Debuting author Doug Houser
invites readers to follow Colter in 'Colter's Mountain: A Tale of
High Adventure'
TOMS
RIVER, N.J., July 9, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Doug Houser transforms genre in an
exciting blend of adventure, spirituality and coming of age with
his debut book titled "Colter's Mountain: A Tale of High Adventure"
(published by WestBow Press).
The story centers on 13-year-old Colter whose summer vacation
takes a sudden twist after he finds an ad in the back of a comic
book. The ad promises to send a special rock — free of charge —
that he can plant in his backyard. Colter thinks it sounds like a
scam but curiosity makes him place an order anyway. When planted in
his backyard, it grows in to a spectacular mountain range, which
almost no one else can see, with rushing streams and deep mossy
pools, towering evergreen forests, and soaring granite peaks.
Following the advice of a wise mountain man, he seeks the help of a
local mountaineering lodge and their skilled climbers, including a
girl his age named Chrysanthemum. Together, they face the dangers
of wild animals, lightning storms and blizzards, crevasse-ridden
glaciers, and the plots of a mysterious villain known as the
Alpinist, to scale the highest summits.
"Colter's Mountain" is a thrilling adventure story that uses
mountaineering, rock climbing, and wilderness exploration in
general, as a metaphor for life. It engages readers as they join
the characters on their adventures, discovering unexpected new
worlds, and developing the skills and character strengths necessary
to attain them. It also encourages them to believe in the
possibility that such experiences can be theirs as well as they
face life's opportunities and challenges.
"I wish that an awe for the beauty and power of nature could
seep deep into the reader's soul, and nourish many aesthetic
moments," the author states. "Ultimately, I would hope that from
this well would spring the belief that the Creator of the Universe,
also known as Nature's God, could at any moment speak into any dark
world a single word and transform it. This He has done, and this He
will do again. This Creator can plant something inside of us that
becomes a thrilling and beautiful world which no outside force can
destroy. He promises this. I am reminded that in the Bible, He also
promises to make a new Heaven and a new Earth!"
Visit
https://www.westbowpress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/849489-colters-mountain
to purchase a copy.
"Colter's Mountain: A Tale of High Adventure"
By Doug Houser
Hardcover | 5.5 x 8.5in | 298 pages | ISBN 9798385004324
Softcover | 5.5 x 8.5in | 298 pages | ISBN 9798385004317
E-Book | 298 pages | ISBN 9798385004331
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Doug
Houser acquired an early appreciation for God's creation,
camping in America's spectacular nation parks every summer with his
family. As he grew, he began skiing, backpacking, trail running,
and kayaking. During the Vietnam War, he served as a medic and
trained with the Army rangers in mountaineering. After the Army, he
joined a wilderness search and rescue team led by members of the
Air Force Survival School and earned a biology degree from
Whitworth University. In 1978, he traveled with a Christian band to
New Jersey to help plant new
churches, became a pastor, and pioneered Christian schools. Later,
he met avid climbers who introduced him to technical rock climbing.
He taught biology and forensic science in the public schools for 20
years. He was married to his wife Barbara for 25 years, and had two
sons, Adam and Jonathan. In the mountain man tradition, Houser
began telling tall tales and writing short stories and songs when
he was 14.
WestBow Press is a strategic supported self-publishing alliance
between HarperCollins Christian Publishing and Author Solutions,
LLC — the world leader in supported self-publishing. Titles
published through WestBow Press are evaluated for sales potential
and considered for publication through Thomas Nelson and Zondervan. For more
information, visit westbowpress.com or call 844-714-3454.
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