Why couldn't I?
What stopped me?
Was it fate or destiny's hand
that led me away?
I cannot tell how I knew
to walk away at that very moment,
how I felt my heart
trembling in anticipation
but yelling to escape.
What was I thinking?
I should have known better
than to try and change
destiny's cruel intentions.
Maybe I was wrong from the beginning.
But, maybe...
In a post-coup America, an Illinois farm boy is drawn into the resistance by his brother's death. Captured, he is given a choice: betray his friends, or the girl he loves will be lobotomized.
Deputy Dave Jenkins investigates the murder of local high school principal, Jerry Egge, but this is a multi-faceted novel that deals with spiritualism, romance, friendship, and children who fall through the cracks.
"Murder isn't usually this