Against the Wind

by Scott Fields

Overview

When Tony Franco’s brother dies in his arms after a botched armed robbery in the south side of Detroit, his fate is changed forever as his new life is nothing anyone could have expected.

Against the Wind is the story of escaped prisoner Tony Franco and his relationship with his best friend and mentor, Pastor Edward Rinehart.

After Tony breaks out of prison, he travels to the other side of the state and hides in the tiny farming town of LaRue. The small Ohio town has only 800 people and Tony is the only young black person. Tony pretends to be a pastor in training sent to assist with the development of a new church building.

Originally, he pretends to be a pastor to keep himself from being discovered and sent back to jail. But after a life-changing miracle, the pastor in training learns that he is a true believer after all and was sent by God to do enormous good.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163441488
Publisher:	Outer Banks Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/25/2020
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Scott was drafted by the Detroit Tigers back in 1966. Out of the 700 players drafted that year, Scott was 34th. He turned down their offer so that he could attend Ohio University to pursue his real dream of becoming a writer. During his four years at Ohio University, Scott played baseball for the Ohio University Bobcats. In his senior year, they were rated in the top five teams in the nation and went on to the college world series.

He was born and raised in La Rue, Ohio, a small village nestled in the farmlands of mid Ohio. It was there that he learned to appreciate small town life and country living. After graduating from Ohio University in 1970 with a degree in English Literature, he entered the field of retail management and for the next 30 years managed many stores in the Detroit, Michigan area.

In 1996 with a lifelong dream of being a writer, he started writing short stories. Within the next two years, he had four short stories published. After hearing the advice of a neighbor, Scott decided to write a novel. Since then, he has enjoyed having 15 novels published.

Scott and his wife, Deb, now live in Mansfield, Ohio. Their children, Sara, Angela, Michael, and Matt live in the Detroit area.