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Miracle
How much is a human life worth?
It’s December 2010 and Frank has just learned that Britain’s National Health Service will no longer pay to keep his comatose mother on life support. He and his estranged sisters—Elizabeth and Dawn, living in the US like him, and Tess in the UK with their mom—open painful family scars as they wrestle with the moral issues of ending their mother’s life or draining their bank accounts to temporarily extend it.
A world away, one of the most-deadly earthquakes on record hits Haiti, trapping Dawn’s Haitian-born girlfriend in Port-au-Prince. Cut off from the outside, Angie must fight for her own survival as well as that of a group of newly orphaned children. She will find unknown inner strength and learn that it’s impossible to put a price on a child’s life.
Meanwhile, an Air Force lieutenant is making a very different calculation. From his base in Nevada, Jim operates a predator drone in Afghanistan. Each of his kills, he’s told, will save the lives of multiple Americans his high-value targets would otherwise take out. One day, through his eye in the sky, he notices the daughter of a man he’s been ordered to surveil, and he soon becomes obsessed with her. As his imagined relationship takes on a life of its own, a kill order comes in and he’s forced to weigh the costs of following—or not following—orders.
As the stories intertwine and eventually come to a head, a series of unexpected miracles will remind them all of the true value of a human life.
It’s December 2010 and Frank has just learned that Britain’s National Health Service will no longer pay to keep his comatose mother on life support. He and his estranged sisters—Elizabeth and Dawn, living in the US like him, and Tess in the UK with their mom—open painful family scars as they wrestle with the moral issues of ending their mother’s life or draining their bank accounts to temporarily extend it.
A world away, one of the most-deadly earthquakes on record hits Haiti, trapping Dawn’s Haitian-born girlfriend in Port-au-Prince. Cut off from the outside, Angie must fight for her own survival as well as that of a group of newly orphaned children. She will find unknown inner strength and learn that it’s impossible to put a price on a child’s life.
Meanwhile, an Air Force lieutenant is making a very different calculation. From his base in Nevada, Jim operates a predator drone in Afghanistan. Each of his kills, he’s told, will save the lives of multiple Americans his high-value targets would otherwise take out. One day, through his eye in the sky, he notices the daughter of a man he’s been ordered to surveil, and he soon becomes obsessed with her. As his imagined relationship takes on a life of its own, a kill order comes in and he’s forced to weigh the costs of following—or not following—orders.
As the stories intertwine and eventually come to a head, a series of unexpected miracles will remind them all of the true value of a human life.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 1, 2025
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About the author
Rebekah Pace
9 books25 followersRebekah Pace is a pseudonym for the writing team of William Roetzheim and Randy Becker. A former naval flight officer, William started his career in the tech industry. After launching multiple software companies, he turned his attention to writing, penning an award-winning trilogy of plays about America’s great poets. He was editor of the anthology and spoken word CD Poems of Inspiration and Faith. Randy is an Emmy-nominated producer who began his career as an actor starring in film, television, and on Broadway (including the Tony Award–winning play Love! Valour! Compassion!). He now expresses his creativity through writing and producing.
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April 14, 2025
A powerful story that entertains, uplifts, and inspires. Although this is not a normal genre I would read, it was a good story of the worth of human life from different perspectives.
Told from three separate POV, the stories all intertwine with unexpected miracles for each of the characters, and the decisions they make.
Frank has just learned that the care for his comatose mother who is on life support can no longer be provided by healthcare. Along with his sisters he must make the heartbreaking decision of either turning off life support or to continue their mother’s care at their own expense.
In Haiti, which has been devastated by an earthquake, Angie fights for survival as well as that of a group of newly orphaned children. She must find a way to save her life as well as theirs.
Jim stationed in Afghanistan has been assigned a kill order on a man whose daughter Jim has become obsessed with in an imaginary relationship. He’s faced with the decision to follow or not follow orders.
A good look at decisions made in regard to human life.
Told from three separate POV, the stories all intertwine with unexpected miracles for each of the characters, and the decisions they make.
Frank has just learned that the care for his comatose mother who is on life support can no longer be provided by healthcare. Along with his sisters he must make the heartbreaking decision of either turning off life support or to continue their mother’s care at their own expense.
In Haiti, which has been devastated by an earthquake, Angie fights for survival as well as that of a group of newly orphaned children. She must find a way to save her life as well as theirs.
Jim stationed in Afghanistan has been assigned a kill order on a man whose daughter Jim has become obsessed with in an imaginary relationship. He’s faced with the decision to follow or not follow orders.
A good look at decisions made in regard to human life.
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