Review: John picked up an ordinary book while out with his wife, hoping that it would give him some of the answers he searched for. He was jobless and had no income to support his wife and infant son, Derek. It seemed like an innocent book until John was reading it in the privacy of his closet and hands came from the wall and choked him.
Twenty years later, Derek (John's son) has graduated from seminary and in search of a job. He feels discouraged and turns to the occult out of desperation. A portal opens and a witch uses it to kidnap Derek's son and wife. Derek must go through the portal to a demonic dimension and save the ones he loves before they are destroyed.
Review: It's been a year since the murder of Ward's dad and Ward's accident. He had been framed for manslaughter by the same group of people who had murdered his dad. His relationship with the woman he loved, Carrie Hope, had broken but one day she shows up wanting to write a book on the North Beach Project which was exactly what Ward and his father had gotten into before they were both either killed or scared away from it. However, Carrie had no fears of the situation and decided to go on with the book and investigation without him. Ward decided that he would need to use his "gift" to help protect her from the horrible people involved in this who will surely be after her when she starts digging into the situation again. Soon, they find themselves on a world wide adventure as they become the target of the most dangerous assassin in the western hemisphere -- Culebre.
Review: Claudia and Casio were on the bus on the way home from a football game with their teacher, BJ Remington and all the other football players and cheerleaders. Their lives are changed forever when a shooter steps onto the bus and starts killing their friends. Claudia and Casio witness the death of their favorite teacher and their lives are forever changed. Ten years later Claudia's husband, the ADA, has opened the case again to try to find BJ's murderer in hopes to cheer his wife up who is suffering from depression. Casio, who has become a police officer, offers to assist and together they work to solve this murder as Casio's life falls apart and Claudia's family gets ripped apart. Will they save their lives and their families as they try to discover the truth behind the shooting?
I really did enjoy this book. There were definitely some unexpected twists at the end. Overall though, I really enjoyed this book. It was clean and it kept me turning the page to find out what would happen. There was quite a bit of drama in this book. There are several scenarios that could hurt those sensitive to miscarriages, abuse, adultery, PTSD, and then, of course, murder. This was an "on the edge of your seat" mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed. :)
Author: Serita Jakes has been married to Bishop T.D. Jakes for nearly 30 years. She is a public speaker and relies heavily on her education in theater and mass communication.She is also the Executive Director of The Potter’s House Women’s Ministries. In 2009 she even appeared in the movie Not Easily Broken. Together, Mrs and Bishop Jakes have five children and two grandchildren.
Rating: **** Four Stars
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Review: Hannah Ryan sits at home, waiting for her husband and daughters to return home from a camping trip. Instead, the police show up to tell her they were hit by a drunk driver and her husband and one of her daughters were killed. Hannah then has one thing on her mind -- revenge. She wants to see the drunk driver put behind bars. In her rage at this man she somehow manages to forget her living daughter. Can Hannah find forgiveness and save the family she has left?
This was a good story. It was very depressing but it had a good message. I don't think it would be one of those stories that I'd read over and over again but it was nice to read once. Also, this is Christian Fiction and I review for a few Christian companies but this book was annoyingly "preachy". If you're one of those people who don't mind a good cry then this would be a good books for you. It will definitely make you cry and it has some very depressing parts. The reader is able to follow the journey of the widow who lost her husband and daughter, the daughter who lost her sister, father and feels the whole world wished she had died instead of her sister, the driver who made a mistake and drove while drunk resulting in casualties beyond anything he ever thought would happen and the lawyers who are passionate about what they do. It was great being able to get it from all the points of view. It made it more real and allowed me to feel more empathy to each character who made me angry because of stupid choices they were making.
Author: Kingsbury is a public speaker and a novelist.She has written over 40 novels and sold over 15 million copies. She loves to friend her readers on Twitter and Facebook. She has over 220,000 friends on Facebook and over 15,000 followers on Twitter. She also speaks at public events, reaching over 100,000 women each year. Rating: *** Three Stars
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Review: Trevor, a search and rescue volunteer, rescues a toddler from the jaws of a mountain lion because of his need to save people from a dramatic experience from his childhood. Natalie, a very talented sculptor with eidetic memory, is new to this small mountain town and trying to make it on her own without having to rely so much on her brother. Trevor and Natalie find their lives entwined as something evil threatens the peace of their small community and Trevor and Natalie are both challenged in ways they never imagined.
I truly enjoyed every page of this book. It had me glued to it from the beginning and at the end I was flipping the page trying to find more... anything! I wanted it to keep going. I did feel that there were some minor plot lines that were left unanswered -- they were minor but still enough to annoy me. Other than that... I can find nothing to complain about this book. The characters were all original and fun. My poor husband and mom were probably so excited for me to be finished so that I'd stop talking to them about it and maybe wash some dishes for my family. Yeah, it was one of those books for me. I loved it!
Author: Heitzmann was born in Indiana and later moved to Colorado. She played classical music on the violin and rode horses.She home schooled her four children when she wrote her very first novel (this totally gave me hope as a homeschooling mom!). When asked why she writes she says, "to get the stories out of my head."
Rating: **** Four Stars
I received this complimentary copy of Indelible from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review
Review/Synopsis: When flipping through this book, the first thing that caught my eye was a quote by John Wooden which reads, "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out." I loved that quote and it is really what most of the book is about. The author wants the reader to learn to get out of his or her own "ditch" by doing it the right way and not just leaping out of the ditch to land in something even more treacherous.The author leads the reader through steps using examples of tragedies and struggles in other people's lives with scriptures and better ways to think to get the reader out of the slump and get back on his or her feet.
As I was reading this book and all the struggles other people went through, I kept thinking to myself, "I don't really have any major struggles." So, then I started thinking about the things that stress me out from day to day and I realized this applies to those as well. I can use the same steps here and make a stressful day with a toddler a better day or turn an incredibly busy day into a... well, still busy and stressful but I will have a better view of the situation while going through my day. I found myself constantly thinking of her five steps introduced in the beginning of the book just to get me through my day to day activities as a mom and realized how much easier it is. I thought this was a fun book with excellent advice! Author: If you are wondering if she has the education to back up the information she puts in the books -- I am going to say the answer to that is YES! She has a BA from Florida State University, a masters degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, a masters degree in journalism from Florida A & M University. She is also a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) and and member of the International Coach Federation, National Speakers Association and the National Association of Black Journalists. She currently lives in Atlanta, GA. This is her most recent of six books. To learn more about hValorie Burton and the motivational programs she has available or to receive her newsletter then click here (http://www.valorieburton.com/).
Rating: **** Four Stars
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