Twisted Minds

The Novel, Twisted Minds is set in the yesterday world of today's Appalachian Mountains. Two tough men born and raised in these mountains within a few miles of each other plot returns to this land where they were born. One is a retired career, Combat-decorated Marine carrying signs of PTSD, the other returning from prison-one wounded in battle, the other wounded from a rough life.Jake Brewer is a man of faith who survived two combat tours in Vietnam, returned home with a chest full of medals, and was physically challenged by combat-related injuries. His marriage, rocky in the early years of Vietnam, gathered strength with time. His faith in God, tried in combat, love, and the business world, remains strong.The Slater family is a large band of misfits who carry the earned reputation for being vengeful troublemakers. Many brewed bootleg moonshine in earlier years and are now gaining reputations in various aspects of the drug trade. Several, including Link Slater, own serious criminal histories. These multigeneration residents of Sterling County are headed to war.