On the brink of death, a man comes to terms with the life he lived versus the one he never pursued in an emotionally rich novel of parallel lives, redemption, and finding purpose.
On the eve of his sixtieth birthday, mechanic Rusty Wilson takes a bullet to save the patrons of a small-town Colorado diner-and awakens to a strange realm between life and death.
However, he finds that this limbo is not the end. There are still choices to be made and a lifetime to review. Paths open for a man who believes the life he did live was one of disappointments, grief, and devastating family estrangements. Given a chance to experience an alternate reality, Rusty is visited by figures from his past and present, sees what could have been if he had pursued a woman he loved from afar, and confronts a family secret that shaped everything.
Now it's Rusty's choice: accept the imperfect existence he knew, or the what-if that could still be his.
At the heart of this poignant exploration of mortality, memory, and second chances is the profoundly simple question: What makes a life truly meaningful?
© 2026 by Melissa Payne, all rights reserved.
| ISBN: | 9781662535512 |
| Publication date: | 8th September 2026 |
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| Publisher: | Lake Union Publishing an imprint of Amazon Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 317 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Fantasy |
On the brink of death, a man comes to terms with the life he lived versus the one he never pursued in an emotionally rich novel of parallel lives, redemption, and finding purpose.On the eve of his sixtieth birthday, mechanic Rusty Wilson takes a bullet to save the patrons of a small-town Colorado diner-and awakens to a strange realm between life and death.However, he finds that this limbo is not the end. There are still choices to be made and a lifetime to review.
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