Only the Good Die Young

By Diego Pickard

Only the Good Die Young is a collection of short stories that are set in the United States and the Dominican Republic that chronical life and sometimes death, revenge, pain, suffering, finding love and just staying alive.Patty Trainor was attacked in high school. She tried her best to move on with her life but found that the only relief was revenge and that it is best served cold.It was the middle of the night when Donald received the call that one of his stores had been shot up. As he dragged himself out of bed and into the car, he tried to imagine what he would find there. But he didn't imagine this.All her life, Vivian Suriel dreamed of being a teacher. When her dream came true, she found that teaching was the easy part. The hardest part was protecting her students and staying alive.James "Jim" Fuller only wanted a relaxed vacation in China. Instead he found international intrigue that tested his patriotism.It was April 6, 1862 when the 15th Arkansas attacked the Yank lines. Through the eyes on an unnamed Confederate soldier we see the minutes of struggle and the hours of boredom that will become the Battle of Shiloh.Luis watched as Virginia grew up in the Dominican countryside. He worked as a hired hand on a ranch and was able to save enough to buy a motorcycle and take Virginia on the ride of her life.Juan let his passion for Gladys Garcia get away from him and then Pedro Tavarez got in the way...but not for long.Jesus De La Cruz was living his life on the edge, just making enough to feed his family and keep his girlfriend happy. But life in the D.R. is a new adventure every day. And then there's La Soga, a vigilante who metes out justice with his rope. The two seemed to live in different worlds but their lives are intertwined.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08PRW13C9
• ISBN13: 9798565961911
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"