Bleeding Grace

A Memoir of Addiction, Survival, and the Relentless Pursuit of Redemption

In this heart-wrenching yet fiercely hopeful memoir, Bleeding Grace takes you inside the mind of an addict at war with himself. This is not just a true story based on real life drug addiction—it’s a journey through darkness into light, a story that strips away pretense and exposes the raw, painful, and ultimately beautiful truth of what it means to fall completely apart… and begin again.

For years, he hid behind a mask of control, ambition, and defiance. But beneath it all lived an addiction that slowly consumed everything—his relationships, his faith, and his sense of self. As he spiraled through the chaos of drug abuse, depression, and near-death moments, the lies multiplied, and the person he once was disappeared.

What remained? A man shattered—but not beyond repair.

Bleeding Grace is the story of hitting rock bottom and finding a way back. Of self-destruction, yes—but also of resurrection. In powerful, unfiltered prose, the author offers a rare window into the soul of someone battling addiction—and the inner transformation required to step out of darkness and into recovery.

James Elwood Erskine III

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