According to the book description of Two Ticket Ride, "twenty-four
years have passed since Jake and Evelyn fell hopelessly in love and ran off
together, leaving behind their families and the carnival life. Now Jake, a
special forces soldier, has recently retired from the army with a sense of pride
and an insufficient pension. Evelyn wants to return to the carnival life of
their youth. Jake firmly opposes. Struggling to suppress memories of a rough
childhood, haunting of ill-fated combat missions, and the turmoil of fitting
into civilian life, Jake falls off the edge of rational thought. He befriends
Sandy, who charms him into taking her away from an abusive husband. In pursuit
of a more exciting life, Jake and Sandy find themselves on an unexpected quest
that reveals who he is, where he belongs, and what is really important. The
journey on his old Harley Davidson takes the reader on a gripping adventure that
passes through hostile-fire combat, an inside look at carnival life, and across
several states on the open road, steps ahead of the law as danger mounts and
climactic events unfold."
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