The Blessed One

By Steve Falconi

Struggling with finding what defines who you are? Grieving the loss of a loved one? Fighting against the toxic constraints of jealousy? Allowing material things to distract you from your faith? Consumed in the sorrow of injury or illness? Unable to forgive others as well as yourself? If you answered "yes" to at least one of these questions, then "The Blessed One" needs to be the next book on your reading list. Although the plot of "The Blessed One" revolves around baseball, the novel's core confronts these very faith-based issues to which many teens and young adults can relate. In the end, you might just see that even our worst tragedies can become our greatest blessings. The pursuit of becoming a Major League Baseball player becomes a battle for life and salvation for one Oklahoma teen. Lawdon, Oklahoma hasn't seen a high school baseball phenom like Brady "Crazy Foot" MacArthur in decades. As a sophomore, Brady is blessed with a major league fastball and is well on his way to leaving his podunk hometown for a career as a professional baseball player. But when tragedy strikes in the fall of Brady's junior year, he must confront the demons of his family's past and rekindle a long-lost faith.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1729615279
• ISBN13: 9781729615270
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"