Imminent Demise
A Novel
Published on 29. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-5320-6180-6 (ISBN)
Description
There is more to twenty-six-year-old Elliot Timberlake than most people realize. Fresh out of law school, he is a handsome bachelor who keeps busy working at a saw mill in Eldsboro, Ohio, and tending his property. But when a strikingly beautiful woman makes an appearance one day while he is working in his garden, Elliot feels an immediate connection.
Elliot is so distracted by his infatuation with Lily Owens that he nearly runs over his villainous boss, Daniel Felton, who already has it out for him. Several weeks later, Elliot and Lily finally see each other again at a party, where he discovers she is Felton's date-and terrified of him to boot. Felton is a jealous man who makes it known she is his prized possession. But when a fire leads to a suspicious death in the local school, Elliot and Lily are propelled into the midst of a complicated investigation that leaves Felton's character in question. Will they ever be able to take their relationship to the next level?
In this tale of murder, mystery, and romance, a young saw mill worker's life is transformed after he meets a beautiful woman and is thrust down a new path to what he hopes is a happily-ever-after.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
273 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5320-6180-6 (9781532061806)
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Jim Stratton was born on December 25, 1947 in Hartsville, South Carolina. His parents were James E. and Nellie Stratton. He has one brother, Doyle, who still lives in Hartsville. He has one daughter, Dr. Jennifer Do who lives in Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband, retired U.S. Army captain, Vuong Do.
Jim is married to Rebecca, and they reside in Florence, South Carolina. Rebecca has two daughters. Elle Poindexter lives in Portland, Oregon, and Emily Pearson lives in Missouri.
Imminent Demise is Jim's sixth book and his first novel. His first book was View from My Easel (poetry and prose) published in 1997. His second was Waist Deep in Broom Sedge (poetry, essays, and short stories) published in 2009. His third was Screams and Whispers; The Life and Times of a Southern Artist (his memoirs) published in 2014. His fourth was Tod the Tadpole Grows Up (a children's book) published in 2018. His fifth was And Another Door Opens (poetry, prose, and songs) published in 2018.
Jim graduated from Hartsville High School in 1966. He joined the United States Air Force in 1966 as an illustrator and served until 1970. He graduated from Florence-Darlington Technical College with an Associate Degree in Drafting and Design Technology in 1972, and worked as a sports editor and staff artist at the Darlington County Tribune from 1972 until 1974. He worked for Sonoco Products Co. in Hartsville from 1974 until he retired in 2009. He also has a certificate of graduation from Art Instruction Schools in Commercial Art.
During his time at Sonoco, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Coker College in Hartsville. He has been painting in oils on canvas for more than fifty years and taught community interest classes in painting, drawing, and perspective.
Jim is a volunteer docent at the Florence County Museum of Art, History, and Science.