Double-Edged Blade

Nineteen-year-old Joel Somers, a former “Blades” gang member, is in free fall trying to live his new life as a Christian but failing miserably at every turn. Comparing his mounting setbacks with his friends’ promising futures, Joel concludes he doesn’t have what it takes to be successful and wonders if his life has any purpose. Sinister...

Brooklyn Salt is the ongoing saga of 16-year-old Joel Somers, who recently became a Christian after spending several years in a street gang called the Blades. Joel discovers the joys and struggles of becoming Salt and Light, while he battles deeply-rooted habits of his past life. Brooklyn Salt is the sequel to Double-Edged Blade.

Heaven has its hands full looking after Joel Somers. Fifteen and a member of the Blades, a dangerous street gang, Joel considers the other gang members his only true family, even when they treat him like dirt. On the run after the Blades’ failed attempt to rob a convenience store, Joel seeks refuge at a Christian youth conference. There, after...