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Southern Fiction by Aiken Brown
In a Brother's Eyes: the Brant McLachlan Story
Set in the Deep South, In a Brother’s Eyes: the Brant McLachlan Story takes place in a small Mississippi town where Friday night high school football is king, families stick together and true love is supposed to conquer all. In a Brother’s Eyes is a Southern novel that focuses on the traditions prevalent in the South: its obsession with football, its strong sense of religion, and its close-knit communities.
In a Brother’s Eyes tells a story of triumph on the football field, but it is primarily a love story. It tells the story of a small, country town and their love affair with a high school quarterback whose outgoing personality and natural charm causes a town to fall in love with him, a family to adore him, and people to root for him even after he makes a decision that will threaten to destroy his relationship with his life-long girlfriend.
In a Brother’s Eyes is an emotional roller coaster ride full of laughter and tears. Throughout the course of the novel, Brant McLachlan’s love for Jennifer Smith faces the ultimate test and leads to an emotional struggle that begs the question: does true love always prevail?
In a Brother’s Eyes tells a story of triumph on the football field, but it is primarily a love story. It tells the story of a small, country town and their love affair with a high school quarterback whose outgoing personality and natural charm causes a town to fall in love with him, a family to adore him, and people to root for him even after he makes a decision that will threaten to destroy his relationship with his life-long girlfriend.
In a Brother’s Eyes is an emotional roller coaster ride full of laughter and tears. Throughout the course of the novel, Brant McLachlan’s love for Jennifer Smith faces the ultimate test and leads to an emotional struggle that begs the question: does true love always prevail?
For Such a Time as This
Summer Greene never doubted that her life had purpose, but a tragic turn of events put Summer's faith to the ultimate test and provided her with her life's greatest challenge. It's easy to have faith when everything is going your way, but Summer's story is an inspirational reminder that truly having faith means holding on to what you believe in when your faith is all you have left.
Son of a Soldier
Son of a Soldier is the powerful story of how God used one unlikely, country girl to change the course of history. It seemed impossible to believe that an eighteen-year-old girl from the middle-of-nowhere, Tennessee would have any real significance in the history of our nation…that is until God chose her to make a Godly man out of a flawed, military hero’s stubborn son.
Hailey was a small town, farm girl who had never left her home state of Tennessee. She was a naïve tomboy who possessed an unassuming charm, the power of which she could not comprehend.
Grant was a rebellious Army brat who had seen the world. Glib, sarcastic and self-destructive, he was a loner lost in a world he had never felt he fit into.
They seemingly had little in common, but when two hearts collided, two worlds became one; while Hailey embarks on a beautiful journey of self-discovery in this unique coming-of-age story, Grant travels a winding, dirt road that helps him rediscover a lost innocence and discover a renewed purpose.
Hailey was a small town, farm girl who had never left her home state of Tennessee. She was a naïve tomboy who possessed an unassuming charm, the power of which she could not comprehend.
Grant was a rebellious Army brat who had seen the world. Glib, sarcastic and self-destructive, he was a loner lost in a world he had never felt he fit into.
They seemingly had little in common, but when two hearts collided, two worlds became one; while Hailey embarks on a beautiful journey of self-discovery in this unique coming-of-age story, Grant travels a winding, dirt road that helps him rediscover a lost innocence and discover a renewed purpose.
His Heart I Hold
In a Brother’s Eyes: the Brant McLachlan Story (2005) introduced us to a small town in Mississippi and a family so relatable that they became part of our own. We were captivated by Brant’s charm, drive, personality and his relationship with his life-long love. His Heart I Hold is a unique love story that explores not only the strength of the human spirit and the fragility of the human heart, but the definition of love itself.
Jennifer and Christian’s story is one of love born of tragedy. When Brant’s life was cut tragically short, Jennifer lost her husband, and Christian lost his brother. They never imagined falling in love, but, as they navigated their way through shared loss, a friendship caught fire, and while Jennifer struggled with the idea that she could ever love another, Christian battled deep feelings of betrayal. Together, they learned lessons of selflessness, loyalty, respect, empathy and understanding that helped them ultimately define love and the beauty of its complexities, while realizing one common truth … it’s his heart they hold.
It’s been a decade since they told us Brant’s story, now Jennifer and Christian McLachlan share their story… in their own words.
Jennifer and Christian’s story is one of love born of tragedy. When Brant’s life was cut tragically short, Jennifer lost her husband, and Christian lost his brother. They never imagined falling in love, but, as they navigated their way through shared loss, a friendship caught fire, and while Jennifer struggled with the idea that she could ever love another, Christian battled deep feelings of betrayal. Together, they learned lessons of selflessness, loyalty, respect, empathy and understanding that helped them ultimately define love and the beauty of its complexities, while realizing one common truth … it’s his heart they hold.
It’s been a decade since they told us Brant’s story, now Jennifer and Christian McLachlan share their story… in their own words.
Point to the Blood
The spitting image of his famous father, Morgan McLachlan is a blond-haired, country music loving, high school quarterback growing up in a small, southern town where his daddy’s memory reigns supreme.
As North River High School in Brantley, Mississippi, longs for a return to its football glory days, Morgan often feels destined to live his life stuck in the shadow of someone else’s dream.
In a town holding out for a hero, Morgan navigates friendship, love, loss and, along the way, he learns lessons about all three from the father he tragically never met, the father who raised him to always point to the blood, and the only Father who can hear Morgan’s cries in his darkest hour.
As North River High School in Brantley, Mississippi, longs for a return to its football glory days, Morgan often feels destined to live his life stuck in the shadow of someone else’s dream.
In a town holding out for a hero, Morgan navigates friendship, love, loss and, along the way, he learns lessons about all three from the father he tragically never met, the father who raised him to always point to the blood, and the only Father who can hear Morgan’s cries in his darkest hour.
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