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Tim Jackson, a twenty-four-year-old first year high school teacher and coach in Tallahassee, Florida, receives an unexpected phone call from his eighty-two-year-old great uncle in California. His uncle has a strange request. He wants Tim to fly to Los Angeles and then drive him with his belongings in a rental truck for a move to Florida.
Reluctantly, Tim agrees to do this for a relative he has met only once during his lifetime. An unforgettable cross-country adventure takes place between a young man who suspects his great uncle is showing signs of dementia and an elderly man desperate to reach Florida in time to visit his only sibling who is nearing her death in a nursing home.
This intergenerational journey also coincides with the days leading up to the 1989 execution of serial killer Ted Bundy along with the investigation of an unsolved murder in Northern Alabama from 1927; an investigation which ends up becoming a complex part of Tim's family history.
Tales of murder, romance, infidelity, and inspiration, are woven into this novel which offers readers the complexities of redemption while exploring questions regarding the meaning of life and death.
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Jones manages to introduce well-known coaches with compassion, integrity and humor, leaving the reader uplifted by their goodness and the spirit of “the common man.”
A Storm in the Carolinas is an intriguing read.
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Bio
W. Scott Jones is the author of five novels and one novella. He published his
novel A Storm in the Carolinas in 2021. A year later, he published The Treasures of a
Carolina Summer. Both have received excellent reviews. In February of 2024, Jones
realized a life-long dream of becoming a "traditionally published" author when his
third novel, What A Crowd was released. This successful sports novel achieved the
Number One ranking as an Amazon Hot New Release in the YA/Teen/Football
Category as well as ranking in the Top Ten in several categories. In 2025 he published
the novella The Stand Up which will become a series. June of 2025 Jones released
The Coaches Wives which received an outstanding review from the prestigious
Southern Literary Review Magazine.
Jones writes multi-genre fiction novels which all all have elements of mystery, history,
and redemption- all set in the American South.
Jones, a semi-retired educator, coach, and athletic administrator, has served at
various public and private schools in South Carolina. He has been fortunate to
serve many students and players during his thirty-plus years education career.
Born in Alapaha, Georgia, Jones grew up in a rural area near Sumter, South Carolina.
A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Jones loves to write, motivate
young people, tell a good story, and have fun. Besides writing- Jones loves to spend
time with the family Labradoodle (Jasper), play golf, and visit those "places" where
new stories are found. Jones also loves to connect with his readers at events or on
social media.
He is married to Bridget, who is a Licensed Professional Counselor. They have
been married for thirty-plus years. They have three grown children.
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