The Midnight Mercy Line

By Keith Manley

On the darkest nights, mercy speaks the loudest.

Jesse North was once a pastor with a full church, a loving wife, and a son he adored-until tragedy shattered everything. Now, he sits alone in a late-night radio studio, hosting The Midnight Mercy Line, taking anonymous calls from those who've run out of reasons to keep going. It's not glamorous. It's not scripted. But it's sacred.

And someone is always listening.

When a fragile voice named Autumn calls in-young, hurting, and ready to disappear-it sparks a quiet revolution. One call becomes many. One voice leads to another. And Jesse begins to realize that grace doesn't come in grand gestures-it comes in presence. In staying. In whispering you're not alone when silence screams.

As broken lives begin to intersect-an estranged wife, a grieving addict, a runaway teen, a once-forgotten soul-the show becomes more than a broadcast. It becomes a lifeline. A community. A second chance.

The Midnight Mercy Line is a redemptive novel about the power of staying when it would be easier to walk away. Through loss, love, reconciliation, and grace, this story will remind you that you're never too far gone for God to find you-and never too broken to begin again.

If you've ever wondered whether God still speaks into the silence... this story is for you.