{"product_id":"author-signing-chris-kneer","title":"Author Signing: Chris Kneer!","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Signing with Chris Kneer — \u003cem\u003eBluebird \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLoose Ends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us at \u003c\/span\u003eThe Book Lounge on Saturday, May 16th from 12–3 PM for a special signing event with Chris Kneer—a senior-level banker with over 30 years of experience, writes gripping financial thrillers rooted in real-world insight, including his debut, \u003cem data-end=\"165\" data-start=\"155\"\u003eBluebird,\u003c\/em\u003e and recent release, \u003cem\u003eLoose Ends\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Tampa Bay, Florida, where he balances writing with his work as an executive at Echelon Bank.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis event is free to attend, and books will be available for purchase on-site. Stop by to meet the author, get your copy signed, and celebrate the work of a fantastic independent author!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: May 16th, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: The Book Lounge, 631 Central Avenue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTime: 12pm to 3pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTickets: Free to attend; no reservation required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eBluebird\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA good spy never breaks. A good friend protects his pack. A good son doesn't let his parents die. Jason Miles has failed at all of these.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesperate to leave his dark past behind, Jason Miles is finally living the life he always imagined for himself. A beautiful wife, great friends, and a job as a security expert at a bank.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when he discovers a massive tax fraud scheme for the wealthy clients at work, he faces the choice between doing the easy thing or the right thing, and is forced to go on the run from the FBI and his boss's group of thugs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoose Ends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv4257420009MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe escaped his past once—now it’s holding the future hostage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv4257420009MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter barely surviving the fallout of exposing a billion-dollar fraud and his wife's devastating betrayal, Jason Miles is trying to start over. As the head of a rising tech consultancy, he seeks a quieter life where danger is not a constant companion. But when an old enemy resurfaces with a threat he can't outrun, that fragile normalcy shatters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv4257420009MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlackmailed into stealing the world’s first Alpha Quantum Computer—a self-learning machine capable of breaking every safeguard ever invented—Jason is thrust back into the shadows he tried to leave behind. Refuse, and the people he loves will die. Comply, and every digital system on the planet becomes vulnerable to a single ruthless cabal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv4257420009MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHunted on all sides, Jason is drawn into a global conspiracy spanning from Tampa’s Ybor City to the cliffs of the Greek Isles. 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