Casting Stones

When broken people collide, only grace can make them whole.

Steve Watson has his life figured out. As a devoted single father, he's built a safe, predictable world for himself and his teenage daughter Jess: just the two of them against the world. After his ex-wife's betrayal, he's sworn off complications, especially romantic ones.

Then Megan crashes into their lives.

The fifteen-year-old swimming prodigy arrives with a worn backpack, raw talent, and a mother who's made every mistake in the book. Rachel Carson Mauer is tattooed, struggling, and everything Steve has been taught to avoid. When a drunk driving accident lands her in jail, Steve reluctantly agrees to care for Megan temporarily.

But "temporary" has a way of becoming permanent.

A heartfelt journey that will make you laugh, cry, and believe in the transforming power of grace.

As Rachel reads the Book of Mormon from her cell, she discovers something powerful: the possibility of becoming a new creature. Meanwhile, Steve must confront an uncomfortable truth: he believes in Christ's power to save others, but can he believe in redemption for someone who's hurt him so deeply?

From the brutal honesty of jail visits to the sacred waters of baptism, this is a story about second chances, chosen family, and the courage it takes to forgive. It's about recognizing that sometimes the people who look nothing like us need us most, and that we might need them just as much.

Perfect for readers who loved The Work and the Glory series and Fires of Covenant, this contemporary LDS novel asks: When Christ can make all things new, why do we insist on holding onto the old?

"Neither do I condemn thee... go and sin no more."