Five intriguing stories from Jana Nolan, known for her unique story lines and charismatic characters. In "The Unknown Road Going Nowhere," Brenda Sparks leaves a life of despair behind her as she embarks on a new journey and discovers love and mystery in the town of Hope. In "Shadows in the Night," a homeless man, John Dubois, finally lands a job so that he can get his family back, but some conniving co-workers want him gone. "The Antique Clock" is a story about a husband and wife who acquire an unusual old clock that has some bizarre characteristics that soon create strange events in their lives. "Is He or Isn't He?" is about terrorist events happening in a small town in Utah, where young Karen Albertson is only trying to do her job in a meat-packing plant but has to train a strange man who, at first, appears abnormal but has a few surprises in store for her. In the last story, "Check In, But Can't Check Out," two college graduates embark on a summer vacation across the country and meet two musicians who are destined to cross their paths. At the end of their journey, however, they find themselves trapped in their motel. These are unique and unusual stories in the way only Jana Nolan can tell them.