The author of this heart-pounding true story knows what that's like.

Even though he can't justify the endless stream of bad choices he made from the age of 12 well into adulthood-choices that ultimately landed him in prison-he is determined now to make the slow and steady journey back into society.

Drug addiction, reckless behavior, and rule-breaking are all a thing of the past but this story will pull the reader along through every bad situation-including combat-related PTSD-every thoughtless action over many years until the final wake-up call: incarceration.

John B. McIntyre surely is not alone. There are many others-men and women-facing the same struggles to start a new life. Perhaps his story can be an inspiration to them, and he believes he really can help the teen or young adult heading down the same path of self-destruction.