Life can change in a heartbeat......ask thirty-year-old Alan Jameson. His adoptive father's unexpected death and a multimilliondollarinheritance have brought Alan back to Ralston, California, the city he left twelve yearsago. During the visitation at the mortuary, Alan meets the lovely Danielle Roberts and sees heras an object for conquest. The day after the funeral, he takes Danielle, her deaf-mute friendAmanda Baker, and five-year-old orphan Nathan Sanders to Slater Park for a picnic inanticipation of persuading Danielle to have dinner with him that night. The day ends tragically.An accident in the park seriously injures Alan, and only Danielle's quick action saves his life.Haunted by a painful secret from her past, Danielle cannot bear to see Alan face his injuries andrehabilitation alone. A devout Christian, Danielle is further burdened when she recognizes thatAlan needs far more than physical healing. He has barricaded himself in darkness and rejectedthe light of truth. Both Alan and Danielle have built walls around their emotional pain. Will theyfind the healing they need, or will they each build higher walls behind which to hide?John Stout, Jr., is a lay pastor and music minister. He has written over twenty Christian songs and hasproduced two CDs, God Is On the Move and Meditations. John and his wife Sharon live in the Sierrafoothills of northern California, where he is currently serving as a pastor.visit www.johnstoutministries.com