A Bed of Needles

Jake Forest's effort to entice his high school heartthrob to date him by making her jealous backfires and he finds himself in a tempestuous relationship with racy, seductive, and often, manipulative Janis.
They elope and are soon living in Portland where he finds part-time employment in a metropolitan hospital. With little income, no savings, and dismal prospects, Jake joins the Air Force. His duties take them from the small rural community in northwest Oregon into the Deep South and back to...