Where Was
God? Fayth Angelica Hope, questioned after the death of her father.
Reared by a mother who could give, Cruella Deville, a run for her money
as, “The Queen of Mean,” Fayth turns her back on the church, her faith,
and love. She believed, no, just and merciful God would have abandoned
her to the harsh brutality of her mother’s iron fist. Her emotional and
spiritual scars run deep, lasting into adulthood.As a promising investigative reporter, she decides to change her name. Her given name of Fayth has more curses attached to it than blessings. She hopes the switch to Angelica will give her the clean slate she desires.
Assigned to investigate financial advisor Jasion McCoy, Angelica goes in determined to expose him for embezzlement. She hopes the story will advance her career as one of the top reporters across the country. Instantly, there is an attraction. But she hides her feelings from him. After a series of missteps, broken heartedness, and rejections in her past, she buries the notion of any man, especially a man of his caliber, ever loving her. With the evidence stacked against him, she believes his only interest in her, is to keep from going to prison.
Top-notch financial advisor Jasion McCoy is in the middle of an embezzlement scheme. When Angelica Hope shows up in his office, he knows he’s in trouble. She is one of the hottest investigative reporters in Port City and now she’s gunning for him. How can Jasion convince her that he is innocent? And how can he hold back his feeling for the woman who’s out to do him in?
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5.0 out of 5 stars: Movie Material Here!,
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"Where Was God? (Their Hearts Burned for Each Other)"
Interesting, captivating, easy reading criminal mystery filled with suspense. It overflows with heart-warming/heart-wrenching passion and romance which revolves around spiritual blindness, physical and mental pain. Author, Sheila L. Jackson began a story of a girl abused at the hands of her own mother and turned it into a psychological thriller. It will keep your attention from the first to the last page. Five stars for a job well done! It is movie material!
In full disclosure, I received this book as a free read in exchange for my honest review.
Kittye Sharron; Author of The Longest Letter: Incredible Hope
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read from a Debut Novelist,
This review is from: Where Was God?: Their Hearts Burned for Each Other (Kindle Edition)
This is the story of a girl with a tortured past
who thinks God has forgotten her, abandoned her, or created her solely
for the purpose of tormenting her through the abuse of the people He has
put in place to care for her.
I read this book in one day because of the mystery/who-done-it tension that kept me turning the pages.
As a debut novelist, Ms. Jackson did a good job of keeping several sub-plots moving. Some were better developed than others. A couple of times, it appeared to me that the author felt rushed to close a loop; those scenes seemed more sophomoric, but I liked her writing style enough as to stick with her. There were also several well-polished scenes, one of which moved me to tears.
A woman who wonders how to reconcile her sordid past in order to move forward with a victorious life in Christ would enjoy this book. A woman who wonders if there are still any good men out there, likewise, would find her faith restored within these pages.
I read this book in one day because of the mystery/who-done-it tension that kept me turning the pages.
As a debut novelist, Ms. Jackson did a good job of keeping several sub-plots moving. Some were better developed than others. A couple of times, it appeared to me that the author felt rushed to close a loop; those scenes seemed more sophomoric, but I liked her writing style enough as to stick with her. There were also several well-polished scenes, one of which moved me to tears.
A woman who wonders how to reconcile her sordid past in order to move forward with a victorious life in Christ would enjoy this book. A woman who wonders if there are still any good men out there, likewise, would find her faith restored within these pages.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Story of God's Love and Grace!, February 6, 2014
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This review is from: Where Was God?:Their Hearts Burned for Each Other (Kindle Edition)
Twenty-seven year old Fayth Angelica Hope-now
goes by Angelica has a tortured tormented soul. From the age of twelve
after her daddy’s death she was beaten and abused at the hands of her
mother till she was sixteen and rescued by her aunt. She dreams of the
boy JC she met at her daddy’s funeral that seemed to take the pain away
if only briefly. Now as an investigative reporter she pours her torment
and pain into her work to be the best at CBN news. Instead of a much
needed vacation her boss tells her she has to take the case of Spitzer
Financial Firm and Jasion McCoy.
Twenty-eight year old Jasion McCoy stepped into his daddy’s shoes to become a financial adviser. A God-fearing man he can’t understand the nightmare before him as he uncovered the embezzlement and yet he is being investigated. Still searching for his lost love Fayth he met at the age of twelve at her daddy’s funeral and now this he really is needing God’s help.
I found this book just searching amazon and what a book! So powerful and moving the pain and tormented characters lives that are so different and yet deep down both are really looking for the same. I love the well developed chemistry between the two and the sense of déjà-vu that both feel. Add two great characters to a remarkable storyline of intrigue and you have an outstanding story that is full of God’s love and grace.
Twenty-eight year old Jasion McCoy stepped into his daddy’s shoes to become a financial adviser. A God-fearing man he can’t understand the nightmare before him as he uncovered the embezzlement and yet he is being investigated. Still searching for his lost love Fayth he met at the age of twelve at her daddy’s funeral and now this he really is needing God’s help.
I found this book just searching amazon and what a book! So powerful and moving the pain and tormented characters lives that are so different and yet deep down both are really looking for the same. I love the well developed chemistry between the two and the sense of déjà-vu that both feel. Add two great characters to a remarkable storyline of intrigue and you have an outstanding story that is full of God’s love and grace.
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