The Punishment

Doris Glick's beau has been released from prison-and just in time for Christmas. Doris is sure that now everything will be fine. Life can return to normal, and she and Jordan can continue their courtship, with Christmas promising to be especially dear. But Doris is wrong. Dreadfully wrong. Nothing goes as she hopes. Jordan has changed-and not in a good way. She hardly knows him anymore. Matthew Wanner, Doris's best friend and adopted cousin, begins to court his girlfriend in earnest. Doris wants to be happy for him, but she struggles. When she discovers why, her entire world tilts, and she is blindsided. Where is the promise of Christmas? Where is the joy and peace and love that Doris seeks? Join Doris as she struggles with false hope and broken dreams-join her as she learns that truth can truly set a person free.