Believe: A Novel

The night of his thirty-fifth, Jared November sits with a shotgun in his lap and contemplates infinity. Crippled by apathy, walled off from joy by the barriers of guilt, self-hatred, and a lifetime of pretending, he makes his choice. But when he pulls the trigger, he is cast free of himself, into a place outside time where a booming voice tells him simply: YOU ARE NOT FINISHED. With a resounding click, the gun misfires and Jared returns to himself and a second chance to examine his life. Why was he spared? What does his life mean? What is his purpose? These questions will echo down the corridors of his psyche as he journeys to the very edges of Reality. And beyond. As Jared explores the mystery behind his second chance, he will tackle the questions that drive us all, coming face-to-face with his demons, his true Self, and finally, what it means to believe.