Acclaimed novelist David Ryan Long won the Christy Award for best first novel with this moving story about the power of faith to reshape lives. Ian Merchant is a best-selling horror writer with two problems--a wicked case of writer's block, and a stalker who haunts him. When he experiences a profound spiritual encounter, Ian emerges as a new man. But how can he atone for the sins of his past, which line bookshelves in stores across America?

Acclaimed novelist David Ryan Long won the Christy Award for best first novel with this moving story about the power of faith to reshape lives. Ian Merchant is a best-selling horror writer with two problems--a wicked case of writer's block, and a stalker who haunts him. When he experiences a profound spiritual encounter, Ian emerges as a new man. But how can he atone for the sins of his past, which line bookshelves in stores across America?