Sweet Southern Boys

Three best friends ... an implacable rival ... an accusation of rape and racism rock a small Southern town ....

They've been best friends since grade school. Growing up in moss-draped Verona, Georgia, life is idyllic for Shelby, Randy, and John Mark. They've petted and spoiled Shelby's little sister, Ainsley, and played, studied,worked and worshiped -- together. The sons of close-knit families, they have been raised to be responsible, to revere God, and to love.

But as seniors in high school, they are accused of unspeakable crimes. Branded criminals in headlines across the state, victimized by the justice system, persecuted by their community, their lives shattered and their futures jeopardized, they have no one to turn to but their families, their faith and each other.

A bittersweet tale about coming of age in the dawning of modern misandry.