The Intuitive Promise of Life

The Intuitive Promise of Life, by David Michael Stesner, is a page-turner about misguided love and deceitful lust. Ultimately, however, it is a story about the power of compassion. Set in the Los Angeles suburb of the San Fernando Valley, the tale concerns Tom Trayford, a man haunted by his nightmares. As Tom seeks to break free from his narrow life and his controlling wife and boss, he witnesses and participates in a series of superficial extramarital affairs of his wife Lydia, his boss, and Corie. Tom slowly learns the meaning of prejudice, responsibility, and ultimately, love.