Hope Over Evidence: Book One Of The Hope Trilogy

By Brian Blackwell

In Hope Over Evidence, Brian Blackwell tells a raw, reflective memoir about growing up in instability, learning to be useful instead of wanted, and carrying adult responsibilities long before adulthood arrived.

From sleeping in his mother's car after being put out at eighteen, to learning how hope - when chosen over evidence - can become dangerous, this book explores what happens when love is conditional, authority lacks integrity, and protection never shows up.

This is not a story about blame.
It is a story about patterns.

Through vivid memories and honest reflection, Blackwell examines how early abandonment shapes self-worth, how being the "strong one" becomes a survival strategy, and why learning to receive love without earning it can feel more frightening than being alone.

Woven throughout the book are moments of clarity drawn from faith - not as proof or preaching, but as context. Scripture appears not to correct the past, but to help make sense of it.

Hope Over Evidence is for readers who:

Grew up too fast

Learned to fix instead of feel

Confused responsibility with love

Are ready to stop surviving and start choosing themselves

This is Book One of The Hope Trilogy - a beginning, not a resolution.

A quiet, powerful reflection on boundaries, belief, and the cost of growing up without a wall.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GDMJGYMB
• ISBN13: 9798241830944
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"