The Unfinished Symphony

She saved the Savior. And in doing so, she broke the world. Dr. Aris Thorne, a physicist haunted by personal loss, has achieved the impossible: she has mastered time. And with her power, she commits what she believes is the ultimate act of compassion. In the Garden of Gethsemane, she intervenes, altering events so that Jesus of Nazareth is spared his brutal execution. She returns to a present that is safe, sane… and spiritually empty. Forty years later, an elderly Aris sits at the deathbed of the Messiah she saved. Jesus is dying of old age, surrounded by friends, in a world where his teachings are admired but carry no transformative power. Prayers hit a brass ceiling and fall back, unheard. The sick are comforted, but never healed. The dead are mourned, but never raised. Love is a temporary comfort, not an eternal cure. Told in reverse chronology, this haunting journey reveals the consequences of a well-intentioned sin. Aris witnesses the slow disintegration of the disciples, the rise of a hollow religion, and the quiet despair of a creation permanently separated from its Creator. She watches Jesus himself bear the crushing weight of a divine purpose denied. When a devastating message from her future self reveals the full scope of her error, Aris is shattered. To restore the world, she must undertake a final, unthinkable mission: not to prevent the crucifixion, but to ensure it happens. She must walk with him to Golgotha and finally understand that some loves can only be completed through sacrifice. A masterful blend of theological speculation and heart-wrenching human drama, The Unfinished Symphony is a five-act tragedy that will forever change how you see the Cross. It's a story for the skeptic and the believer alike, asking: What does love truly require? For readers of The Time Traveler's Wife and The Shack, this is a novel that doesn't just tell you why the Cross was necessary—it makes you feel its terrifying absence, and yearn for its restoration.