About the Author

Jerry Blacklaw was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas.He is a graduate of Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas (B.A.); Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, California (M.A.); and Columbia Seminary, Decatur, Georgia (D. Min.). Professionally he has been a plant nursery attendant, youth minister, jeep driver, migrant farm worker, guitar teacher, baseball umpire, lounge pianist, music store manager, recording artist, published composer, and Presbyterian minister. This is his first novel. Jerry and his wife, Cynthia, live in Fairhope, Alabama.