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The Promise of Cedar Key
Winner London Book Festival
Winner Hollywood Book Festival-Best Genre-Based Fiction
President's Book Award Medalist
Award-winning author, Rick Robinson, takes his readers to Cedar Key, Florida, where successful novelist, Bobby Wade, must put aside the hustle and bustle of a writer's life in New York City just long enough to fill a promise he made long ago. In the few days he must spend in the small coastal town, Wade faces demons he never knew existed and would rather drink them away than fight.
Popular for his political thriller series, Rick Robinson departs from thrillers to pen this second drama about the struggles of coming to terms with the state of one’s life.
Winner Hollywood Book Festival-Best Genre-Based Fiction
President's Book Award Medalist
Award-winning author, Rick Robinson, takes his readers to Cedar Key, Florida, where successful novelist, Bobby Wade, must put aside the hustle and bustle of a writer's life in New York City just long enough to fill a promise he made long ago. In the few days he must spend in the small coastal town, Wade faces demons he never knew existed and would rather drink them away than fight.
Popular for his political thriller series, Rick Robinson departs from thrillers to pen this second drama about the struggles of coming to terms with the state of one’s life.
160 pages, Perfect Paperback
Published August 21, 2017
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About the author
Rick Robinson
25 books18 followersRick Robinson has spent thirty years in politics and law, including a stint on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director/Chief Counsel to then-Congressman Jim Bunning (R-KY). He has been active in all levels of politics, from advising candidates on the national level to walking door-to-door in city council races. He ran for the United States Congress in 1998.
A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Rick currently practices law in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky with the law firm of Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP. Rick, and his wife Linda, live in Ft. Mitchell with their three children, Josh, Zach and MacKenzie.
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A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Rick currently practices law in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky with the law firm of Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP. Rick, and his wife Linda, live in Ft. Mitchell with their three children, Josh, Zach and MacKenzie.
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August 8, 2018
Reviewed by Melinda Hills for Readers’ Favorite
It has been a long time since college but Bobby Wade travels to Cedar Key to take care of business that he should have handled years ago in ‘The Promise of Cedar Key’ by Rick Robinson. Playing catch-up is difficult, though, especially when it involves self-examination and coming to terms with events outside of one’s control. As days go by in this peaceful little town, Bobby comes to some realizations with the help of a unique lawyer and his wife as well as a few other town’s people. Surprise revelations challenge Bobby’s outlook and bring about intense soul searching, an interesting concept for a writer who has become complacent. With newfound insights, Bobby tries to make decisions about what he wants from the future and may make some changes now that he feels there is something worth his attention.
Rick Robinson creates a clear and interesting look at coming of middle age in ‘The Promise of Cedar Key’. Not everyone grows up as an adolescent or young adult – or, at least comes to a full understanding of the path to contentment - and Robinson provides plenty of psychological background for a main character struggling to get his life back on track. The support of the other characters is realistic and offers options for Bobby to accept or decline, just as in every-day life. The vivid descriptions of the setting put you in the story and provide the ideal background for the emotional break needed for the psychological growth to take place. ‘The Promise of Cedar Key’ presents a wonderful springboard for you to begin your own tour of self-discovery while enjoying a deep and satisfying story.
It has been a long time since college but Bobby Wade travels to Cedar Key to take care of business that he should have handled years ago in ‘The Promise of Cedar Key’ by Rick Robinson. Playing catch-up is difficult, though, especially when it involves self-examination and coming to terms with events outside of one’s control. As days go by in this peaceful little town, Bobby comes to some realizations with the help of a unique lawyer and his wife as well as a few other town’s people. Surprise revelations challenge Bobby’s outlook and bring about intense soul searching, an interesting concept for a writer who has become complacent. With newfound insights, Bobby tries to make decisions about what he wants from the future and may make some changes now that he feels there is something worth his attention.
Rick Robinson creates a clear and interesting look at coming of middle age in ‘The Promise of Cedar Key’. Not everyone grows up as an adolescent or young adult – or, at least comes to a full understanding of the path to contentment - and Robinson provides plenty of psychological background for a main character struggling to get his life back on track. The support of the other characters is realistic and offers options for Bobby to accept or decline, just as in every-day life. The vivid descriptions of the setting put you in the story and provide the ideal background for the emotional break needed for the psychological growth to take place. ‘The Promise of Cedar Key’ presents a wonderful springboard for you to begin your own tour of self-discovery while enjoying a deep and satisfying story.
November 28, 2017
Robinson continues the crusade
In the wake of Alligator Alley, Robinson continues to wrestle with the challenges of middle-age men as they struggle with their own self-worth and mortality. Great job!
In the wake of Alligator Alley, Robinson continues to wrestle with the challenges of middle-age men as they struggle with their own self-worth and mortality. Great job!
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