RECKONING

About the Book

THE REDEMPTION SERIES: 100 years after Margaret Anne transformed an American family, comes the profound 4-part finale to the Calhoun saga. BOOK THREE: Reckoning Sacrifice birthed the unsettled world of Margaret Anne. Now, only surrender can pave the way for closure. As Matthew’s harrowing and highly anticipated journey to deliver the Spanish Cross into the hands of his estranged son reaches its climactic conclusion, the one who has been ordained to fulfill the ancient promise of the often maligned and unjustly persecuted Miss Margaret Anne Basseterre is revealed. Reckoning portrays the troubled life of Matthew’s son, David Michaeal Sonneman. From his tragic and destitute beginnings, which are sparingly revealed in Angel Ascending, the story of David’s life, including the true nature of his trials and tribulations and his sacred mission, is brought into focus in this scintillating and thought provoking third book of the Redemption Series. When David ultimately discovers that his earthly salvation from that darkened basement in Baltimore was something far different than what he had always supposed, he is forced to reconsider his lifelong desire to avenge those wrongs that were served upon him, at least those wrongs that he understood as a young child. He must decide between his developing faith, which accompanies his hope for a better tomorrow, and those deeply entrenched desires to put an end to those responsible for the worst of his childhood afflictions when the true story of his life is made known to him. “Reckoning” is the fascinating continuation of the Redemption series, uncovering the next intricate layer to the Margaret Anne saga of fate, faith, reckoning, and mercy.

About the Author

Ronan James Cassidy is the award-winning novelist of Margaret Anne and the Redemption series that follows. Mr. Cassidy has spent time living in various regions throughout the United States. His primary field of interest is colonial literature from the Americas, Ireland, Africa, and India. Mr. Cassidy has also spent the last twelve years studying the evolution of the current monetary order. Ronan was inspired to write Margaret Anne and the Redemption series as a loose yet captivating metaphor for his journey towards devoted faithfulness to God and the tearing down of the veils of deceit so rampant in the modern age. His website is https://ronanjamescassidy.com. In addition to his three beautiful daughters, his beautiful girlfriend, his father, his four brothers, and his stepmother, all of Mr. Cassidy’s writings are dedicated to the tireless hours his devoted mother spent living her life as an eternal example of the joys of enduring love and assisting her son with the creation of his published works. Mr. Cassidy’s credentials include a Bachelor’s degree in English from Boston College and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Mr. Cassidy’s first novel, Margaret Anne, which was released in the summer of 2022, has been featured in the US Review of Books and has won the following awards: • Named to the Short List for the 2023 Hawthorne Prize • Winner of the 2023 Firebird Book Award: Religious Fiction • Honorable Mention: 2023 London Book Festival: General Fiction • Finalist: 2023 Montaigne Medal • Nominated for the 2023 Eric Hoffer Award • BookFest Book Awards 2023: 3rd Place: Literary Fiction/Historical • Spring 2023 Reader's Choice Book Awards: Finalist: Best Book for Adults • eLit Awards 2023: Bronze Medalist: Religious Fiction • Winner of the March 2023 Literary Titan Gold Book Award: Historical Fiction • Maincrest Media Book Award 2023: Literary Fiction