Meet Mary Matthews, a woman who was once very religious but has now lost her faith. When she was a little girl her father was heartlessly killed because he had been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Even though she had prayed to God to save him her prayers were ignored and her father died right in front of her, thus causing her to abandon everything that she had once believed in.
Now she is a grown woman who discovers to her surprise that she is pregnant, only the father turns out to be somebody whom she would never suspect and that person’s son is destined to bring about an age undreamed of. Only now, a crazed madman is trying to kill her before such a thing can happen while another fights to see that new day come, both of whom are soldiers of God. While the two of them are on the run they begin to fall in love as they live for the day when the King of Kings will walk the earth once again.
I read this book in two sittings over the course of twenty hours. I wondered if I had to be at work this Monday morning if I would have gotten up earlier to finish the book before heading out. Probably so. I wasn't even sure I wanted to read the book. But someone asked me to. So I did. It wasn't what I thought it was going to be. Not at all. And the description (book jacket) doesn't really do it justice either. But I get why it was written that way and why certain parts were included and why other parts were excluded. Didn't want to ruin or spoil the story. Or reveal too much. Really I don't know how I would have written the book jacket differently. I walked for 45 minutes after I finished reading the book. I rarely walk without purpose or destination. I just had to move. On my walk, I wondered what the author's intent was. In addition to a good story there are so many levels to this book that will reach your core. I couldn't think much or wonder much. I was feeling too much. You're going to have to (like I did) get through and go past the beginning cliches and stereotypes in the book to get to the revelations and story and part-conclusions the author writes about. It isn't much to ask because the reward is quite satisfactory. And if you haven't looked at yourself closely lately, you will after reading this book. I wonder if that's at least in part what the author intended.