The cover is finished and the final proofs have been approved. I’m talking about the new novel by Mike Howard titled Stick. Stick is an adventure novel set in the most beautiful areas of the world, the Yucatan peninsula and the wilds of unspoiled Florida.The book will be available in approximately three weeks.

The smell of burning rubber and racing fuel are in the air in Daytona Beach Fl as NASCAR gets ready to kick off the 2010 season with the worlds’ most exciting race, the one and only Daytona 500. Ticket prices have been slashed, restrictive rules have been recinded and the good ol boys are about to do some 200 MPH rubbin, racin, and wreckin.

There’s no snow on the ground and the weather promises to be great, so pack your bags and visit central Florida. The racetrack has plenty of activities for the fans but it’s only a short ride to the Worlds’ most beautiful beach. White sand, pretty water and beautiful women in itsy bitsy bikinis will make you forget the bad weather back home. After the beach visit Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and Gatorland. It’s only a short drive from the track.

A new novel written by Mike Howard is due to be released in about six weeks.

Readers who enjoy action, adventure, beautiful locales, and a touch of suspense will love the adventures of Stick.

 An innocent business man visits the wild unspoiled beauty of the Yucatan Peninsula to enjoy a vacation from his demanding lifestyle.

 Unknown to him he has infuriated one of the worlds’ most perverted drug lords. Friends are slaughtered and strangers give him refuge and a chase back to the Florida coast ensues.

 Experience the beauty of unspoiled regions of the Yucatan Peninsula and Florida as the story captures the antics of drug lords, kidnapping and perverted torture.

 And along the way Stick falls deeply in love with a beautiful woman who aids his escape from the deranged drug lord.

 After safely escaping Stick vows revenge and returns to Mexico once again to exact revenge.