Have you ever wondered what you would do if someone from your past, a past you had tried desperately to forget, were to suddenly insert themselves into your life? And what if that person threatened your children and demonstrated their ability to make good on their threats? That’s the situation attorney Sam Trask finds himself in—only this time the law can’t help him. No Legal Grounds, is both the title of James Scott Bell’s crime thriller and the dilemma that faces his protagonist–middle-aged, family-man Sam Trask.
Sam had really tried to make amends for his past. When he became a Christian, Sam had been assured that God had forgiven and forgotten his sin. So, Sam figured what was happening to him now might be some of those lingering consequences his pastor had warned him about. Satan would try to use any and everything, including his guilt and remorse to keep him down. Well, it wasn’t going to happen; he’d fight this. He knew the law. He believed in the justice system, and he trusted that God wasn’t going to abandon him.
But then, Sam’s teen-age daughter runs away, his son’s dog is killed, and his boss starts to doubt Sam’s mental stability. When every legal defense fails him, Sam begs God for some supernatural help. After all, he’s trying to do the right thing!
Like Sam, when I’m cornered and scared to death, I’m in a place where God has my attention. It’s then that I really learn about justice, and mercy, even when there are no legal grounds for either.