A Baptism of Tears: A Father's Story

At 2:00 a.m., a ringing phone shattered Allan Smith's world. His son Jeff had died -- and with him, the fragile hope of a reconciliation they'd planned for the very next day.

What followed was a descent into grief Allan never imagined: sleepless nights, unbearable silence, and a sorrow so consuming it nearly broke him.

A Baptism of Tears is Allan's unflinching account of walking through the darkest passageway of his life -- the death of an estranged son, and the long, painful road back to hop...