50-50

by Roger E. Bruner

Bryan Centuria's teen friend Tommy owns everything Bryan's parents can't afford to give their adopted son. He's determined to become richer than Tommy's millionaire father when he grows up.
Ongoing grief over the loss of a special friend and unrelenting guilt about something he played an indirect role in turn teenage Bryan into a miserable loner who's no longer loving or lovable.
Setting his faith aside as unnecessary, he becomes a successful, tightfisted businessman who acts nice only when it's good for business. He marries gorgeous and personable Candy - a strictly business relationship - and rejects her efforts to turn their union into a real marriage.
Because of a strong childhood belief in the importance of names and name changes, Bryan stubbornly holds onto the notion that God has promised him a century-long lifespan.
But after meeting his detestable birth mother, Bryan rejects that belief and retires to a houseboat to await death at or before the age of fifty—the age none of his male birth ancestors have lived past.
What would Bryan change if he should survive his fiftieth birthday?

316 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 23, 2019

About the author

Former English teacher, job counselor/interviewer, and programmer/analyst. Retired at 62 to write full-time.

Roger can't decide which genre he prefers. He's written speculative fiction, contemporary women's fiction, and novels for teens. His current interest is fiction for and about senior adults. All of his twenty-five novels are Christian, however, and are free from objectionable language, sexual content, and gratuitous violence.

Roger plays bass on his church praise team and and publishes the weekly church newsletter. He has also been on mission trips to Australia, England, Wales, Romania, and Nicaragua.

At almost 80 he's still in pretty good health, but stays home a lot more than he used to. He enjoys reading, walking, photography, writing music and recording his own songs at home, and playing Wordler and Quidler with his delightful wife, Kathleen.

Reviews

[Cindy]

Didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did. Unrealistic at times but it pulled me all the way to the end.

[Donna]

Not your "same old, same old" book

A very unique contemporary, Christian love story. I enjoyed this book and it is clean, which I appreciate so much.

[Kyoung]

So Different

Another great read. What a different, imaginative, and Entertaining read. Although some parts a bit drawn out, a good book.