Last Things

"Love doesn't exist. And Fr. Jacob is right about one thing.Without it, life is utterly meaningless."NO LOVE. NO NOTHING.Carl Jarrold, a convicted assassin, believes that all human relationships turn on what one human being wants from another: that there is no such thing as love and thus no meaning to life. Prison chaplain Fr. Jacob, the closest thing he has to a friend, has struggled for three long years to convince Carl how wrong he is-to no avail. But the day of execution has finally arrived, and nothing goes quite as Carl expects. Soon it's shaping up to be the strangest day he has ever had. But will it prove the worst day of his life...or the best?This tense, "psychologically-compelling," spiritual thriller is a standalone novella from the Carnegie Medal Nominated author of the award-winning I AM MARGARET series. Described as "beautiful," "fantastically good," and "one of the most moving stories I have ever read," this is a race against time for the highest possible stakes.Buy the book today to join Carl's attempt to beat the clock. Corinna Turner has been writing since she was fourteen and likes strong protagonists with plenty of integrity. Although she spends as much time as possible writing, she cannot keep up with the flow of ideas, for which she offers thanks-and occasional grumbles!-to the Holy Spirit. She is the author of over thirty books, including the Carnegie Medal Nominated I Am Margaret series, and her work has been translated into four languages. She was awarded the St. Katherine Drexel award in 2022.She is a Lay Dominican with an MA in English from Oxford University and lives in the UK. She is a member of a number of organizations, including the Society of Authors, Catholic Teen Books, Catholic Reads, the Angelic Warfare Confraternity, and the Sodality of the Blessed Sacrament. She used to have a Giant African Land Snail, Peter, with a 6½" long shell, but now makes do with a cactus and a campervan. Sign up for free short stories & news at: www.UnSeenBooks.com All Free/Exclusive content subject to availability. An unrepentant killer. An execution from hell. The stakes? Eternal life."Love doesn't exist. And Fr. Jacob is right about one thing.Without it, life is utterly meaningless."Carl Jarrold, a convicted assassin, believes that all human relationships turn on what one human being wants from another: that there is no such thing as love and thus no meaning to life. Prison chaplain Fr. Jacob, the closest thing he has to a friend, has struggled for three long years to convince Carl how wrong he is-to no avail. But the day of execution has finally arrived, and nothing goes quite as Carl expects. Soon it's shaping up to be the strangest day he has ever had. But will it prove the worst day of his life...or the best?THREE LAST THINGS and the sequel, A CHANGING OF THE GUARD, are tense, "psychologically-compelling," spiritual thrillers are short standalone novellas from the Carnegie Medal Nominated author of the award-winning I AM MARGARET series. Described as "beautiful," "fantastically good," and "one of the most moving stories I have ever read," this is a race against time for the highest possible stakes.