East of Oz

By Heather R. Little

Los Angeles TV news reporter, India Roberts, is in a rut. She's gotten just far enough in life to become complacent, but not far enough to feel satisfied. When a station manager from a sister-affiliate in Kansas arrives to offer her an anchor position, at the same time her younger brother beats her to yet another adult milestone, India decides to follow the yellow brick road. She hopes it will be a quick and painless detour to the top of the news industry, but it may just be a dead end.Life in Topeka is starkly different from the one India knew in L.A., and it's riotously funny to watch her adapt. She has a crazy work schedule to contend with, nosy neighbors she can't shake, and a bare bones news station that reeks of settling. India initially sees her journey as a mission that must be endured in order to reach her goals, but quickly discovers this small town has big things to offer. There are colleagues who hone her talents, friends who fill the void of her family, and a romance she never saw coming that threatens to send her best-laid plans into a tailspin. But when a shocking act of violence takes center stage in Topeka, propelling India into the national spotlight and poising her for a major career move, she has to choose between the life she's been building and her long-standing blueprint for success.Achieving her dreams soon becomes a nightmare, when India is caught in a media circus where tabloid television rules the nightly news broadcasts, and journalistic integrity is held hostage by ratings and sponsors. What she thought was leaning in was really just selling out, and now her only shot at finding happiness is to relinquish her check-list for life and chart a new course, for herself and the news industry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539826392
• ISBN13: 9781539826392
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"