The Final Bell at Saint Delacroix

In the crumbling heart of Palatka, Florida, where moss-covered chapels sit forgotten by the world, a weary priest and a young deacon fight to save not just souls, but hope itself.

Father Alaric James, old and weathered by years of carrying other people’s grief, has seen everything—except the true redemption of a man entirely consumed by darkness. At his side is Deacon Riley Shaw, a once-lost soul himself, trying to walk the straight path while haunted by his past addictions and brokenness. Together, they serve in the leaning relic that is Saint Delacroix, a chapel whose bell hasn’t tolled in years... until a man named Cain Jernigan steps through its rotting doors.

Cain is a monster in the eyes of the town. Tattooed, brutal, and wrapped in a cloak of sin and bitterness, he’s the kind of man most would turn away from. But he’s heard a whisper from his dead mother’s prayers—a final lifeline—and now stands on the edge of mercy’s cliff.

This is not just a tale of sermons and scripture. It is a story of raw humanity, of screaming into the night and not hearing an answer, of blood on the floor and tears in the pews. Thomas Miller pulls no punches as he guides readers through the ragged journey of forgiveness, faith, and healing. You will cry. You will believe again.

When the final bell tolls at Saint Delacroix, it won’t ring for the righteous.

It will ring for the redeemed.