George and Jane Mercy find a dusty leather book in a modern library. They take the ancient looking volume hoping to unlock its secret mysteries only to discover it belongs to someone else . . . someone who is now pursuing them with a vengeance while hope calls them to a new life.

Woody Dahlberg was director of visual communications at Bethel University for more than thirty-two years before retirement. He has a M.A. in communications from Wheaton College and received his B.A. in art and Christian studies from Bethel University. He has been involved in writing editing design and photography for many organizations. He writes to point to the hope we have as we journey through the valleys and over the hills of life.