The Sin of His Father: A Novel

"Your father didn't leave us, Mattie. I was raped." These words, uttered by his mother on her deathbed, propelled Matt Maxwell into the fear that he could become like this man he never knew. Abandoning the woman he loved, his closest friend, and a lifestyle that seemed to suit him well, Matt made choices that opened him to an unlikely friendship and a new relationship with the God of his youth. However, the terrible secret he harbored eventually took him down a path of self-destruction and alcoholism. Would Matt's sometimes faltering faith enable him to embrace his truth, accept himself and his past, and discover peace in the power of forgiveness and love, given and received?