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Ambition:
Be Careful What You Ask For
by Johnathan Isom
M2N Publishing
AMBITION!, Be Careful What
You Ask for is an absorbing
novel that takes the reader
on a suspenseful journey of
intrigue and drama which
transcends the business
district of Memphis, the
fascination of Amsterdam and
the mystery of New Orleans'
French Quarter. You enter
the worlds of Melanie
Walker, a young investment
banker and Dr. Stenson Hawk
whose quest is to find his
missing sister Gina. After
Melanie's firm is selected
to take a privately held
National Healthcare company
public, she accepts the
invitation of Francoise
Baptiste, a CFO in the world
of high finance to play in a
highly dangerous scheme. But
the aura of revenge taints
the deal. Melanie and
Stenson discover their
affection for each other as
their worlds collide sending
them on a relentlessly
terrifying chase, as they
find themselves
unexpectantly partnered with
private investigator Mickey
Stone, who reminds everyone
to be careful what you ask
for.
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Author Profile
About Author
Johnathan Isom
Johnathan Isom is a successful anesthesiologist who
practices in Memphis, Tennessee and is the recently
published author of AMBITION! Be Careful What You Ask For.
Johnathan says, " I am inspired by variety and challenge but
I am driven by the pursuit of excellence." In that vain,
Johnathan says that the same force that drove him to
medicine drove him to write his first novel. The challenge
to engage in writing something that he would enjoy was the
motivation. As an avid reader his choice of reading
materials includes spiritually-based or philosophical books,
books on leadership, self-improvement, biographies and books
geared towards the economy. He explains, "I've noticed that
many of the plots in currently written contemporary fiction
read like soap operas. The focus is often on deceitful
people - somebody's friend or girlfriend leads them astray.
And that's okay but I don't find that particularly
entertaining and it is not something I want to read about."
So the doctor being the man he is chose not to complain or
critique others, but rather he sat down and wrote a book
he'd read.
In pursuit of excellence Johnathan tackled the writing of
this novel as he researched and sought out information and
professionals in the field to get a better sense of what was
required in such an endeavor. Armed with insight and a sense
of what it would take for him to accomplish the goal of
writing a book, Johnathan began an outline and established a
schedule. He enrolled in several writing courses and read
books, which gave him greater understanding of plot,
character, story development and other aspects of writing a
novel.
"Originally I didn't have any aspirations of being a writer
but I had a story to tell. However from that one story comes
many. I do see myself as a storyteller within this
particular genre because I have stories to tell and I have
put a story into writing to be shared with others. I only
hope that my readers will enjoy the book as much as I enjoy
the challenge of the process and if so the future holds
great possibilities."
Although the doctor is definitive in acknowledging that he
views himself as a storyteller rather than a writer, it is
clear that we will hear more from this new novelist who
comments that his favorite character in AMBITION! Be Careful
What You Ask For , Private Investigator Mickey Stone, just
might be his alter ego.
Stay tuned.
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