When ex-priest Mark Collins is suddenly catapulted to fame as a super-model he discovers there is more to it than he expected. With the help of Paul, his boss's assistant he manages to weather the promotional gigs. Then there is his blossoming involvement with Angelo, a police detective he met soon after arriving in the city.<br><br>Everything is thrown into disarray when he finds out his boss may be trafficking with the Mafia. When he's attacked, his life soon becomes a game of who to trust. Will it be Angelo or the very appealing FBI agent who puts him into protective custody to keep him alive until he can testify?

Sins of the Fathers

If I don’t calm down, I’ll be a wreck by the time it all starts.He clenched and unclenched his hands repeatedly.


He knew what might help. Dressing quickly in jeans and a light-weight polo shirt, he picked up his wallet and keys from the dresser and left the apartment. Stepping out onto the sidewalk two minutes later, he thanked God that it was finally early autumn and not swelteringly hot. Pausing for a moment, he debated which way to go. Finally he opted for the Episcopalian Cathedral of Saint John the Divine where he’d be just one of dozens of people visiting and therefore less likely to be bothered by the rector or a priest asking if he needed to talk, if he stayed too long.


When he arrived there ten minutes later, he stood outside, looking up at the towering spires, feeling intimidated by their majesty. Forcing that aside, he entered. A feeling of both the nave’s magnificence and its peacefulness washed over him as he took a seat in one of the pews and bowed his head in prayer.


Chapter 8