Reluctant Inheritor

Jayne Gentry

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Jason Jarrard Stowe, a thirty-year-old Type-A personality, was happy with his life. He had a great relationship with his family, was successfully climbing the corporate ladder of an international company, worked with his best friend Charley, was engaged to a beautiful lady, and anticipated a fantastic future. That is, until at work one day, Charley brought to his attention a website that would shake his secure world.To convince Charley to stay off the Internet and protect his job, Jason made decisions that would affect their friendship, his family, a challenging career, future marriage and his sanity.When Yardley Esther White, a dedicated lawyer, uses all her capabilities to fulfill a commitment that involved Jason, his integrity, good manners, and emotions are tested. His reactions are totally out of character.Jasons determination to find answers to two strange questions leads him on an intense journey that threatens his ability to trust anyone nowor ever.During his most intense moments, he is shown unconditional love and amazing patience. He also learns about faith that even death cannot defy, and experiences forgiveness. But can he forgive? Is it possible to undo all the hurt and hate caused by someone he loves?

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• Publié par: Inspiring Voices
• Date de parution: 27 août 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781462406579
• Langue: English

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THE RELUCTANT INHERITOR
Jayne Gentry
 
 

 
Copyright © 2013 Jayne Gentry.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-4624-0658-6 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4624-0657-9 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013910177
 
 
Inspiring Voices rev. date: 10/14/2013
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Dear Reader
Dedication
Special Dedication
Chapter 1
God’s Move
Chapter 2
Jason’s Move
Chapter 3
God’s Move
Chapter 4
Jason’s Move
Chapter 5
God’s Move
Chapter 6
Jason’s Move
Chapter 7
God’s Move
Chapter 8
Jason’s Move
Chapter 9
God’s Move
Chapter 10
Jason’s Move
Chapter 11
God’s Move
Chapter 12
Jason’s Move
Chapter 13
God’s Move
Chapter 14
Jason’s Move
Chapter 15
God’s Move
Chapter 16
Jason’s Move
Chapter 17
God’s Move
Chapter 18
Jason’s Move
Chapter 19
God’s Move
Chapter 20
Jason’s Move
Chapter 21
God’s Move
Chapter 22
Jason’s Move
Chapter 23
God’s Move
Chapter 24
Jason’s Move
Chapter 25
God’s Move
Chapter 26
Jason’s Move
Chapter 27
God’s Move
Chapter 28
Jason’s Move
Chapter 29
God’s Move
Chapter 30
Jason’s Move
Chapter 31
God’s Move
Chapter 32
Jason’s Move
Chapter 33
God’s Move
Chapter 34
Jason’s Move
Chapter 35
God’s Move
Chapter 36
Jason’s Move
Chapter 37
God’s Move
Chapter 38
Jason’s Move
Chapter 39
God’s Move
Chapter 40
Jason’s Move
Chapter 41
God’s Move
Chapter 42
Jason’s Move
Chapter 43
God’s Move
Chapter 44
Jason’s Move
Chapter 45
God’s Move
Chapter 46
Jason’s Move
Chapter 47
God’s Move
Chapter 48
Jason’s Move
Chapter 49
God’s Move
Chapter 50
Jason’s Move
Chapter 51
God’s Move
Chapter 52
Jason’s Move
Chapter 53
God’s Move
Chapter 54
Jason’s Move
Chapter 55
God’s Move
Chapter 56
Jason’s Move
Chapter 57
God’s Move
Chapter 58
Jason’s Move
Chapter 59
God’s Move
Chapter 60
Jason’s Move
Chapter 61
God’s Move
Chapter 62
Jason’s Move
Chapter 63
God’s Move
Chapter 64
Jason’s Move
Chapter 65
God’s Move
Chapter 66
Jason’s Move
Chapter 67
God’s Move
Chapter 68
Jason’s Move
Chapter 69
God’s Move
Chapter 70
Jason’s Move
Chapter 71
God’s Move
Chapter 72
Jason’s Move
Chapter 73
God’s Move
Chapter 74
Jason’s Move
Chapter 75
God’s Move
Chapter 76
Jason’s Move
Chapter 77
God’s Move
Chapter 78
Jason’s Move
Chapter 79
God’s Move
Chapter 80
Jason’s Move
Chapter 81
God’s Move
Chapter 82
Jason’s Move
Chapter 83
Jason’s Move
Chapter 84
Jason’s Move
Chapter 85
God’s Move
Chapter 86
Jason’s Move
Chapter 87
God’S Move
Chapter 88
Jason’s Move
Chapter 89
God’s Move
Chapter 90
Jason’s Move
Chapter 91
God’s Move
Chapter 92
Jason’s Move
Chapter 93
God’s Move
Chapter 94
Jason’s Move
Chapter 95
God’s Move
Chapter 96
Jason’s Move
Chapter 97
God’s Move
Chapter 98
Jason’s Move
Chapter 99
God’s Move
Chapter 100
Thank You!
 

