Rising From My Ashes

By John B. Thompson Jr.

Evan Harper was never alone.

As a child, a shadow sat beside his bed every night - lifting the blinds to search for the Star of Bethlehem, watching over him. His parents called it his guardian angel.

In 8th grade, Evan meets Stan Martin - the boy across the street who helps him steal a bucket of baseballs and break windows for revenge on bullies. What starts as pranks turns dark: stealing from his parents' wallets to date Mary Jo Kiser, stealing a $200 plumbing snake from Mr. Kiser's hardware store, beating a sophomore who liked Mary Jo so badly he punctures his lung.

And Stan is always there, whispering: "Take it. No one will know."

Then Evan starts dreaming. Nine seeds - each one a sin he committed. A forest path that gets darker with every step. A block wall with a hollow sound. A bag that says "The Seeds of Hell" that incinerates him and washes his ashes into the gutter.
When his parents are killed by a stolen black Escalade on Main and Chapel - Evan learns the driver was Stan.

But Stan died years ago. At age five, he murdered his father with a hatchet and was shot through the heart by his own mother. The house has been vacant ever since.
So who has been sitting on the porch with him?

Father Kelly says there are ten seeds of hell: self-centeredness, resentment, dishonesty, lust, pride, envy, greed, cruelty, addiction, spiritual apathy. Evan has planted nine.

Rising From My Ashes is a Christian psychological thriller about demonic influence, guardian angels, and redemption - for fans of Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker, and Stephen King's spiritual horror.

If the darkness inside you awakens... will you conquer it, or become it?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DYVF9M3P
• ISBN13: 9798896601722
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Self-Published
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"