The Fools, The Flood, and The Fall
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Deputy Michael Hill is called by a concerned neighbor in regards to the MacElroy’s unusual silence in their home. She hadn’t seen them in a few days and she’s worried about their well-being. On the one hand, Deputy Hill is relieved that people in the small Wyoming town look out for one another and care enough about each other’s well-being to notice when things just don’t seem right. On the other hand, he wonders if this will be another false alarm reported by a nosey and meddlesome neighbor. As the pastors of a growing local church, the MacElroy’s have a reputation around the town for unorthodox church practices and scandalous activities which are mysteriously suppressed by members of his congregation. Upon entering the immaculately clean home, Deputy Hill immediately notices that something is terribly wrong in the house. enters the spectacularly. He discovers the bodies of the pastor and his wife horribly beaten, almost unrecognizable, lying propped up in their bed. He further discovers their pre-teen daughters hiding in their closet, in terror and in shock, not knowing what had happened to their parents.
Deputy Hill confides in his childhood best friend, Connor Mitchell, who happens to be the oldest daughter’s teacher. Between the two of them, they unearth a tangled web of deception and horrors that have been woven and buried deep within the guise of Christian charity and affection. They uncover one of the most terrifying and deeply horrifying motives for murder their town has ever experienced.
The Shomer: Guardians of Adam
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Before the Great Flood that destroyed the world, the giants and heroes of old called the Shomer once protected the race of humans from the evil, fallen angels of Elel Sachar. A number of angels looked upon the daughters of Issa, and seeing their beauty and favor, had relations with them. They produced a mixed race of humans and angels, large beings with great physical strength, a high moral code, and a deep sense of faith in their Creator, Elohim. Despite the fact that they were spiritual creatures born with a sinful nature, in His great wisdom, Elohim charged the Shomer to keep their human cousins away from the schemes of the shedim, the demonic followers of Elel Sachar. As these warriors train, battle, and defend against the forces of evil, the Shomer must also battle other unforeseen powers which seek their demise. The army of Elohim will be greatly tested in their physical strength, in their trust in each other, and in their faith in Elohim.
One More Healed
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Once again, Rusty faces a time of challenges and turmoil. At the final stage of his grueling academic program, he meets two new people who will introduce a new level of growth and maturity in his life. Katy, a level-headed yet bold young woman, helps Rusty envision the man he can become. Zach, a naïve and troubled young man, causes Rusty to reach deep into his own soul to extract a strength that Rusty never knew he had. As Rusty journeys through the difficulties and triumphs of his last year of high school, both Katy and Zach provide him with relationships that will shape Rusty’s future and ultimately, his recovery from his past. In this final episode of his life, Rusty learns how to invite and accept some of the greatest gifts anyone could receive: trust, hope, and love.
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The Sundance
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Jeff Daines is not your typical thirteen-year-old. Sure, he plays sports, works hard in school, spends most of his time in the North Carolina woods, and has plenty of friends. But he’s intimidating. Physically intimidating! He looks years older and is often mistaken for a young man rather than a junior high school boy. Everything about Jeff screams success. Despite his ideal situation, Jeff has numerous battles to conquer. As Jeff goes through his final year of junior high, he anticipates all of the opportunities that high school will provide. He battles with compartmentalizing his life so that he can present himself as a young man who has it all together. Yet, his home life quickly deteriorates all the facades that Jeff has constructed. In the end, he escapes an out-of-control situation to discover a newfound hope that bridges him into the next phase of his life.
One Less Bruised
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Surviving his suicide attempt, Rusty throws himself into high school life. He attends therapy sessions but remains aloof about his emotions. With his father gone, he has added responsibilities around the house while negotiating his mother’s severe mood swings. Additionally, the highly rigorous honors program at school challenges him at enormous levels so that he must carefully balance the competing forces in his life. However, he meets an older transfer student, Jeff Daines, who quickly develops a friendship with him. As the duo teams together to battle life’s challenges, their common experiences bond them towards a shared future. Nonetheless, Rusty’s neighbor, Gary, inserts himself into his life repeatedly throughout his high school challenges. Each time Rusty makes significant progress in achieving his life-long goals, other situations pull him back. Yet through his budding faith and his newly found friendship, Rusty finds courage, strength, and perseverance to thrive in an increasingly hostile and perplexing world.
One More Broken: Based on a Memoir
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In a small Wyoming town, Rusty begins his summer vacation before high school by battling with the loneliness of living in a secluded farming community. His aged parents are emotionally detached from him, sending him into a dark and abysmal world of his own. While wandering in the badlands away from his house, Rusty meets his thirty-something year old neighbor Gary who befriends him immediately. His budding relationship opens Rusty up to cultivate an unwavering trust and an absolute security that he has never experienced before. As his unstable connection with his parents continues to disintegrate, Gary becomes a comfortable and sought after friend. The more that Rusty battles with his indifferent, psychologically disturbed parents and the seclusion that keeps him captive, the more his isolated life and his erratic emotions overlap with Gary. Ultimately, Rusty’s life is altered by a betrayal that marks him forever.
Harry L. Estes 