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"Son of A Saint" is the name of a novel-in-progress by Marck Bailey. This is the wiki of the world of Nicholas Everett Kurtzman and everyone and everything with which he comes in contact.

Plot Summary
Nicholas Everett Kurtzman ("Everett," or "Ever") leads a life designed to spurn his family’s expectations that he take over the vocation of his father, Kris. He has left Florida after an ugly breakup with a woman who could not handle his “family secret.” He starts over in Chicago, only to find that he can’t escape physical and psychological reminders of the life he is attempting to elude. Not long after settling in, he inadvertently rescues 5-year-old Arden. He falls hard for the girl’s mother, Sherry, despite having little interest in children. Ever and Sherry’s relationship deepens even as Ever resists getting too close and having to reveal his secret — and then almost falls apart when Sherry discovers an infidelity with the wife of one of Ever’s childhood friends. Ever regularly receives letters from his mother, who shares what is happening at home and urges Ever to consider returning. Ever opens them only to retrieve the included cash; he does not read them. An ex-girlfriend of Ever’s appears at his door one day to plea in person for his return, as the family business is in danger. Due to a recent tragedy in his and Sherry’s life, Walt is emotionally ready to return, and Sherry and Arden accompany him. Ever’s continued selfishness further deteriorates his relationship with Kris, but things change when Ever sees firsthand what Kris’s second-in-command, Phil Gold, is doing to the business. Ever confronts Phil and must resolve the issue with the business. (He does.) Ever, Sherry, and Arden return to Chicago, but only long enough to pack up their lives and return north, where Ever, having finally committed to Sherry, accepts his future and takes over the business.