As tragedy targets all he holds dear, James Weathers reaction entangles an entire mountain community, including Randall Hepp, a troubled teen with nothing to lose.
After a tragedy challenges James' trust in a loving God, he responds by erecting a large wooden cross on his mountaintop farm. Soon the townsfolk adopt it as their own beacon of hope. Even Randall Hepp, a rebellious teen hell-bent on self-destruction, can't help but admire James' strength. But when James tries to reach out to the troubled teen, the consequences are devastating.
As James' worst nightmares become reality, the small community begins a wary watch on the lighted cross on the hill, wondering just what it will take for James to finally pull the plug on his spiritual allegiance and return the mountain (and their faith) to its previous state of overwhelming darkness.
AUTHOR NOTE: Christian themed- book, with real world material, i.e. profanity, violence, etc.