LONGWOOD, FL-Matthew Craig, a powerful attorney in New York City, has heard clients enter their pleas thousands of times while standing in a courtroom. But on this unforgettable night, he must enter a plea of his own as he faces the Judge, the One who rules over the highest court of all. There are no attorneys, no appeals, no legal loopholes to help him manipulate his way out of the trial of his life.
The evidence against him is clear; it is all been recorded, and he cannot stop it from being presented. From Sunday mornings in church back home to his present reckless lifestyle, his life, his loves, his family...it's all there. "This is a book in which anyone could be the main character; the circumstances may vary, but the end result will be the same," says Mark Mayes, author of How Do You Plead? ($14.99, paperback, 978-1-60477-079-7). "I hope those who are born-again develop a deeper understanding of all their actions and that they share this book with an unsaved friend or family member. I hope the unsaved get a revelation of the consequences of living an ungodly life."
Mark Mayes grew up in the rural area of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia. He received his education in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, which had "some of the best teachers in the world," he says. After studying accounting at business school and honing his craft for two years, he entered the restaurant management field, where he stayed for more than seventeen years. He worked in several larger cities and immersed himself to their social, economic, and cultural environments. After health issues forced him to seek another career, he joined the administrative staff at his church, Fellowship Chapel, in Vinton, Ohio, another small, rural area. When he's not busy with those duties, he's at home working on his next literary project. Mark resides in Gallipolis, Ohio, with his wife, Tammie. This is Mark's first novel.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order How Do You Plead? through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007