Bert Johnston's novel, Parson Campbell's Breakthrough, will encourage all who labor in the night, unsure of what the dawn may bring. In this novel of the 1950s, newly-minted minister Eddie Campbell discovers on his first Sunday in Pear Valley that his leading elder is an apostle of racism. His own more liberal views soon put him at serious odds with Mr. Melon, but over time he gains a tentative acceptance through his ministry in Melon family crises. When Eddie's long-lost Navy buddy shows up at Easter with his black wife, the trust dissolves and the whole congregation is affronted. The story...

Dr. Matthew Landry, organizer and senior pastor of Mobile's Harmony Temple, aims to make his megachurch the largest on the Gulf Coast, until that goal and his marriage are threatened by the public confession of a woman who claims to be the pastor's lover. While Private Investigator Lettie Fortenot labors to prove his innocence, a wounded Georgia Landry flees to Costa Rica in an attempt to carve out a new life for herself. Is Dr. Matt guilty or innocent? Exploring the themes of ambition, trust and forgiveness, the futures of a family and a great church are at stake in this compelling new novel...