On a routine grocery store run a beloved neighborhood father is paralyzed from a broken neck he receives in a car wreck. Attorney Brad Burns is told that he will never use his arms or his legs again. But he refuses to accept that prognosis. Given the super hero nickname of "Fatherman" by the neighborhood kids because of the way he does magic tricks and breaks boards with his bare hands, Brad uses sheer will power to slowly regain the use of his arms. But during his recovery his life falls apart. He loses his law practice, his home, his marriage, and his kids. It is the new found love of a familiar neighborhood mom that finally turns his life around. Lori had known Brad only as the coach for her son's sports teams but this tragedy brings them closer together as they fall in love and begin to heal each other's lives. Taking the advice of his hospital roommate, Warren "Crazy" Salo, Brad begins to write. This new career gives Brad purpose and ultimately produces a best selling novel, Critical Mass. This compelling story of love and triumph over tragedy will warm your heart and touch your soul.