Addicts who have hit bottom know how terrifying the road back up appears. Private detective Charlie Street got off the booze years ago, but he's plateaued on an addiction that he finds both shameful and irresistible: sex. A beating that could have killed him leads him to partner with a crazy-violent bar-brawler, who turns out to be the son of a woman Charlie had a crush on when he was a teen-ager. Back then, he thought she was "the one." Can she help him recover his lost happiness? Or is that just another addict's escape fantasy? For an addict, giving up the drug of choice may be just the beginning, and finding true freedom may be more terrifying than giving up the booze. Praise for A Thousand Times: Loved the book. When I had to leave it, I could hardly wait to get back to it. Miriam Cohely, Fayetteville, N.C. Great book. I could relate to Charlie Street 100 percent.Lewis Reese, Fayetteville, N.C. I read a lot, mostly romance novels, but I can't remember enjoying a read recently more than A Thousand Times.Grey Covington, Halifax, Va. I didn't want to put A Thousand Times down. I read way into the night, then got up early the next morning and finished it.Myra Roberts, Eastover, N.C. I got so into the book that I forgot who wrote it.Glenn C. Wray, Dyersburg, Tenn. (the author's brother)