Great comedy, many times, can come from simple things. Lousy customer service is one such example. Many of the customer-employee confrontations in Paul J. Barker`s delightful `Timothy`s Take-Out`, a new novel topping the best-seller lists, are based on real-life incidents taken from the author`s years of experience as a restaurateur.

Aventine Press is pleased to announce Linda A. Lavid`s latest release ? her romantic suspense novel, `Paloma`. Ms. Lavid is originally from Buffalo, NY, and her goal is to conquer the leisure market and be readers` number one pick for vacation relaxation and suspense stories.