Admitting You’re Powerless

At twelve years old, Sadie Bennett is left alone in an aging South Georgia house with little more than her father's Bible, her mother's hidden savings, and the loyalty of her best friend, Eli Carter.The man who promised to protect her became the monster she feared most-and then disappeared without a trace.Years later, Sadie and Eli are married attorneys walking into a courtroom to prosecute a twenty-year-old man accused of murder and rape. The evidence appears convincing, but Sadie believes he is being framed.Then the officer calls the courtroom to order.The new judge is Wade Mercer-the man Sadie believed she would never see again.Mercer does not recognize her, but Sadie recognizes the face beneath the robe. As buried evidence begins to surface, she and Eli must risk their careers, their safety, and everything they have built to expose a powerful man living a secret life.To save an innocent young man, Sadie must finally reveal the truth she has carried since childhood.Inspired by King Jehoshaphat's prayer-"Neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee"-and the courage of the prophet Nathan confronting King David, Admitting You're Powerless is a heartbreaking Southern legal thriller about faith, survival, justice, and the strength that comes when the battle is placed in God's hands.