PERMISSIONS
This book is a work of fiction. Most names are in honor of a loved one or elementary school students in the Good News Club, who affected my life so profoundly. Others are from author’s imagination. Some situations experienced by the characters were from author’s life.
Cover Design : Paintings created by author’s husband, Archie Gentry.
Chessboard image: Thinkstock
Chess moves: Provided by GM Dr. Jason Bokar, Ph.D. North American Director of Correspondence chess for the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF).
Reference moves from game played by Garry Kasparov vs Ulf Andersson 1985.
This game is considered pubic domain and only the moves are given and does not include any commentary.
Have You Heard of the Four Spiritual Laws? © 1965-2012 Written by Bill Bright. Copyright Bright Media Foundation ®. All rights reserved. Used by permission. No part of his booklet may be changed in any way or reproduced in any form without written permission from Bright Media Foundation.
Use of Lyrics Permissions:
Selections used that are considered Public Domain:
Jesus Loves Me
Just As I Am
I’D RATHER HAVE JESUS
Rhea F. Miller/George Beverly Shea
(C) 1939 Word Music, LLC,
All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission
Permission is granted to make changes in the wording for use in “The Reluctant Inheritor” only.
LONGING FOR JESUS
By Richard Baker
Copyright: © 1952 Crescendo Music. Renewed 1982. Assigned to MCKINNEY MUSIC (Admin by Music Services). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scriptures:
Scripture quotations are taken from The Living Bible copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A  special thank you for friends, who for years, patiently listened as I shared excitement as this book was put into scenes, chapters and finally published.
In particular, I appreciate Bonnie Williams for patiently reading the completed chapters, nudging me forward, encouraging me and for being a computer whiz to help me with technology.
Anderson Christian Writers Guild, Anderson, SC  – for the privilege of being a founding member and learning from other members and Christian authors.
Dr. Jason Bokar, Ph.D , Grand Master and North American Director of Correspondence chess for the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) – for providing the chess moves.
Dr. Claire Caskey, Emeritus Professor of English of Clemson University, Clemson, SC – for his courtesy read and encouragement.
Mr. Don Cason , Vice President, Music Services – for help with music license and information.
Dina Davis, Guideposts , New York, NY – for legal guidance.
Tom Doster , Paralegal, Bright Media Foundation – permission to use the booklet, Have You Heard of the Four Spiritual Laws?
Foothills Writers Guild, Anderson, SC  – for opportunities to learn the craft of writing and friendships made.
Inspiring Voices, a service of Guideposts   – Amanda Parsons, Caleb Van Deman, John Osredker, Tamila Adkisson and Ashley Delp –  for their encouragement, kindness and patience as I prepared this manuscript for publication.
Deputy Sheriff Jacky Manley , Anderson, SC – for advice concerning law enforcement terminology.
Lifeway Worship, Music Services  –  Devin Black and Sheila A. Brown –  for their kindness as I requested use of lyrics in ‘LONGING FOR JESUS’. Also to Richard D. Baker’s children, Mrs. Lori Simmons and Mr. Paul Baker for use of their father’s song.
Holly Mettlen, our granddaughter – for supplying two of the three sand drawings.
Michelin Americas Research Company, Greenville, SC –  for thirty years of employment. The main character’s career is based on this company.
Dr. Frances Mims, Emeritus Professor of English of Anderson University, Anderson, SC – for her influence and inspiration as she taught the evening Creative Writing Course.
Pawleys Island Community Church , Pawleys Island, SC –  Reverend Don Williams, Minister  – for allowing me to use the church’s name and permission to use one of his sermons. Others were fiction.
Pecknel Music in Greenville, SC – Donny Harvey –  for providing information to enable me to secure permissions for lyric usage.
Tyndale House Publishers, Cheryl Sukut –  for help with permission to use Scripture from The Living Bible.
Word Music Group, LLC, Nashville, TN   – Lu Ann Inman –  for processing the license for use of I’D RATHER HAVE JESUS .
DEAR READER
T hank you for purchasing this book and being willing to follow Jason along his journey.
This book is not a quick read, but perhaps a challenging one at times. Hopefully you will stay with it, even when some of Jason’s days seem mundane. Each moment is important to him.
On the Permissions page you saw a chessboard. Notice the moves at the beginning of each chapter. If you have played chess, you are aware that both players begin with eight pawns, one king, one queen, two rooks that are sometimes referred to as “castles”, two bishops, and two k