Against all odds, Vincent Preston has graduated high school and earned a scholarship to play baseball in college (The Mentor, Martin Sisters Publishing, 2013.) With his talent he soon wows his coaches and teammates, earning the number one pitching spot on the team. However, Vincent quickly realizes his perception of college is naïve. Competition to stay on top is fierce, his college workload is challenging, and his social life is demanding. Compounding Vincent’s difficulties, his party animal roommate parades a constant supply of alcohol, drugs, and coeds through their room. Bombarded by temptation from all angles, tragedy strikes, putting Vincent’s faith to the test. With his baseball career and much more in the balance, how will a friendship with the team captain and a mysterious girl impact Vincent’s course?
In The Captain, we find Vincent in his first year of college. Vincent starts out doing fine but when tragedy strikes his life begins to spiral out of control. This book is about redemption and turning your life to God. This book is quite powerful but is recommended for older teens because of the subject matter. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series, The Mentor, and was anxious to read this next book. It is a very moving and important story. I did find a few typos and would love if those could be fixed.