{"id":8,"date":"2026-02-12T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:27:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892ee5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"892ee5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb43a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bb43a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf85f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cf85f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72729b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c72729b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOSTAGES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd8ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dd8ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A GATHER OF PAWNS <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1492b91 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1492b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A brutal mystery. A fragile peace. A war waiting to ignite.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98fafb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f98fafb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed918b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ed918b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/book\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b4b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4b4b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/book\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1000008830.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5606a5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5606a5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81f779 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d81f779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-C-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770939377254-1-1-e1771002575983.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-93\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-C-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770939377254-1-1-e1771002575983.png 570w, https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-C-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770939377254-1-1-e1771002575983-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8cab0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb8cab0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da2419 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2da2419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146a42d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"146a42d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A GATHER OF PAWNS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98db8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98db8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Gorski<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66252c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66252c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>John Gorski<\/strong> is a longtime storyteller whose work blends dark humor, high-stakes suspense, and big-world imagination. He developed <em>Hostages<\/em> over years of writing and revision and adapted it from an earlier television-series screenplay concept into a novel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29d8c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c29d8c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70fb52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c70fb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a3c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07a3c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1000008831.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-117\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca1fcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fca1fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd8e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cd8e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pikaso_texttoimage_american-30-year-old-author-men-with-welcoming-fac-Photoroom-2-1-e1770939953424.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pikaso_texttoimage_american-30-year-old-author-men-with-welcoming-fac-Photoroom-2-1-e1770939953424.png 616w, https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pikaso_texttoimage_american-30-year-old-author-men-with-welcoming-fac-Photoroom-2-1-e1770939953424-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d53f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63d53f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d7221 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2d7221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709e4ca elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"709e4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-A-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770941315876-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-A-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770941315876-1-1.png 920w, https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-A-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770941315876-1-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-A-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770941315876-1-1-768x497.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e8820 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33e8820\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a05734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a05734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2514f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2514f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hostages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726cfbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"726cfbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Hostages: A Gathering of Pawns<\/em> begins in Esterpine, an industrial city drenched in relentless monsoon rains, lit by neon marquees, and ruled by uneasy \u201crespectful co-existence.\u201d<\/p><p>When a horrifying crime shatters a single night\u2019s patrol, investigators are pulled into a widening spiral of secrets\u2014where faith turns feral, technology becomes taboo, and the wrong truth could collapse the peace that holds the realms together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a6994 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07a6994\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a1ffe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52a1ffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4cbda2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4cbda2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"81\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amazon-icon-in-flat-design-on-transparent-background-PNG-1.png\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3f329c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our blogs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0452bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0452bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From The Author\u2019s Desk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a7456 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36a7456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Behind-the-scenes notes, worldbuilding deep dives, and updates from Atlar\u2014straight from the author\u2019s desk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43eab92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43eab92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e760ba5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e760ba5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd90b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cd90b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-50\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-1-1.png 743w, 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