Book excerpt: Grace is a creative work of fiction covering bonds of friendship, relationships and forgiveness, second chances, childhood tragedy, life, death, good, evil, triumph, pain, and the ways God can use all of it and all of us for His plan of reconciliation and hope. Shilohhaving witnessed the murder of her parents at a young age and suffering what she thinks is the betrayal of Jesse, her one true lovehas turned cold to her friend Graces idea of a loving God. The bond of this enduring childhood friendship with Grace, who is gifted as a sensitive and highly aware of Shilohs demons, has planted the seeds that eventually cost Grace dearly, but just may be what will save her dearest friend from the darkness tormenting her spirit.