A Miller's Creek Novel ~ Christian
Contemporary Texas Romance Bk 6
by Cathy Bryant
Publisher: Cathy Bryant
Published: Apr. 6, 2015
ASIN: B00U8KE12K
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Synopsis:
A Miller's Creek novel and Christian
contemporary romance
A former soldier battles for the soul of a prodigal...
After a devastating divorce, a
bitter single mom and atheist starts her own real estate company in the
nostalgic and picturesque town of Miller’s Creek, Texas. Then her young
daughter’s disturbing symptoms lead doctors to discover that her leukemia has
relapsed. With her new life now turned upside down, Mara Hedwig struggles to
keep her business afloat. And her daughter’s worsening condition forces her to
rethink her beliefs about Carter Callahan and his God. Will Mara make the
return to Christian faith in the face of life’s greatest challenge?
An ex-military operative struggles with the return to civilian life
while coping with his rebellious teen-aged daughter. During a house-search, Carter
meets Mara, a headstrong Realtor who wants nothing to do with his God. But when
Mara’s little girl is diagnosed with leukemia, the clock begins ticking for him
to convince Mara to return to a life of faith. Just as he seems to be making
headway, circumstances beyond his control throw his efforts into a tailspin.
Can Carter learn to rest in the sovereignty of God?
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My
Thoughts:
Crossroads is an emotionally touching story as we become involved in
the lives of Mara and Ashton Hedwig and Carter and Chloe Callahan who live in
the small community of Miller's Creek.
I enjoyed the characters that the
author created because they were not perfect (okay, Ashton was very sweet and
precocious, but other than her, everyone else had their issues). The author
made it clear in her writing that God accepts us the way we are, flaws and all.
There were many issues that Mara
faced that were realistic obstacles to deal with in her journey of faith.
Though her story is fictional it could easily be used to assist someone else in
a similar faith-crisis.
Mara and Carter initially meet when
Mara, a real estate agent helps Carter look for a place to rent. Their families
become more involved when Chloe comes to work part-time for Mara.
When Ashton's leukaemia returns,
Carter sees the pent up anger towards God that is built up in Mara's heart and
because he has begun to care for her, and refuses to become involved with a
woman who is not following the Lord he seeks to help her find her way back to
Him.
There are many heart wrenching twists
and turns in this story and you may want to have a box of tissues close by if
you are subject to cry easily. I thought the author did a very good job of
bringing together some spiritual, teenage health, medical as well as the
circumstantial issues that life throws at us into a cohesive whole.
The writing was excellent. It was
clear, concise and well-edited. The only errors I noticed were that leukaemia
is a disease where there is a lack of red blood cells, so why was the donor
taking injections to increase her white blood cell count?
Crossroads was a moderately fast-paced book. I thought its speed was
appropriate for its genre. Enough time was taken to let us get to know each of
the main characters and their backgrounds enough to care about them and what
happened to them. That emotional connection with them is what made this book
and its message so powerful.
While Crossroads is a clean
romance novel, it is much more than that. It is the story of the hope we have
of the forgiveness of redemption in Jesus Christ if we turn our hearts back to
Him. It is about overcoming the same kinds of issues that Carter and Chloe
faced. It's about putting our faith back in Jesus.
I thoroughly enjoyed Crossroads. I
highly recommend this book to you if you enjoy Christian fiction and clean
romance. I gave this book 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the author for providing
a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive
opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Amazon best-selling author
Cathy Bryant writes Christian fiction set in the heart of Texas. Her popular
romance and romantic suspense novels take place in the fictional town of
Miller's Creek, where folks are friendly, the iced tea is sweet, and Mama
Beth's front porch beckons. All the Miller's Creek novels have been on the
Amazon Best-Seller list and are rated at 4.5 stars or higher on Amazon. Her
debut novel, TEXAS ROADS, was a 2009 ACFW Genesis finalist. Since then five
other stand-alone novels have been added to the series, one of which was a
reader-nominated 2013 Grace Award nominee (PILGRIMAGE OF PROMISE). Readers have
compared her work to that of Karen Kingsbury and Nicholas Sparks. A native Texan, Cathy currently resides in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains of northern New Mexico with her minister husband of over thirty years. She's written devotions for The Upper Room devotional magazine, two devotional books in collaboration with other Christian authors, and for online sites. She also has released a Bible study book, THE FRAGRANCE OF CRUSHED VIOLETS. In addition to her writing, she enjoys thrift store shopping, romping in the great outdoors, and mini-farming. To learn more about Cathy and her books, visit her website at www.CatBryant.com or make contact with her in these places:
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Kathryn, thanks so much for being a part of the virtual book tour for CROSSROADS and for taking the time to read and review the book. I'm so glad you enjoyed Carter and Mara's story! :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you and yours,
Cathy :)
My pleasure!
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