Past Yawns Open, Fate Smiles -- Heartwarming, Sexy Plot Unfolds in High-Octane Spy Romance

CORONA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robert H. Doss engages readers with espionage, danger, and steamy romance with the story of special agent Lafayette Freedman and his sordid, exciting life in When Fate Smiles, Doss' high-octane fiction published through Xlibris.

Set in the 1970s, When Fate Smiles dawns on the Quality Technicians', or Q.T.'s, latest mission. Investigating the threat of chemical warfare in Cuba, Lafayette Freedman, or Fate, goes down with a life-threatening bullet. In the in and out wakefulness of his injury, his tightly shut past pries open and a flood of memories of old times and old flames rushes into his wavering consciousness.

Doss skillfully employs flashbacks and the alluring element of romance as he drills into the tough crust of a hardened soldier to reveal the soft heart within. Meanwhile, he cleverly unfolds a heartwarming and sexy plot that will make When Fate Smiles an irresistible read.

 "...Compelling, romantic and hotter than the chemical warfare."
                                            -Kirkus Discoveries

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About the Author

Robert H. Doss graduated from the Los Angeles Junior College of Business, to find immediate success in the professional work environment. He eventually owned and operated a small business, suffering two divorces in the meantime. After recovering from a serious illness, Doss promptly put his fertile imagination to work through his God-given skill with the written word. He still has a "day job" but acknowledges that the ecstasy that now fills his life comes from knowing he is honoring his true essence while seizing the opportunity to fulfill his destiny. He has been writing seriously since the mid-nineties and has had two short stories published. However, it is this novel, When Fate Smiles, that he finds most in keeping with the solemn promise he made to God.

                    When Fate Smiles * by Robert H. Doss
                              a likely story
                    Publication Date: August 28, 2009
            Trade Paperback; $23.99; 608 pages; 978-1-4363-8879-5
             Trade Hardback; $34.99; 608 pages; 978-1-4363-8880-1

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