Lewes author Stephen Hayes publishes second novel

Stephen Hayes, a Lewes resident and a member of the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild, has published his second novel, "Missing Letters."  His first novel, "Light on Dark Water," was published in 2012.

"Missing Letters" is a story of addiction and its impact on family members. It is also a tale of one man’s struggle to understand and accept the fateful twists and turns of his own life.

The story is centered on Traveler McGale who moves through life with memories of loss. Loss of a father who was never there. Loss through war of a stolen youth, of friends and of faith in the future. And more loss is coming his way; but he is determined to hold fast to what he still has, including his addicted teen age son. As Traveler sets on a fear-laden search for 17-year-old Daniel, he comes face to face with his own troubled past, his own fears and his ongoing sparring with an inscrutable god. But sometimes in life, a man begins a search, only at the end to find not what he was looking for, but something else, something precious and totally unexpected.

"Missing Letters" is available at Biblion book store in Lewes and at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth. It can also be purchased in paperback or e-book format on Amazon.com or iUniverse.com.

Biblion will host a "Missing Letters" Meet the Author/Book Signing event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14.