It’s Bucky’s senior year of high school and his last chance to play baseball. But Coach Brayshaw’s history now. And the new coach doesn’t think devout Jesus-freak Christians like Bucky and Dan have the competitive juices necessary to compete on the varsity level.

Bucky wants every opportunity to share his faith before leaving for college. And leading the Panthers to victory would open that door. Especially if his newly discovered fastball becomes a weapon for the home team. Will he get the chance to prove his love for the game and his even greater loyalty to God? Or will his new role as a pitcher be a bust? Complicating the plot is the return of arch-villain Jeff Hilliard, the temper-prone hurler whose vicious pitch busted Bucky’s arm in Book #4 . . . and wiped out an entire baseball season. Is Bucky destined to face his adversary in a high-stakes varsity final contest?

The series finale is a taut sports thriller and also brings one Lisa Nichols, lovelier than ever–but now both worldly and heartbroken–squarely onto the center stage of Bucky’s heart. Will God be able to heal their busted relationship, and allow Bucky and Lisa to ride off into the sunset together?

David B. Smith has also authored a ten-book sequel to the Bucky Stone saga! Check out “Love in a Distant Land,” with little sister Rachel Marie now all grown up and heading to Bangkok for her own romantic adventure. David and his three brothers all grew up in Asia in the turbulent 1960s, so his stories ring with first-hand conviction.

Details on the Rachel Marie series are available at davidbsmithbooks.com.