A Good Influence

By Michael Christian Bell

A Good Influence
A novel of awakening, grace, and the quiet power of love.

Dion had made peace with solitude. A widower for years, he wore his grief like a well-tailored suit-neat, familiar, and quietly suffocating. His love for Virginia had once burned bright, but time and loss had buried his affections beneath layers of memory and restraint.

Then came Candace-a warm-hearted missionary with an inner radiance he couldn't ignore. She wasn't what he expected. And he wasn't ready for what she stirred in him.

As friendship deepens into something more, Dion finds himself drawn out of emotional hibernation. But romance, with all its beauty, also comes with risk: the unraveling of control, the surfacing of long-suppressed desires, and the invitation to love again with open hands.

Set against balmy coastal evenings, rich conversations, and the delicate tension between faith and feeling, A Good Influence is a soulful exploration of second chances, emotional resurrection, and the mysterious, redeeming power of connection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F88N6Z6T
• ISBN13: 9798283299129
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"