.”</strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">John Grisham wrote, “You should not miss this one!”</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[about a different book]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">Coffee<span> at JJ’s is</span> </span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[not]</span><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> on the New York Times Bestseller list.</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">“This is a brilliant work from a master writer. I love this guy.”</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[writes the author]</span><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14pt;"></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes,</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[never]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> <strong>said, “I expect great things from Mr. Cordova.”</strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">The International Humor Writers Guild </span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[does not exist, couldn’t have]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> <strong>reviewed Coffee<span> at JJ’s,</span> and</strong> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[never]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> <strong>gave it Five Stars.</strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">The Librarians Guild of America admires great writers: Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and </span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;">[they’ve never heard of]</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> <strong>Charles Cordova.</strong></span></p>