Our Second Chance Mary

by John Lack

Disabled, alone and angry, an unheralded eighteenth century author is driven by anguish and isolation to make a most egregiously flawed choice of targets to focus his ire. Overcome by a perceived lack of fairness, Oren Worley, failed to remember that it was he, not God, who would one day face an ultimate day of judgment. Poised to endure an eternity of suffering in order to reconsider his short sightedness, a ray of hope shines through to make the case for leniency. An angelic intervener ordained with divine credentials comes forward to defend the writer’s worthiness and secure his destiny. A second chance for life. A second chance to be heard. A second chance for redemption.

Genres: Fiction

208 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 2, 2019

About the author

With everything going on in the world, it’s good to take some time to absorb a positive message while having a few well-needed laughs. These are my stories. I’m hoping that you make them your stories.

My writings are about life, our successes, our struggles, and the things that make all of us human.

I invite you to check out one of my latest books, “Negotiating Puberty.”

Francis Flanders came of age on the familiar streets of Paebety, South Dakota. From day one, he could lay claim to being the youngest in his class at Paebety Elementary School. Being the biggest child in school made him easy to notice. But it wasn’t his size, or his age that made Francis a noteworthy lad. It was how he bargained his way through adolescence that makes him worthy of note. A boy who braved the loneliness of growing up and negotiated soul-saving settlements with his heritage, friendships, authority, the ten commandments, war, relationships, drugs and fidelity, while coming to terms with a candid assessment of his own shortcomings. And he did it all, without the help of the internet.

I’m often asked, “Why does so much of your writing and storytelling highlight strong female characters?” The opportunity to create the strong-willed, precision oriented, math genius, Tempest’s Arrck, is why I love to write. Inventing characters like Annie Davis in “The Context of My Life,” Thelma Nature, of “Thelma’s Chance,” or Sarah Thompson in “Negotiating Puberty” was also a joy.

I hope you are just as pleased with my male protagonists and that you enjoy their stories as well. Dr. David Paine’s post-mortem journey in “The Other Side of the Kneeler," and John Davis’s potholed path to adulthood in "The Context of My Life," will fulfill you as a reader as much as it did me as a writer. The influence of secrets and an unnamed gift shape the world of John Hoff in "Graveyards Courtyards and a Two Person Two Act Play." The challenges and deception faced by Richard Heiding and Richard Feinding in “Heiding Fortunes, Feinding Truths,” will keep you riveted in what is my attempt at a Dickensian novel. Whether you are following my men or women, I hope you enjoy reading all my characters.

Please take the time to “look inside” my works on Amazon. Perhaps you will find something that will interest you. The paperbacks are a modest price, the ebooks cost less than a good cup of coffee. In the end, it is the commitment of your precious time that is the real price tag. In securing that treasured asset, you have my promise that I have done my very best to deserve your trust.

If you choose one of my books, I hope you enjoy reading the story of each of my characters as much as I did creating them.

Enjoy!

John Lack
Follow me on Instagram at johnlackbooks

Reviews

[Marissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goodreads Kindle Win Copy

It looks at a man second chance of redemption. It is flawed and less than perfect as he tries to find his place with the aid of God. He is a human with less than ideal past who must learn to move on and grow from his trials. We e the power to change our circumstances before our time is up.

[Doreen Ashbrook · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one just didn't do it for me.