The Treehouse

A young couple torn apart by circumstance and family search and struggle to overcome personal heartbreak, told as a journey of discovery, separation, tragedy and renewal. Coming of age and the search for understanding, for each other, and a love thought to be lost in the past. The building of new lives while old love, however dim waits to be reawakened.

This is a story of two people who create new lives, suffer tragedy, and rebuild. The making of a Marine and future Marine Officer as he leads his men in preparation for war. His search for a lost love and the care, protection and well being of the Marines who served with him. The young woman becomes a lawyer and premier defense attorney in the Federal Court system only to  discover her life is not what she wishes it to be. Afraid to enter into a relationship, committed only to her son, she is bitter and unhappy with her life; the man she loved did not come for her as he promised. It is a love story within a story of love.

About the Author
Bob Manion is a native of Spokane, Washington where he lives and writes. He has two sons, one daughter, two horses, and a cat. Bob is a graduate of Eastern Washington University and a veteran of both the regular and reserve of the United States Marine Corps. He is also a retired U. S. West Communications Manager. His collection of fanciful Santa stories, Santa’s Heroes, is due to be released in November of 2009 by Gray Dog Press. Currently, he is busy on his second contemporary romance novel.