A Wayward Wind [Paperback]

John W. Huffman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 2009

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Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (April 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1438966725
• ISBN-13: 978-1438966724
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,820,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John W. Huffman was born on 29 November, in Hemphill, Texas, attended elementary school in Pineland, Texas, junior high and high school in Jasper, Texas, and graduated summa cum laude from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.



John enlisted in the Army Airborne in 1966 and served two tours of combat in Vietnam, the first as a private, and subsequently a sergeant, with Alpha Company, 1/27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, in 1966-67, and the second as an officer/aviator with the 120th Aviation Company in 1972-73. He retired as a major in 1986 with three Purple Hearts, three Bronze Stars, sixteen Air Medals, one Army Commendation Medal, two Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Medals, and various other service and campaign ribbons.



Upon retiring from the Army, John launched a real estate sales and management company and operated seven NASCAR speedways in five states, created an automobile racing and sanctioning body, the American Racing Association, and developed three touring series.



John has received honorable mentions for two short stories, along with his seven published novels: A Wayward Wind, a Regional Finalists in the General Fiction category of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards; The Baron of Clayhill, a Finalist in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards Contest and a Finalists in the Popular Fiction category of the 2010 National Indie Excellence Book Awards; Tiger Woman, the First Place Winner in the Action-Adventure category of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards; Above All, a Finalist in the Action-Adventure category of the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards; America's Diplomats, The Raod To Attleboro, the First Place winner in the 2011 National Indie Excellence Awards; and his recent releases, Cold Hearts Burning and Searching For Leah.



John has one other novel awaiting publication, Eyes of the Blind, and is currently working on When A Rebel Comes Home.



John resides in Blythewood, South Carolina, with his wife Misty, and has three sons and three granddaughters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from John Huffman!, June 10, 2009

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Susan Sloate "Author, FORWARD TO CAMELOT" (Mount Pleasant, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Wayward Wind (Paperback)

A WAYWARD WIND is another in John Huffman's stable of compelling, brilliantly-written novels. As with all of his works, the book is so close to the bone that it's hard to read -- while at the same time, it might be the quickest read you've ever known. This one, dealing with three beautifully-drawn personalities, will hold you spellbound. Huffman writes with a sense of time, place and detail that lets you know he has been there, done that, and now is offering you all the richness of his own vast experience. Sit down with A WAYWARD WIND and then try to put it down before you've turned the last page. Go on. I dare you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You are captured in his moments, June 5, 2009

By 

Shana Corley (Jasper, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: A Wayward Wind (Paperback)

You are captured in the Author's moments. Needing to know what the next page brings to your vivid memory that he has placed in your mind. Putting you right there each day, each night; with the adventure of these 3 musketeers. This book is very good, one for all and all for one until the end! You can't put it down, especially when you reach Chapter's 15 to the end! Great ending! Great Book for a movie, look out LIFETIME!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to fall into and savor, June 1, 2009

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judy moseley, avid reader (Greenwood, S.C) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Wayward Wind (Paperback)

Just into the first chapter I knew this was one of those books I wasn't going to be able to put down until I finished it.The author brings you seamlessly back & forth between the past & present lives of his charcters with such vivid descriptions you fall into those places as well with them. I cheered them on with their adventures, and smelled & tasted the streets of New Orleans & Baton Rouge and the sleazy people they encountered on the way.
One of those books you can't wait to finish, but are sad when you do,because you are so caught up in their world. I highly recommend this novel for all ages,from teens to adults. Something for everyone; action,adventure & heart pounding twists & turns.