Paddy's Well
Their lives changed in an instant. At twenty-one years old Patrick McMatthews is left to raise his siblings after a drunk driver kills his parents. He struggles to find within himself the strength to do what his father asked on his death bed, take care of them as he would have.
Together, all five McMatthews children face the inevtiable, life without Mom and Dad. They fight amongst themselves, the courts, and fate. Each have their own secrets and all hide their pain. In time wounds heal, life goes on, and Paddy opens his heart to love. Jodi has stood by him, patiently waiting for him to be ready. Waiting for promises to be fulfilled.
Years later, Paddy sees the last of his siblings off into the world. The time to start his own family has come. As a Philadelphia Police Detective, he does it all. He's a loving fiance to Jodi and still the patriarch of his tight Irish Catholic family.
Life is good, predictable, just the way he likes it, until his partner, Ray, is killed in the line of duty. Holding his bloody hand, Paddy swears to look out for Ray’s wife and six children.
Numb from Ray’s passing, Paddy vows to fulfill yet another promise. But how far will he go? Will he have to choose between two families? And when a startling revelation comes to pass, will it tear his world apart?
