I love to read. My husband knows if I am out of books, I’m going to be crabby. That may be the main reason he bought me a Kindle last Christmas. My next new book is a few satellite seconds away!
One of the best books I’ve read this year is by an author named John Robinson. I was already a fan of his first series of novels – The Joe Box Series (now available at Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Until-Last-Dies-Mystery-Book/dp/1589190211/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1287927306&sr=8-1-catcorr). Go ahead and buy all three at once – you’ll enjoy reading them one right after the other!
One of my favorite things about John’s writing is that he writes like a guy. He knows the majority of his readers are going to be women, but he doesn’t write to please us or try to make his characters understandable or hyper-sensitive to our female needs. Like my other favorite male writers – he’s a guy writing the stories he’s been given. He stays true to that. This makes his writing authentic.
The moment I started reading Headed Home, I was immediately connected somehow to the character named Dooley. I put my head down on my desk and wept over this kid. I found myself rooting for all the remnants of a fictional Vietnam combat unit. Every character mattered. I wanted to pray for them! Then, there is the final scene in the church – Robinson wrote evil so bad, my heart pounded and my fists clenched.
I found myself making a list of the people who I want to know Jesus before He comes again and praying about ways to reach out to them.
The author has generously given you the first two chapters of this book on his website:
You can purchase Heading Home from all local and online bookstores or at Sheaf House Publishers (www.sheafhouse.com)
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