Sentinel - Softcover

Johnson, C.J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0759683662 ISBN 13: 9780759683662

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2002

Synopsis

Lynn Stewart, widowed and feeling stifled by well-meant sympathy, yet afraid of starting a new life, vows to spend a year redefining herself. Leaving California, her family, and all that is familiar, she returns to the small Montana town where she once lived with her father.Reluctant to leave Boston, Jim Parker must interrupt a successful career in advertising when he inherits the family ranch. Forced to accept the responsibility for a way of life he has tried to forget, he begrudges his involvement in a place rundown and riddled by debt.Jim, desperate for added income, and Lynn, unable to find another job, join forces in expanding the working ranch to include guests. As they make the conversion, they each struggle to face a bittersweet past. When a devastating forest fire sweeps through the mountains, it threatens their fragile future and issues a challenge they are not ready to meet.

About this title

About the Author

C.J. Johnson has garnered awards for her essays and short stories. Her major interest is in the novel, allowing a wider scope for developing personal conflict and multi-faceted characters.She has studied with Leonard Tourney, Wayne Ude, Marian Jones, and Tom Legendre, and is a member of Professional Writers of Prescott.Raised in rural Montana, the setting for SENTINEL, she currently lives in Prescott, Arizona.

Synopsis

A widow from California and an advertising executive from Boston reluctantly join forces at a working ranch in Montana. When a forest fire sweeps through the mountains, they are challenged to face a future they are not ready to meet.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759683662
• ISBN 13: 9780759683662
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 380