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Unforeseen circumstances force eighteen-year-old Gary and his first love to go their separate ways. So, blind to the hard lessons that long distances can teach, Gary escapes to the open road into a lifestyle of long-haul trucking, which promises adventure and freedom.As a seasoned driver, Gary learns that the thousands of accident-free miles that he was once proud of have created the long, lonely distances that ripped his two marriages apart. And worst of all, his love for the freedom of the road has turned his twin boys into strangers. The emotional load within his tractor's cab becomes far heavier than any 80,000-pound load he has ever pulled. Gary regrets stirring up the what-ifs that have haunted him. When his first love from his past calls, he is lifted. Maybe there is a future waiting for him after all.But the past isn't the only thing calling Gary. When a girl named Jessica vanishes into the brutal world of trafficking. Searching for clues that may only come from Jessica's ghost, Gary is pulled into a ghost-filled mystery that threatens everything – His rig, his life, and the small sliver of hope that he might have a future.Is he risking his life by traveling down this dangerous road of no return because he feels he has nothing to lose? Or is he looking for redemption that will allow him become the man he's always wished he could be?Truck Stop is a raw, heart-pounding ride through a culture of danger, death, and risks that will take the reader into the soul of long-haul trucking – a life only a few can handle and even fewer survive. This is the story of a man shaped by diesel, heartbreak, danger, death, and ghosts of regret that follow every long-haul driver across America.