Terribly wounded, highly decorated, Sergeant Jack Miller is finally home from the horrors of Vietnam. The hills of his childhood are his refuge - a place to connect with nature and reconnect with memories of his family. But now, danger creeps along the valleys like the morning fog. An ominous drug gang intrudes on Jack's idyllic paradise, forcing him to make crucial decisions. This is the story of a desperate man, his faithful mule, the women he loves, and the honor he tries to uphold. Cold Fire is a profoundly moving novel, taking the reader to places unknown, unimagined and unsuspected.