Before the Morning
By Nichole Bygraves
Seventeen-year-old Joel Brooks has always been the golden boy of his church-faithful, humble, gifted in worship. But when a scandal shakes his family, everything begins to crumble. His father, a respected doctor and elder, is accused of negligence. His reputation unravels. Friends disappear. And the God Joel once felt so close to suddenly goes quiet.
As Joel struggles with public shame, private grief, and a silence that feels more like absence, he begins a slow descent into doubt. But just when his faith seems beyond repair, unexpected voices (an old neighbour, a mysterious journal, a known stranger with her own scars) begin to echo something deeper.
Before the Morning is a raw and redemptive novel inspired by the story of Job. Honest, lyrical, and spiritually grounded, it speaks to every young believer who's ever felt abandoned in the silence, and reminds us that God is still near, even before the morning comes.
For readers of Christian fiction, young adult fiction, contemporary faith-based fiction, and coming-of-age stories about grief, doubt, worship, and hope.