Is he a bad person? Reading his story will show that even good people can do bad things.ĭoes he pay for his crime? He’s put in a maximum security prison and does the time.īut his burden is carrying the weight of one act that changed forever the course of his life. He got drunk one night and did a bad thing, the worst, he got in a bar fight and killed a man. Lucas Cain made a big mistake when he was eighteen years old. This author can effectively wrap me around her literary finger and make me fall in love with, and yet, another intriguing, broken character. In Mark of Cain, Kate Sherwood delivers a very satisfying, thought-provoking, heart-tugging romance. Warning: Bad boys being good, good boys being bad.

As attraction grows, the past is the last stumbling block between them and a future filled with hope. Thrown together, Mark and Lucas find common ground in the struggle to help a young gay man come to terms with his sexuality-and the fight against homophobic townsfolk. His friends aren’t ready to let him move on, though, and he ends up taking refuge in an Anglican half-way house. He’s ready to build a sober, peaceful life. Pulled over upon leaving the bar, Lucas blows a clean breathalyzer and hopes this isn’t a harbinger of things to come. Apparently he’s out of jail and hanging out with his old crowd, which has to be a breach of parole, right?

It’s Lucas Cain, the man who killed Mark’s brother three years ago. When he sees who’s bellied up to the bar, though, he reaches for his cell phone to call the police. When a man is consumed by hatred, is there anything left to love?Īfter a tough day of counseling sessions, Anglican priest Mark Webber is looking forward to a relaxing dinner at a local restaurant.

Long Shadows by Kate Sherwood