Matthew Sterling is a man on
the way up. As Assistant City
Manager in the Wasatch Range
community of Snowy Ridge, Utah,
and a Brigham Young University law
school graduate, the 21st century
looks promising. 
    
Returning east to New York to
settle the estate of his deceased
grandmother and to direct the
demolition of Riveroaks, her
two-hundred-twenty-year-old Hyde
Park home on the Hudson River,
Matt discovers the historic journal
of Major Andrew McBride, his
sixth-great grandfather, plus a
Revolutionary War manuscript that
uncloaks a true patriot. 
    
When Matt returns to Utah, local
government elections and their
tumultuous aftermath shatter his
image of democracy and he finds
his future is in the hands of
unscrupulous politicians and
bureaucrats who value personal
gain above honor. As the modern-day
political drama unfolds, and the glare
of negative publicity turns against him, Matt is astonished by the similarity to McBride's early American tale of deceit, dishonor, and public shame and the consequences that affected the rest of his life.
    
Amidst the whirling maelstrom, his life is further complicated by a growing attraction to a beautiful genetic biology PhD candidate from England, Kasia Somerset, who serves as the Assistant Director of the Molecular Genealogy Project at BYU.  When Kasia examines Major McBride's historic documents, the incredulous DNA revelation she discovers turns Matt Sterling's world upside down as it did his ancestor, and he is forced to come face-to-face with his true lineage-and a heritage of epic proportions.

Outstanding in its genre."    Booklist

"... as thoroughly reflective as it is engagingly entertaining reading and documents Gordon Ryan as a writer of skill and originality."  Midwest Book Review

A Question of Consequence is a compelling story of integrity, honor, and courage which will make you think about your own convictions and inspire you to live up to the name you carry.
Tristi Pinkston, Author

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