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Thirsty
At first glance, a story about  vampires, alcoholism and God seems bizarre.  It’s definitely unexpected from a Christian novelist.  Tracey Bateman’s Thirsty combines these themes in a beautifully executed novel.  Nina Parker, newly sober and attempting to rebuild her life, returns to her tiny hometown in the Missouri Ozarks.  Her teenage daughter, Megan, reluctantly accompanies her during Spring Break.  Nina holds out little hope for at least some semblance of reconciliation.   As Megan spends time getting acquainted with the grandparents she has never known, Nina begins to form a friendship with a mysterious neighbor.  All the while, she is unawa

Touched by a Vampire
If you’ve been hiding out for the past couple of years you may not know that vampires have taken over.  Wander through any bookstore, glance at a magazine cover, look through the television listings and you’ll find the legendary bloodsuckers are all around us.  Today’s most celebrated vampires are found in Stephenie Meyers’ extraordinarily popular Twilight series.  In Touched by a Vampire, Beth Felker Jones examines Twilight’s themes under a Biblical microscope.  Her assessments and accompanying discussion questions would make an excellent group study for fans of Bella and Edward.  I was a little put off that Touched by a Vampire

White Picket Fences
Often when faced with a crisis, I get in my car and drive.  No particular destination in mind, just wheels to the pavement and time alone to think.  Years ago during one such excursion, as I passed perfectly manicured homes, it occurred to me that no one truly knows what goes on behind those decorative doors.  In Susan Meissner’s White Picket Fences, the Janvier family lives what appears to be a perfect life.  When mom Amanda takes in the 16 year old daughter of her wandering brother, their seemingly ideal world begins to fall apart.  Her husband, Neil, is not quite as enthusiastic about trying to provide their niece, Tally, with a stable home.  Their

G.R.I.T.S. Forever?
As a card-carrying member of the G.R.I.T.S. club, I am proud to be a Girl Raised In The South.  Piper Wick, however, feels no such pride.  The heroine of Tamara Leigh’s latest novel, Leaving Carolina, left the South twelve years ago and never looked back.  Now an accomplished PR consultant with a prominent boyfriend, Piper is living out her dreams in Los Angeles.  The past she’s worked to diligently to forget is suddenly front and center when an eccentric uncle decides to change his will and expose family secrets that Piper would rather keep hidden.  Reluctantly she returns to her North Carolina hometown in hopes of setting things straight. 

Shadow Government
Welcome readers!  I’ve got another book to give away!  Please leave a comment below for your chance to WIN a copy of Shadow Government.* Security cameras, surveillance of private financial transactions, radio frequency spy chips hidden in consumer products, eavesdropping on e-mail correspondence and phone calls, and Internet tracking. No one is protected, and privacy is a thing of the past.  An ultra-secret global elite, functioning as a very real shadow government, controls technology, finance, international law, world trade, political power, and vast military capabilities. These unnamed, unrivaled leaders answer to no earthly authority, and