All Jake Ledger wanted was to be happy and have a place he could call home, but his mother\'s criminal activity kept them on the run making it impossible to plant roots.
His desire is to inspire his readers to never give up hope, regardless of the obstacles that often block their paths, but to move forward with confidence until their dreams and goals become a reality..
His passion is to continue writing novels based on fictional characters that struggle with and overcome the types of real-life issues that we all face.
Together they have two children, an amazing son-in-law, a beautiful daughter-in-law and five wonderful grandchildren.
He currently lives with his wife in central North Carolina.
Being a former high school English teacher, he has always had a deep love for literature, especially fiction, and has dreamed of being an author since his youth.
DL Grinnell was educated at Elon University in Elon, NC where he earned a BA in English Education and later earned a Masters from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC.
It becomes his journey into manhood.
Suddenly, Jake\'s senior year becomes much more than just school dances and ballgames.
But two things stand in the way: his mother, whose dark demons refuse to remain in the past; and Scott Robertson, who is determined to have Sammi for himself at all costs, even if it means killing the new guy in town.
With a high IQ and a budding romance with Sammi Sullivan - the most beautiful girl at East High - Jake\'s future seems laden with possibilities.
However, life changes for the Ledgers when they move to the small town of Kernersville NC to live with Aunt Hazel the summer before Jake\'s senior year of high school.
All Jake Ledger wanted was to be happy and have a place he could call home, but his mother\'s criminal activity kept them on the run making it impossible to plant roots
