Charles Petterson: 4 books

The carriage house on the Bancroft estate stood off-limits for over fifty years. The obvious contents, several vintage automobiles and carriages, were bequeathed to an unknown, future groom of an unborn Bancroft female. Rumors swirled up and down the Hudson River valley that the barn held more than...

Navy enlisted man Jason Beckman reluctantly agrees to stand as best man for his Division Officer at a high society wedding. Joyce, his last minute accommodation date, changes from tolerating the imposition to being charmed by the unaffected Jason. He is smitten with her, while she is cool to the idea...

Book Two of the Polar Bear Trilogy. Jason Beckman assumed he was without a love in his life and accepted a commission and an assignment as Assistant Defense Liaison at the U.S. Embassy in Australia. He could have taken a medical discharge and gone on with his life as a civilian. The position sounded...

Grover Gilfillan decides the prospects of war are a better choice than staying in his abusive, corrupt heritage of depression era West Virginia. His goal is simple, escape poverty and obtain an honorable life. The Navy appears to be a good choice and his meeting with co-ed Judy Perman further fuels his dreams. But ,is she the catalyst for his downfall?