The Calling Begins

By: Valdez, Emilio

One man's calling was supposed to save others-he never expected it would have to save him too.

When Daniel Mercer leaves Texas for a struggling youth farm in rural Ohio, he thinks he's answering a purpose. What he finds instead is a storm waiting to break: boys carrying wounds no one sees, a system stretched thin, and two teens-Jonah and Mason-whose fragile bond is the only thing keeping them from falling apart.

Daniel came to offer structure, compassion, and stability. He didn't expect panic episodes in the dark. He didn't expect a county van pulling into the driveway. He didn't expect to stand between the boys and the world that keeps trying to take them.

But when the past he's been running from collides with the boys he refuses to lose, Daniel must decide what kind of man he's willing to become-and how far he'll go to protect the ones who finally feel like home.

A story of found family, quiet courage, and the kind of love that grows in the cracks left by hardship-The Calling Begins is a deeply human, heart-anchored novel about healing, belonging, and the fight to keep the people who matter most.**

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GLNSZX8B
• ISBN13: 9798246930694
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"