Any Good Thing

2022 LOUISIANA INDIE AUTHOR PROJECT WINNERWitness a young mans battles of mind heart and soul and follow his coming-of-age journey from selfishness to true sacrifice and from recklessness toward redemption in this contemporary southern fiction novel meant to reside on your hearts bookshelves.Jack Calhoun recovers from one tragedy and its consequential addiction enough to glimpse a shimmer of hope for his future-until the day of the second accident. Instead of heading to college with his childhood sweetheart Rachael Jack flees the rural southern town that blames him for every bad thing and leaves his loved ones behind.His journey for purpose if not peace brings Jack face-to-face with war in Iraqs desert with his pasts nightmares and with a deeper battle on a mountain peak. Along the way he both finds and loses parts of himself.Perhaps it was never purpose he required but the ability to discern selfishness from sacrifice. Will he cast off a lifetime of crippling guilt to rest in redemption or will peace remain as elusive as any good thing for Jack?This book lends itself to a lively book club discussion or shared read between couples and friends. While readers who remember 9-11 will have an instant bond with the story anyone who enjoys a well-paced tale full of larger-than-life characters-with a dash of southern charm and a whole batch of tasty food-may just discover a new favorite book in Any Good Thing.