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Marlene Banks

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Born

Pennsylvania , The United States

Website

https://straitgatekingdom.org

Genre

Christian, Historical Fiction, Contemporary

Influences

Alex Haley, Francine Rivers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Tennessee William ...more

Member Since

August 2013

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Kingdom writer, word warrior and novelist is how I describe my writing journey. I am hardwired to write things that highlight Yahweh and Christ Jesus including my fiction stories. My mantra is, Christ Jesus is author and finisher of my faith and my fiction.

Although historical and romance novels are favorites of mine, I write multiple genres about all sorts of things that inspire, inform, and entertain. I have an affinity for stories depicting the African American experience in the United States. I also am starting to write more nonfiction. The one constant in my writing is to point to the Creator and Savior through human interest or experience. I'm an avid reader with a variety of other interests. If you'd like to learn more about me or ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 314 ratings · 45 reviews · 21 distinct works

	Ruth's Redemption 3.89 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son of a Preacherman 4.21 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greenwood and Archer: After The Riot 4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greenwood and Archer SAMPLER: After the Riot 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gunmen of Nicodemis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A HAPPY Thanksgiving! (Bea Happy #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son of a Preacherman SAMPLER 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Happy Anniversary! it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Happy New Year! (Bea Happy #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Land and Legacy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Apostles' Creed: Fresh Water from an Ancient Spring

by James O. Speed Jr.

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The Pursuit of God

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“The rest of my life is going to be the Best of my life!”
― Marlene Banks

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“You never can tell what two people in love will do or how things will turn out. What they say and what they do can be very different from what they feel. How they act often makes no logical sense.”
― Marlene Banks, Son of a Preacherman

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“I don't anxiously take in what people say about other people and judge them solely on that basis. I measure a person by how they treat me and what I see in their character.”
― Marlene Banks, Son of a Preacherman

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