More Ketchup Than Salsa by Joe Cawley

More Ketchup Than Salsa by Joe Cawley

Childhood sweethearts, Joe and Joy are broke and bored. They're also tired of smelling of fish.

When offered the chance to escape from the dreary market stalls of England to run a bar on a sub-tropical island, they recklessly jump at the opportunity - despite their spectacular lack of experience.

In Tenerife, dreams of a better life overseas are soon crushed by mini-mafias, East European prostitutes and biblical-grade cockroach infestations.

Joe and Joy's foreign fantasy turns into a nightmare as they find themselves trapped with a failing bar in a foreign land, pandering to a bar full of oddball expats while trying to stop their relationship crashing into the rocks.

Can they save their business, their dreams, and their relationship before it's too late...

Joe Cawley is a Scranton, Pennsylvania native and a retired country gentleman. He relocated to the Saint Augustine, Florida area, in 2006, to pursue his love of writing. His background includes a stint at Villanova University followed by an Honorable Discharge from the USMCR in 1967. He followed a sales and marketing career for years, relocating often, as he dragged himself up the corporate ladder. Along the way, he managed to turn his childhood love of aviation into a reality by obtaining his Commercial Pilot's License for Airplanes and Helicopters. Over the years he has owned and flown a number of different aircraft and rotorcraft as a civilian pilot. A move to Rochester, NY brought a new beginning to a tired career, when he joined and upstart company in its infancy. The fledging database and software Development Company blossomed and Joe bloomed with it. Eventually, he became Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the burgeoning company. A bold decision after 10 years brought retirement and a move, along with his wife, the blessed saint, Margie (O'Malley) to Florida. The climate agreed with his creative bent and Hallowed Gesture, his first novel, was introduced in 2006. Now, four years later JIMBO comes to life. JIMBO picks up where his previous novel left off and is the final novel in the McDonnell Brothers saga. Joe's third novel is underway and is based on a true story. MATCHED is a tale of a young family struggling, against heartbreaking odds, to establish their imprint on American society. Their trial of passion and grief is spread over four gut retching years as they lock horns with, the system, conventional society and at times their own Department Of State. Their pursuits take them halfway around the world and back, and with a little bit of luck and a lot of love, they persevere as a culturally diverse family in a Southern setting.

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ISBN 13	9780957249905
ISBN 10	095724990X
Title	More Ketchup Than Salsa
Author	Joe Cawley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Joe Cawley
Year published	2012-06-01
Number of pages	300
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.