Proof of Passion

Book excerpt: TO BECOME HIS OWN MAN and WIN the WOMAN HE LOVES, A LAW STUDENT TAKES ON the GREATEST CONTROVERSY of the LAST 2000 YEARSEric Stafford is the son of the most powerful attorney in Massachusetts. With good looks, intelligence, wealth and charm, he's poised to sail through his final year of law school and join his father's firm. But for every night he leads the playboy life that's expected of him, he wakes with a longing for something real.When he meets Kathy Stevens he finds a gorgeous woman who is his intellectual equal. She challenges him to do something unexpected with his final school project - to defend the Resurrection of Jesus Christ in a mock court.Eric sees it as an opportunity to romance Kathy, but she isn't interested in playboys. His father takes it as a personal affront because he picked a different, controversy-free case for his son. With considerable resources and an arsenal of dirty tricks, his father tries to undermine the case and drive a wedge between Eric and Kathy. And he's not alone. Kathy's boyfriend, an influential leader of the Campus Christians, has the same goals and his own underhanded tactics.A perfect storm of money, controversy and local celebrity, the Resurrection mock trial pits father against son, Christian against Atheist, and Eric against himself. There is only one way for him to win Kathy's heart. He must strip away his playboy facade and follow his true passion.