Book excerpt: In these seven stories, Peter Rouleau leads the reader on a waltz through the joy and heartbreak of modern life. Doug Faraday faces a challenge as daunting as the open sea: his first date. Reverend Daniel Keller is asked by a millionaire lobbyist to perform an exorcism. The problem? He's a Unitarian Universalist. Karen Ralston faces difficult choices when confronted with an unexpected pregnancy. Caroline Edwards and Sydney Barrett are from the same state but different worlds. Learn the history and secrets behind the speeches at their wedding. These characters and others await the pleasure of your company. You are cordially invited to Masquerade Ball! "[e]ach unique piece finds the reader intrigued and completely invested in all of the characters. There are unexpected twists and turns that will invariably have you laughing out loud one minute and wiping tears from your face the next...thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing." -OnlineBookClub.org