Grace Livingston Hill Lutz was an early 20th century Christian Romance novelist. She is credited with having written hundreds of short stories and novels. Her strong female characters were either solid Christian women or women who became Christian during the course of the story. HillZs message was always the same: good verses evil. When Mikky took the bullet intended for the baby daughter of a wealthy banker, the course of his life was changed forever. In gratitude, the baby's father Delevan Endicott, sent the homeless orphan away to be educated. Mikky never forgot his friends--the poor, starving waifs with whom he shared stale crusts of bread, and cold, concrete slabs. Michael returned thirteen years later, determined to realize his vision of transforming the lives of the people he loved and left behind in the tenements of New York.