Out of the Shadows

Some losses never leave you. Johnny Brennan knows this better than most. Once he had a life out of his league-a wife he adored, a child on the way, and a future that seemed too good to be his. Then a rainy night on a winding road shattered it all, leaving him alone in a house filled with ghosts and memories he couldn't let go.

In Coaldale, Pennsylvania-a fading coal town where bars outlast churches and grudges linger longer than jobs-Johnny drifts between the Home Plate bar and the cemetery. That is, until Reba, the sharp-tongued bar owner, places a black boxer puppy in his arms and tells him he needs a purpose. Rosey changes everything.

When new neighbors move in next door-a single mother, Jenny, and her quiet son Max-Johnny finds himself drawn into their world. But Jenny carries scars of her own, and the shadows of her past are not far behind.

Heartbreaking and hopeful, Out of the Shadows is a story of grief, loyalty, and second chances. For anyone who has ever lost too much or feared they didn't deserve another try, this is a reminder that even in the darkest places, something still blooms.