The Execution Author:Sharon Jean Cramer, Sharon Cramer THE EXECUTION A young, tormented priest must see those to be executed. It is a thankless job, one D'ata dreads. Nevertheless, he does it kindly and with compassion. He gives them a chance at eternal life, listening to their confessions and offering absolution before they go to the gallows. Tonight, however, nothing can prepare him for wha... more »t he finds when he goes to the dungeons to see the last one, the mercenary?the murderer. On this night, he is forced to recount the design of his own torment and fate. His own redemption is at stake and the sins he'd tried so desperately to forget are laid naked before his grief-stricken eyes. When morning breaks, he has a decision to make... Set in fourteenth century France, it is an epic, two-sided tale, woven amidst the cataclysms of that magnificent and wretched time. Cramer is superb at taking your heart into her hands. Gripping and poignant, this story will surprise you, making you remember what perfect love and absolute hate truly feel like, for what is the cost of true freedom?« less