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Bruce Mccoury’s New Book, “Leo’s Misadventures: A Novel,” Follows a Young Man Whose Life is Forever Changed After Winning the Lottery, Compelling Him to Give Back

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March 29, 2023

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Bruce Mccoury’s New Book, “Leo’s Misadventures: A Novel,” Follows a Young Man Whose Life is Forever Changed After Winning the Lottery, Compelling Him to Give Back

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Hickory, NC, March 29, 2023 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– Fulton Books author Bruce McCoury, a loving father and grandfather, has completed his most recent book, “Leo’s Misadventures: A Novel”: a captivating and enthralling story of a surfer from North Carolina who strikes it rich with the lottery, winning millions and setting him on a new path of charity and philanthropy.

Currently living in the North Carolina foothills, Bruce McCoury enjoys spending time with his daughter and four grandchildren who live nearby. The author has worked in a hosiery mill among other jobs to make ends meet and eventually became a construction manager with a local company, where he worked for twenty-three years. Going back to college later in life, the author earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and graduated summa cum laude. In the spring of 2022, McCoury retired from the local county government in order to devote more time to his writing.

McCoury shares, “‘Leo’s Misadventures’ is about Leo McGregor, a twenty-year-old surfer dude from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, who won a $156 million lottery. He decided to get out of town for a while to get away from the locals who badgered him for a handout. He hitchhiked across America to Santa Monica, California, via Route 66.

“After a thirty-nine-day journey across the country, Leo ended up at the Santa Monica Pier with a journal full of stories and a girlfriend named Abby Walker. When he left Kitty Hawk, he had no idea what he would do when he arrived at his destination. Would he turn around and head back east or stick around on the West Coast for a while?

“Leo and Abby rented a beach house on the Pacific Ocean near the famous pier to give them time to figure things out. On his journey, Leo had given a lot of thought about the best way to use the money he had won. After much thought and discussion with Abby, he decided to start a charitable foundation. He and Abby found a nice office space near the pier and leased it for one year.

“Leo needed an attorney and found one in Santa Monica named Jess who helped him set up the foundation. With his charitable foundation up and running, Leo needed someone to run the day-to-day operations. He found Freddy, who lived in Malibu with his adopted parents, to fill this critical position. Leo, Abby, Jess, and Freddy became good friends and enjoyed themselves on the coast when they weren’t working.

“Eventually, Leo bought an apartment building on the beach and converted it into a surf shop. He hired Brody, a local surf builder, to run the shop and use locals to help create the boards. Any profits would be donated to charity. With everything running smoothly, Leo began to ponder the need for similar charities in other parts of the country—or internationally.”

Published by Fulton Books, Bruce McCoury’s book is inspired by the author’s love of reading and vivid imagination, which, along with his incredible attention to detail, have given him the ability to weave exciting fictional stories. Expertly paced and character-driven, “Leo’s Misadventures” will take readers on a breathtaking journey to witness Leo’s transformation from laid back surfer to philanthropist, dedicated to using his luck to improve the lives of others.

Readers who wish to experience this mesmerizing work can purchase “Leo’s Misadventures: A Novel” online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

Please direct all media inquiries to Author Support via email at support@fultonbooks.com or via telephone at 877-210-0816.

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Two new consciousness‑style paperbacks on Amazon

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September 1, 2026

Ruby Dosanjh

Two new consciousness‑style paperbacks on Amazon

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Two new consciousness‑style paperbacks on Amazon, Author Ruby Dosanjh has released, expanding a growing body of atmospheric, introspective fiction. The titles — Likewise and Otherwise — explore the quiet emotional shifts that happen between two people who are paying attention.

The first release, Likewise, is a story about subtlety and mirrored feeling. It follows the second meeting that changes the first, the presence that fits too perfectly, and the kind of recognition that arrives without language. Described as “a quiet echo,” the book offers a soft, atmospheric experience for readers who sense emotional shifts before they can name them. Some connections linger — not because they’re forced to, but because they belong.

The second paperback, Otherwise, moves into deeper territory. It traces the moment reflection becomes truth, when two people think of each other without stopping and without softening it into something smaller. What begins as quiet awareness grows into something unmistakable — familiar, unsettling, and impossible to ignore. Otherwise follows the slow, honest shift from noticing to knowing, and the quiet courage it takes to stop pretending nothing is happening.

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At Studio CarryOnHarry, we’re interested in whether books like Clark’s deliver on their practical promise. The appeal of body-language guides lies less in theory and more in real-world application—the job interview where you’re trying to gauge whether the hiring manager is genuinely interested, the first date where mixed signals leave you uncertain, the negotiation where knowing if the other party is bluffing matters financially. Clark’s positioning across "professional environments, social gatherings, and interpersonal connections" suggests he’s aware readers want transferable skills, not just academic frameworks. The question worth asking: does his approach to vocal cues, facial analysis, and contextual interpretation actually equip readers to make better decisions in these high-stakes moments? Or does it risk reinforcing the confidence-without-accuracy trap that plagues intuitive people-reading? For readers considering this purchase, the gap between what body language can reliably tell us and what we wish it could tell us deserves scrutiny.

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