Down a Novel by HC SMITTY with bonus novella Max Out

 Meet Lance Rheinhardt, a man whose fate was sealed the moment he entered the juvenile justice system. Lost in the chaos of his youth, he turned to drugs to cope with the madness that surrounded him, and gangs offered a twisted sense of family—a bond forged in desperation. Now, as an adult, he struggles to navigate a world he barely understands, having spent most of his life behind bars. Prison is all he knows, but a voice inside him screams for something more, something better. He senses that he’s different from the other inmates, but the path to change feels shrouded in darkness. Each day, he faces the grim possibility of death—whether from a bullet or a needle—but what terrifies him even more is the prospect of change. He stands on the edge of chaos, unsure of where to begin, caught between the life he's always known and the unknown future that lies ahead