{"product_id":"fateful-encounters-richard-masters-9781977282583","title":"Fateful Encounters: The Loves of Robert Kazmarian and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFate is a venerable concept out of fashion these days. It has been largely replaced by individual \"free will.\" The idea that Fate might rule our lives seems like an archaic notion, almost a superstition. But the people of the ancient world felt differently. The Greeks, for example, believed that Fate was an inexorable power that not even the gods themselves could oppose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe people in these stories face surprising changes of fortune imposed by the ever-turning wheel of fate, taking their lives in unexpected directions, to the delight of some and the dismay of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLester, a lonely and unhappy man who was orphaned as a child, picks up a wallet on a bus and, after trying to return it, finds the family he never had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrip walks away from a caring relationship for a woman of exquisite beauty. Later, he discovers to his horror how she stays so lovely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanice, a young nurse deeply troubled about her appearance, learns that while the eyes may deceive, the nose does not, and she finds love with the \"handsomest man [she] ever met,\" just as Madame Zohara had predicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Ivor, an arrogant knight, tries to outwit Death and Fate, but he soon regrets his decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVic, an antique dealer, loves the world of the past and wishes he had been born earlier. When he finds an antique hotel room key at a yard sale, he learns that you should be careful what you ask for. Altman, an archaeologist, discovers that a promise is a promise, no matter how long ago it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaron, a blocked writer, revives his creativity and solves a century-old mystery with help from an unusual friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Kazmarian falls into a deep depression after the death of his beloved wife, but in time, he finds that love can sometimes survive even death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Masters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 197728258X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781977282583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Richard Masters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47760583164159,"sku":"9781977282583","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68891b3c-6f21-4e49-9799-9c67a69c7080.jpg?v=1765513913","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fateful-encounters-richard-masters-9781977282583","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}