Vanilla Grass

A Novel of Redemption. A touching story about a Vietnam Vet and a rescued dog changing each other's lives. Hidden in the dense woods of Ships Cove, Washington, John Carrows suffers from PTSD and lives off the grid in self-imposed exile. Decades of rumors circulate about a crazy man living inside a haunted cabin. When teenagers on the verge of having sex are interrupted by John during a walk on his remote property, John's years of seclusion come to an abrupt halt. Still battling daily with violent war memories, John is forced out of hiding when the teenage boy and his gang of pot-smoking friends make a failed attempt to rob him at gunpoint. Sage, an abandoned one-eyed Golden Retriever puppy is the catalyst to heal John's deep psychological wounds.