"Sabrina" by Lori Wick

Prostitute to Preacher's Wife, a story of Deliverance and Transformation

Sabrina by Lori Wick is a Christian historical romance book that is fairly predictable and contains a lot of scripture, including the plan of salvation. Sabrina, the main character, was a prostitute who is befriended by the sheriff and his wife who share God's plan of salvation with her and help her get out of prostitution. She leaves town and starts a new life, supporting herself by being a seamstress and working in a mercantile. She tries to help other prostitutes and finds love in her new town.

Sabrina promotes compassion and forgiveness, but pretty predictable although it leaves some loose ends. The author did not go into a lot of detail when handling the prostitution aspect of this story. I enjoyed reading it.
(Karen's review 4/7/09)

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"No Daddy, Don't" by Irene Pence

No Daddy Don’t by Irene Pence is a shocking non-fiction story about how John Battaglia killed two of his children and the trial afterward.  It gives all the background that led up to the day he did it.  It’s a good read!  I especially enjoyed the trial part of the book!
(Gerard's Review)

We discovered this book over at Reading, Reading & LIfe.  Check out that review too!

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What Fairy Tale Are You?

Just thought it's time for a fun post to take a little break so I thought this would be a good quiz for our readers.  Karen is Cinderella:

You Are Cinderella

You believe it's important to do the right thing, even if you aren't rewarded for it. (Absolutely!) Not everyone treats you with respect, but good people see your goodness. (Fortunately, most people I think do respect me, especially my husband!) You've had a lot of bad luck, but these days it feels like you luck is about to change. (I don't really feel like this is true. I've been very blessed and know that God is in control of everything that comes into my life. I don't believe in luck at all.) Even though times are tough, hang in there. You'll eventually get the life you justly deserve. (I think my life is good right now and live one day at a time, enjoying each day as a gift from God and trying to make the most of it.)

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Please let us know your results in the comments and if it got you right. This one didn't really match up to me but sometimes they are right on.

"Die For You" by Lisa Unger

Die For You by Lisa Unger is the story of an author, Isabel Raine, whose husband disappears and she launches into her own investigation to figure out what happened.  Fiction writers make pretty good detectives.  She loves her husband and does not hesitate to go looking for him even though it puts her in great danger.  Die For You is a fast-paced novel about trust, love, marriage, forgiveness, betrayal and identity theft. 

 

This is one of those books that is difficult to put down because of the mystery and suspense created from the start.  I liked the insight the author gives into four different marriages, the excitement of the mob involvement, the trip to Prague and the theme of trust and forgiveness that runs through the book.   The lesson taught in this book is to get to know someone well before you marry them!  

(Karen's review)

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"Dogwood" by Chris Fabry

Dogwood by Chris Fabry is a short novel that I found a bit hard to follow at first.  It got off to kind of a slow start but takes some unexpected turns along the way that made for interesting reading.  It’s about Will who is in love with a girl from high school that he decides is worth waiting for, even though it means being an ex-con and returning to his small hometown in West Virginia which doesn’t want him back.

This book is about illusions.  Things are not what they seem.  I’m glad I finished it because it did get good at the end and was hard to put down; however, overall, I really didn’t care much for this one.  I’d be curious to hear what others think of it.  It’s not your usual crime mystery or romance, that’s for sure!   Discussion questions are included--could be a book club read.

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