Counting Miracles: A Novel

Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents and followed his grandfather into the Army Rangers, spending his life abroad and avoiding commitment. When his grandmother dies, her final words urge him to find where he belongs, and she reveals the identity of his unknown father and his location. Curious despite an upcoming military posting, Tanner travels to Asheboro, North Carolina. Within a day, he meets Kaitlyn Cooper, a doctor and single mother, and they feel an immediate connection. Kaitlyn senses Tanner's mysterious nature and knows he may leave within weeks. Nearby, eighty-three-year-old Jasper lives alone in a cabin at the edge of a national forest with his dog, Arlo. Haunted by a tragic accident from decades past, he becomes obsessed with protecting a legendary white deer rumored to inhabit the forest after hearing it may be targeted by poachers. As these characters' lives draw closer together, unexpected events begin to reshape their futures.