The Trouble With Max

About the Book

Max Baker was once the life of every logging camp---a hard worker, a loyal friend and a man who took pride in providing for his growing family. But after a devastating accident at the sawmill leaves him with a paralyzed arm and a shattered spirit, Max begins to unravel. Angry, bitter and lost in grief after the loss of his job and an unborn child, he pushes away the people who care most---including his best friend, Doug Wheeler. As the months wear on, Max’s world shrinks to the size of his sorrow. Jobless, resentful and estranged from his closest companion, he believes life has nothing left to offer. But everything changes the day the two little Wheelers boys and Max’s son vanish into the vast Northern woods. In a desperate search through wilderness and fear, Max is forced to confront not just the forest, but his own broken heart. What he finds in the depths of that harrowing day is not only his son, but something far more profound---redemption, healing and a miracle that only God could provide. The Trouble With Max is a tender, unflinching tale of friendship, fatherhood and the long road back to hope and spiritual recovery.

About the Author

D. Earl Gregg was a medical transcriptionist for private doctors, and her local hospital for many years, a career that sharpened her attention to detail and deepened her appreciation for human stories. She discovered her passion for writing while researching her father’s family history. Mrs. Gregg writes with a storyteller’s heart and a historian’s persistence, preserving the lives and legacies that shaped her own.