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Kelly Mack McCoy is an award-winning, bestselling author and ghostwriter. As a kid, his favorite books were dictionaries and encyclopedias. He came from such a dysfunctional family that he never dreamed he would be featured in an encyclopedia one day. But if you look up dysfunctional families in one, you'll see the McCoy family portrait. He later learned as an adult that dysfunction is the norm. It doesn't have to define who you are or keep you from achieving your goals.
A good novel starts with a fully developed protagonist and then tells his backstory. Rough Way to the High Way takes readers on a journey with Mack, a trucker-turned-pastor-turned-trucker who hits the road again after his wife Georgia’s murder. Mack, whose personality is modeled after the author, also comes from a dysfunctional family (surprise!). However, Mack handles life better than the author, mainly because of Georgia.
Rough Way to the High Way is a 100% stand-alone novel. But a sequel was already in the works. So why didn't McCoy follow-up with one right away? After all, Midwest Book Review called it “an extraordinary novel.” The book received numerous awards and attracted the interest of a movie producer. The trucker-turned-pastor-turned-trucker is a unique storyline for a long-overdue trucking movie.
Like a runaway truck hitting an escape ramp in a mountain pass, all that momentum abruptly stopped. In fact, the whole world stopped during the global lockdown that followed the release of Rough Way to the High Way. All those hopes and dreams were shattered like that truck would have been without the ramp.
You'll find this quote on the cover of Rough Way to the High Way: “When your plans unravel, it may be God who is pulling the strings.” The quote is related to the story in the novel. But it would turn out to be even more relevant to how events steered McCoy's writing journey in a different direction.
McCoy's dreams were shattered when the world turned upside down. But more than dreams were shattered for people he encountered in his travels across the country during the lockdown. The devastation was heart-wrenching. Families lost loved ones. People lost jobs as businesses shut their doors—sometimes for good. Fear and uncertainty about the future hung like a dark cloud over America and the rest of the world. People were isolated and lonely during these times and were encouraged to avoid contact with others. The message repeated time and again was clear: keep your distance.
Churches closed their doors when the need for spiritual connection and encouragement was greater than ever in this time of enforced solitude. The Sojourner's Road Home was created for those who, like McCoy, spend much of their time on the road or are separated from others for various other reasons. Suddenly, that was everyone’s story during the lockdown. People sought deeper meaning for their sojourn in this world.
Released by Morgan James Publishing in 2023, The Sojourner's Road Home invites readers on a spiritual pilgrimage to the heart of God as they walk in faith, embracing their role as sojourners in this world. Each day of the 40-day journey in The Sojourner’s Road Home offers a story focusing on various aspects of faith, personal growth, and our relationship with God. It is suitable for readers at any stage of their spiritual journey.
The book developed into a 40-day journey because that period often precedes remarkable transformations. Jesus' 40-day fast was followed by His greatest triumph over temptation. After His resurrection, He spent 40 days with His disciples, preparing them for the mission ahead. McCoy hoped to see the 40-day journey inspire spiritual breakthroughs in readers' lives.
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