Powerball

by Karin Bishop

[Alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00U07GD36]

You win some, you lose some, as the saying goes. The trouble is, when is a win truly a win—and when is a win the worst thing that could happen to you?

Jimmy Brewer is a middle school boy. Everyone knows he is small and bullied, but nobody knows he is transgender. Then, with the help of a loving mother, friend, and doctor, Jimmy begins exploring life as the girl she should have been all along.

And then Mrs. Brewer wins the lottery, and everything changes. People who were strangers want to be friends. People who were friends, aren’t. What was impossible is now possible, but it’s also possible that a criminal from the past will destroy the new mother and daughter’s future.

237 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 24, 2015

About the author

I started writing as a child, and won my first national writing award in sixth grade. I edited and wrote for my high school and college creative writing magazines, but then life got in the way and didn’t write fiction for years—I wrote for hire. Magazine articles (in music and travel), advertising copy, corporate newsletters and software manuals paid the bills. I have always been interested in the discovery of a person’s true nature and sexual identity, and began exploring different literary genres and structures to tell those important stories.

Reviews

[James Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read three of your stories and they do not disappoint.

Wonderfully amazing story. I was really worried about Jessica and her mother. Just getting out of town in one piece was scary. I feel sorry for any child that gets bullied. It’s not like we need more problems When I had a kidney removed for cancer that put a new meaning for donations. Keep up the good work.

[Nelson Noel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read

I enjoy reading Ms. Bishop's stories. They are a boost when I'm feeling down. I recommend all of her stories, but this is a favorite.

[Anne Mouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really enjoyable read. I thought it was going to be a fairly normal Karin Bishop story of a school boy who by the end is a girl, but there were enough twists and turns in a thriller plot to make it special.