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gary david hunt
Gary David Hunt and his wife Anna, live in Idaho but vacation in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. They enjoy wine trails, poetry writing, classical music, and tournament "Hold 'em" poker.
the mysterY at stump hole
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do you know whAt doomsday dates are?
On June 6, 1962, twelve-year old Nick and his younger triplet sisters were on an outing with their grandfather when the triplet girls are tragically killed. On that same June 6 date, nine years later, Nick was in Vietnam and received a "Dear John" letter from his first love, Jeanny, and two months after that, on August 8, learned that his childhood best friend and Battle Buddy, Kayle, had been officially declared MIA. With an altered dissociated personality and suffering from PTSD, Nick returned home to Stump Hole, filled with anger, depression, desperation, and confusion. He marries too quickly, and a son and triplet daughters follow. When those triplet girls are killed in a house fire on August 8, 1984, Nick's father tells him about the deaths of Nick's triplet aunts, who drowned on April 4, 1928, and reveals a dark history that strongly suggests the possibility of a family curse.
With the unwavering support of his first love, Jeanny (who is in a miserable marriage living 2500 miles away), and the steadfast loyalty of his best friend, Kayle (who shows up as an apparition), Nick embarks on a journey to unravel the origin of the Doomsday-Dated pattern that has held his family in a century-long curse, predicts the date of the next tragedy, and plans to stop it by killing his own son.
The Mystery at Stump Hole is a coming-of-age paranormal love story of desperate measures culminating in a gripping race against fate and time. The mounting urgencies, the psychological twists, and the astonishing coincidences that keep occurring all prove that "A lot of things can happen in ten minutes."
the three tree (sequel)
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The Three Tree (working title) follows the lives of Jennifer and Jimmy as they progress through the next decade or so of their lives.
Will their story have a "Happily Ever After" ending? What will happen with Jennifer's son and triplet daughters? Are they cursed? Will Jennifer's father get custody? Will Jennifer's first boyfriend play a part? Will Jimmy be able to save Jennifer, or is he the one who will be saved? Will the oversized red-and-white quilted blanket have magical powers?
The Three Tree sequel is in the process of being written and is scheduled for release in late 2025. If you have any suggestions for the plot line, or comments on what you found interesting in the previous book, fill out the form below with your thoughts, I'll read them through, and respond accordingly.
Thanks,
Gary
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