Father Jake Austin returns home in search of inner peace after a brutal war, but a series of murders force him to confront his own violent past, regrets over lost love, and his doubts about the priesthood.

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Father Jake Austin’s life is hurled into the vortex of three storms: A dying sister, a bleeding Virgin Mary statue, and a comatose infant in the intensive care unit. What will be left standing after these tempests have passed? 

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  Will Father Jake Austin turn his back on his devious and disloyal father, or turn the other check and save him? 

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“With humor, sympathy, and an eye for what makes us most human, John Vanek offers us a far-ranging view of life that feels hard-earned and complete.” -- Elton Glaser, author of The Law of Falling Bodies.

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Heart Murmurs: Poems on Kindle at Amazon.

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