Child Of God
Misstep by Deborah Dee Harper is a contemporary Christian suspense thriller that drew me in from the start.
A fun filled chatty style blends with serious lessons from God. The reader really ‘feels’ a part of the action that is told from various points of view in both the first and third person. Godly wisdom imparts into the reader as we witness the birth of a new Christian.
Retirement in a small town should be peaceful and uneventful… but nothing could be further from the truth. The reader sees that there are no retirement plans in God’s kingdom.
With most of the residents being the other side of seventy, the reader could be excused from thinking the action will be sedate. However there is still life and fire in the residents of the town.
Guilt over loss dominates a life. “You’ve got to let go of the grief… you’ve got to get rid of any guilt.” Seventy two years of self inflicted punishment and withdrawal from life is a terrible sentence to live under. We are our own worst enemy as we believe the lies of the evil one. “She doesn’t believe that Jesus would love her.” No one is ever excluded from God’s love.
There is the question of identity. “Who was she? The rich old woman who doesn’t need anybody – or the little girl who needs anybody who’ll have her?” I think this is the saddest sentence in the whole book as it speaks of the vulnerability of a character. There is a child locked inside an octogenarian who has never known love.
Light hearted moments wrap around godly wisdom. “Word spreads fast… but the truth doesn’t always tag along.” A warning against gossip.
I really enjoyed Misstep. It was a very unique read with something for everyone. It was refreshing to have a novel with the characters in the latter stages of life. It is a perfect blend of humour, tension and life lessons. Wonderful.
I received this book for free. A favourable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.
JULIA WILSON
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About The Book
Winnie and Sadie are still fighting, and I’m still living in the strangest town on earth. It’s December in Road’s End, Virginia, a tiny town long forgotten by anyone but its residents, where Colonel Hugh Foster and his wife, Melanie, have chosen to live—for better or worse. The jury’s still out on that one! Road’s End is comprised entirely of senior citizens whose kids have grown and left for greener pastures. Hugh, Melanie, and Bristol (one of the few sane people in town) are faced with a crumbling church in desperate need of repair and renovation, a dwindling congregation of opinionated, ornery senior citizens, and a camel—yes, a camel. And if that’s not enough, the trio and the rest of the Road’s End residents, are soon mired in danger and intrigue when a group of gun-toting drug dealers arrive in town, bent on killing the church handyman, and conspiring to ruin the doggonedest record-breaking blizzard the town has ever seen. Poor drug dealers.
About the Author:
Deborah Dee Harper writes from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and specializes in humorous, inspirational Christian books for both children and adults. Her novel, Misstep, is the first book in her Road’s End series for adults (although children are welcome to read them as well). She’s also written a children’s adventure series, Laramie on the Lam, that is inspirational, humorous, and full of fun.
Contact Dee at:
PO Box 702852; Dallas, TX 75370
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