"PTSD, addiction, and spirituality, all of it rendered with surprising tenderness and specificity"
Ali Bryan, Novelist and Creative Nonfiction Writer, The Hill, The Figgs, Roost.
"I could not put it down, incredible storyteller, cannot wait to read more from her!"
Nathalie Scalabrini, Chief Petty Officer 1st Class, MMM, CD. Ret., Canadian Armed Forces.
"Clever and believable"
Rebecca Eckler, Bestselling Author, Knocked Up, Wiped, Toddlers Gone Wild, Blissfully Blended Bullshit.
"What a gift this novel is at a challenging time for all of us"
Harry O. Maier, Pastor, Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies
"Completely entranced by it, laughing out loud numerous times, and totally moved"
Kerry Clare, Author, Waiting for a Star to Fall, Mitzi Bytes, The M Word.
"From the very first page, I was hooked"
Dana Goldstein, Author and Podcaster, Murder on my Mind, The Girl in the Gold Bikini.
She kills a man with a candlestick by page three.
Twitchy, haunted, and freshly sober-ish, our heroine is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran who tried to drown combat in a bottle — and when that failed, did the last thing anyone expected: she became a priest. Not halfway. Not casually. All the way. A Hail Mary to come in from exile from the human race.
Set against the rugged beauty of Canada's West Coast, this debut novel is equal parts sacred and profane, devastating and laugh-out-loud funny. Because the road from rock bottom to the pulpit is never a straight line, and the collar doesn't quiet the demons — it just gives them better seats.
Sharp, dark, and unmistakably Canadian, it's a story about addiction, faith, and the stubborn, messy search for love and belonging. Come along for the ride — and see if she finds what she's looking for.