About the Book

Book Title: The Samaritan’s Patient

Author Name: Chevron Ross

Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Teen Christian Fiction

Release Date: January 25, 2024

Teenager Paige Abernathy awakens after a severe beating to find that she suffers from amnesia,

and that everyone seems to hate her.

She has only flashes of memory until the night a grieving parent attacks her in her hospital room.

Paige then remembers her role as creator of an online group where members talk about ways to

commit suicide.

After recovering from the beating, Paige embarks on a journey of penance to atone for a disaster

born of good intentions. Her odyssey launches her on a mission of mercy and into new danger.

The Samaritan’s Patient is a thought-provoking novel about navigating the treacherous waters of

social media.

Book Excerpt One

Princess

Three young men ambled up the roadway toward the Bustamante Bridge. A girl stood at the apex, her eyes fixed on the horizon. Gripping the guardrail with both hands, she leaned forward, watching the evening sun settle over the Texas plain.

Her view was impressive despite the abandoned shacks, tumbleweed piles, and pyramids of junk cars at either end of the crossing. The road beneath her arched high above a set of railroad tracks extending as far as she could see.

At first glance, one might think the young woman had stopped there on her way to a formal occasion. A diamond tiara graced her hair. Her pale blue gown fluttered in the breeze above her silver dance shoes. Violet clouds flanked the sun like royal escorts, complementing the girl’s regalia.

The boys gathered around her. “Hey, girl. What’s up.” The speaker was tall and bony. The other two, short and squat, might have been twins except for their noses, one flat, the other narrow and bent to the left, perhaps from a blow struck in anger. All three wore black T-shirts with purple gang logos.

The girl didn’t seem to notice them. Far below, the tracks ran westward in a straight line.