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When faith becomes the only map home, two siblings must confront the illusions that bind their souls.

In the peaceful heart of Garland County, the disappearance of two teenagers shatters a family and stirs a small town into uneasy silence. While the Sheriff waits for reason, others begin to sense that the world has cracked open—that something unseen has reached across the veil.

Melissa and Seth awaken in a place both breathtaking and terrible, a realm where every choice opens a door—to freedom or deception, truth or eternal loss. Guided by mysterious creatures and tested by the tempter’s paradise, they must decide what they truly believe.

As time bends and faith falters, a brother and sister will learn that the greatest miracles are not found in escape, but in endurance. Because sometimes the way home isn’t back at all—
it’s through the garden where it all began.

J. Suthern Hicks was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Shortly after his birth he moved with his parents to Thailand where his father was stationed in the United States Army. Thai became his first language, and when he returned to Arkansas at age five, he quickly learned to speak English-with a southern accent. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California where he has written several plays, including the acclaimed "Turtle Tears," which received accolades in 1995 from the Los Angeles Times, and Critics' Choice from the LA Weekly. His academic article, "Television theme songs: A content analysis," was published in "Popular Music and Society" while he was still a graduate student. In January 2013, the band "Seven Years" recorded a collection of his songs which are now on iTunes. Mr. Hicks' children's book, "Charlie and Chocolate's Purrfect Prayer," was published in 2014.