An Exciting Announcement

I have an announcement to make that has been a year-and-a-half in the making. Are you ready? Here it is—my latest novel, Remaking Danny, is now published and available on Amazon.

Here is the back cover blurb: After his rabbi declares that young Danny Epstein is now a man in the eyes of God, Danny witnesses a sight so gruesome he turns against a God that would allow such a thing to happen.

Now grown and a firefighter, Danny is adept at putting out fires in his hometown of Buffalo, NY, but can he put out the internal fires that have plagued him ever since his bar mitzvah?

It takes more than water to extinguish some flames.

This story takes place during the tumult of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Danny's struggles include a son who opposes him on the USA’s involvement in the Vietnam conflict, a wife who has grown distant, a life-changing accident, and a faith that has been MIA for most of his life.

This book has been a pleasure to write and I believe it goes deeper into a serious subject than any of my other books. I’m pleased with this story and hope it strikes a chord with readers.

Here are two excerpts from Remaking Danny.

Excerpt one: Unable to stop the tears now streaming down his face, Danny buried his face in his hands and trembled. He then heard himself cry out, "You probably don't remember me, God. I know I have no right to expect you to listen to me after ignoring you all these years since my bar mitzvah, but I gotta talk to someone. Can I talk to you? Can I tell you how helpless I feel right now with Josh in surgery and there's nothing I can do to fix it?"

Danny looked up at the sun's rays coming in the windows. "What do I do, God? Are you even there? Do you care about me and my family?"

Excerpt two: The rabbi moved a pile of papers off a chair and invited him to sit down. ”Look at you, walking in here, no wheelchair, no crutches, nothing but your two legs. What an answer to prayer!”

Danny grinned. “What prayer, Rabbi? That I’d be able to walk or that I’d come here?”

Now Rabbi Goldstein grinned. “Either one, my boy, either one. What can I do for you? Can I get you a cup of coffee?”

Danny nodded. “I don’t really know why I’m here. I was driving, lost in thoughts of my future, and found myself here.”

“And you think that’s a coincidence? My boy, you were led here.”

This book is available in print and as an eBook; just go to amazon.com and type in my name. If you order it, I’d be very pleased if you’d leave a comment on Amazon. You don’t have to, of course, but it would be helpful. Let me thank you in advance.

Quote of the Day: I don’t think that we're meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith. Nicholas Sparks