Book excerpt: Near the small town of Beaswick, California, Rose Cameron and Jennifer Black huddle in a bedroom closet, terrorized by four meth crazed thugs. THE ITCHES OF BEASWICK The two women can't call in the law. Their marijuana grow operation would be found out it they did. They are trapped in their isolated farmhouse as the goons relentlessly pound on their windows and doors, demanding money and wanting revenge. With no cell service this far in the mountains, their only hope lies with their partner, Carla Stone, who remains hidden nearby. As Carla clutches an old Winchester, she agonizes over what to do. Throughout the cold and windy night the thugs methodically break down Rose and Jen's physical and emotional defences. The girls try to escape, but there is no escape, until ... the unthinkable happens. In this gripping thriller, based on true events, three women who find themselves at the mercy of four desperate men must pull out all the stops to be saved from a horrifying fate. "A page turner with no one the hero in this fast action thriller." -Cadence Trites www.ferrisfarnsworth.com "A heart stopping thriller that kept me reading far into the night." -Tony Koenen www.tonykoenenmusic.com INCLUDES FREE DOWNLOAD, "THE ITCH OF A ROSE" Written and performed by Tony Koenen