Storm clouds gather over a small Michigan town. A thick bolt of lightning slices the sky, striking a church's large wooden cross -- leaving it ablaze and splintered in two. When the storm ends, the search for answers begins.

Once a senior vice president in a large investment firm, William Sirls was incarcerated in 2007 for wire fraud and money laundering. Life lessons involving faith, grace, and forgiveness are evident in his writing. The Sinners' Garden is his second novel. His first novel, The Reason, was published in 2012. William makes his home in southern Michigan and you can reach him at williamsirls.com.