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Synopsis:

Jack Pershing, plagued by nightmares stemming from an accidental shooting incident decides that it is time to leave the Marine Corps and start a normal life.
After failing to find gainful employment, Pershing puts forth effort to learn new skills to make himself more marketable but finds nothing but disappointment.  He is eventually recruited by a global security company, with a chance to work in a field familiar to him.  He grows accustomed to the grind which was very similar to that during his tenure in the Marine Corps.  As time goes on he finds that his job is turning more and more into what he tried to get away from and is confronted with a difficult decision on whether to commit a little deeper to this company’s ethos under his new boss.  As Pershing gives in to the fruits of his new labor, he meets a woman that captivates him and seemingly opens the door to what he thought he had been seeking.  Just as quick she becomes a catalyst to some of the problems he is about to experience.  In very short order he finds himself embroiled in a situation caused by the several ruthless individuals with conflicting interests within the company.  Caught in the middle he is falsely accused as the progenitor of the problem.  With no way out and his own people at RMI hunting him, he turns to his old friend for help.
After being rescued by his friend, he finds that the people from his past will be the ones to guide him to the meaningful life he sought.
Eventually the ruthless individuals who empowered themselves to be the behind the scenes powerbrokers are taken down and prosecuted and the company founded by them is taken over by the daughter to fulfill its potential.
Pershing ends up fulfilling his quest for a familial life by being reunited with a woman from his distant past whom he only knew as a street urchin; totally unaware that she had his child.  She overcame her struggles and became a successful business woman and attentive mother.  Their paths will cross again and she would ultimately complete his life.

Table of A Shot at Life

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Volume 1