Hi, guys. New kid on the block here, making my first post. First thing I notice is, WOW, you folks are tough! It seems that with the advent of the Internet, people are just flat paranoid about everything. I refer to the comments regarding Black Rose Writing and its owner, in particular. So far on this thread, I've seen lots of negativity based upon I'm not sure what. I've seen references to Publish America, of whom I know nothing being new to the writing game, and that seems to be the biggest mark this Roche guy has against him. There's someone named priceless1 who just flat out warns you away from the man with nothing but innuendo. Odd. I've known a couple of Mafia men in my time, but that sure doesn't mean I'm Mafia myself. In fact, I'm not and never have been. And one publisher talking about another makes me wonder about motive, since there are no specifics given. Does anyone know of a specific incident where the man Roche has cheated someone? If so, that would carry weight. Otherwise, what I've seen is just a bunch of words with no substance. What happened to "give a man a break until he proves he doesn't deserve it"?