Hogback

Two seemingly unrelated events on the same day in different parts of the world have a life-altering effect years later in a small town in the North Georgia Mountains. Framed as a teenager for a crime he didn’t commit, Jim Cole arrived in Blue Ridge, Georgia looking for revenge. His goal was to seek out yet another wealthy family who used their power and influence to prey on regular people and to make them pay for their deeds by adding them to his rising body count. What he didn’t count on was a chance meeting with a local teacher that would alter the course of his life. For the first time, he finds himself in uncharted territory. The loving guidance of an elderly couple and the unconditional love of a beautiful woman make him realize he can have a different life. The question is, does he have the courage to reach for it?

Pat Patterson is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who served in Vietnam from 1970-1971 with the First Cavalry Division. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star with One Oak Leaf Cluster, among other awards. He earned his MBA with National University and currently works as a Regional Vice President of a financial planning organization. He resides in Blue Ridge, Georgia.