Synopsis:
Christy Williams finally has her life on track. She’s putting her past behind her and working hard to build a career as an antiquarian book buyer. But things begin to unravel when a stolen Hemingway first edition is found in her possession, framing her for a crime she didn’t commit. With no one to turn to, she yearns for her estranged younger sister, May, whom she abandoned after their parents’ untimely deaths. Soon, Christy’s fleeing from her shattered dreams, her ex-boyfriend, and God. Could May’s Triple Cross Ranch be the safe haven she’s searching for? Will the sisters realize that each possesses what the other desperately needs before it’s too late? A stunning debut from the latest Christian Writers Guild winner.
Read the first chapter here: http://files.tyndale.com/thpdata/FirstChapters/978-1-4143-3448-6.pdf
Author Bio:
C. J. Darlington began writing the story that would become her first novel Thicker than Blood when she was a fifteen-year-old homeschool student. She has been in the antiquarian bookselling business for over a decade, scouting for stores similar to the one described in Thicker than Blood before cofounding her own online bookstore. Thicker than Blood was the winner of the 2008 Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel contest.
In 2006 C. J. started the Christian entertainment Web site Titletrakk.com with her sister, Tracy, and has been actively promoting Christian fiction through book reviews and author interviews. She makes her home in Pennsylvania with her family and their menagerie of dogs and cats.
When she's not writing, she's reading. Her hobbies include book and art collecting, fly fishing, painting and drawing.
©2010
My Opinion:
A suspenseful, thoughtful, and uplifting story from beginning to end. This book makes you wonder who you should be forgiving, instead of harboring a grudge. The message in the book was so inspiring, I found it next to impossible to put down.
A very entertaining read, that I recommend to all!
(4.5/5)
~I received a copy from Tyndale. I was not compensated for my opinion.~
Great review.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds excellent!! I love the cover as well!!
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the recommendation and thanks for stopping over to my place.
ReplyDeleteI read the synopsis and it sounded good. Actually, maybe just the phrase "antiquarian book buyer" caught my attention. Glad to see it lived up to it's promise.
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