About the Book
Book: With Mercy’s Eyes
Author: D.T. Powell
Genre: Christian Contemporary Fiction
He turned his back on God a long time ago. But God never forgot him.
Six months after struggling actor Lane Harris lost his husband in a tragic accident, he lands a movie role guaranteed to put him on the Hollywood map. But one producer holds the power to shut down his shot at stardom—and she’s a Christian. If she finds out he’s gay, it’s over. Lane is careful not to say too much around her.
When an alcohol-fueled tryst with his co-star ends in humiliation, and his landlord hands him an eviction notice, Lane looks for someone to talk to. He finds a confidant in the Christian producer. After a night of too little sleep and not enough coffee, he lets slip his sexual orientation. Instead of a verbal flogging, the woman recounts recently losing her own husband.
The only Christians Lane knows condemn him upon learning he’s gay. But this one is different. She doesn’t embrace his sexuality, but instead of treating him with disdain, she offers compassion. Christians are supposed to hate people like him. So, why doesn’t she?
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With Mercy’s Eyes by D. T. Powell is an issue-facing Contemporary novel for adult churched Christians. It addresses homosexuality and same-sex attraction from a Biblical perspective without falling into the trap of the extreme responses we too often see from modern churches. It holds similar views to Jackie Hill Perry, Becket Cook, Rosaria Butterfield, and Christopher Yuan.
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St. Philip Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday, October 2nd
Lane wished he’d been in the car instead of Stephen. It should’ve been him unconscious in this hospital bed instead of the man he loved. He gripped Stephen’s hand under the double blanket as an ER doctor and two nurses rushed in.
“We’ve got to take him now, or he won’t make it,” the doctor said.
This wasn’t right—wasn’t real.
A woman in scrubs motioned Lane away. “Sir, we need to get your information.”
He ignored the woman and ran after the staff as they quickly wheeled Stephen out. “Stephen? Stephen, I’m here. You’re going to be okay!”
He followed them to the elevator.
They wouldn’t let him in.
He cursed and ran for the stairs.
Two floors up, he caught them.
Halfway down the hall, an “Authorized Personnel Only” sign glared from wide doors, which swung open two seconds later.
Lane sprinted to make it through before the doors shut.
“Sir, you can’t go back there.” A nurse barred his way, separating him from his husband.
The staff took Stephen down the long, white hall. Distance blurred the label on the room they entered.
“Are you all right?” A man in scrubs tapped his shoulder as the partitioning door clicked closed.
About the Author
D. T. Powell has loved stories since before she can remember, and it was one of those stories that God used to change her life and prompt her to start writing. In addition to writing book reviews for a magazine as well as original contemporary and speculative fiction, she has actively
contributed to the fanfiction community since 2013. Her original work has been published by
Writers Digest, Clean Fiction Magazine, Twenty Hills Publishing, The Order of the Pen Press,
Wolrdsmyths, and Cadence Writing. She enjoys reading, playing pickleball, and playing an
occasional video game. You can find her online as dtill359.
Her favorite verse is Psalm 126:5, “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.”