Local author publishes first novel
MOUNT UNION – Fueled by his wife’s passion for sandy beaches and a country music artist’s video filmed on the famous North Carolina shores, Gary Drake found all of the inspiration he needed to write his first novel. “Enduring Love: An Outer Banks Love Story,” a romantic, mystery thriller, written by Drake, a Mount Union native, was published in March and is currently for sale on Amazon and locally at several area businesses. “It’s funny because my worst subject in school was English,” the 54-year-old Drake joked. “I couldn’t tell you what an adverb was.” His ...