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Genesis House #2
Abiding Hope
Abiding Hope by Angela Benson released on May 23, 2003 is available now for purchase.
- GenresChristian Fiction
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2001
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About the author
Angela Benson
36 books123 followersThough Angela Benson began writing fiction in Miss Milizo's fifth grade English class, her first book was not published until 1994, more than thirty years later! Since then, Angela has published twelve novels, two novellas, and a nonfiction writing book. Her books have appeared on national, regional and local bestseller lists, and she has won several writing awards, including Best Multicultural Romance from Romantic Times magazine, and Best Contemporary Ethnic Romance from Affaire de Coeur magazine. She was a finalist for the 2000 Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award in Multicultural Romance.
After publishing seven contemporary romance novels and one novella with Kensington and Harlequin, Angela made a faith move to Christian fiction in 2000 with the publication of Awakening Mercy, the first book in her Genesis House series from Tyndale House Publishers. Awakening Mercy was a finalist for both the RITA Award given by Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction. The second book in the Genesis House series, Abiding Hope, was published in September 2001. Abiding Hope was awarded the Emma Award for Best Inspirational Romance presented by the Romance Slam Jam. The third book and final book of the series, Enduring Love, is not yet scheduled.
BET Books, now Harlequin's Kimani Press purchased the mass market rights to Awakening Mercy and Abiding Hope in 2000 and released mass market editions of the titles in June 2002 and June 2003, respectively.
Angela's first hardcover title, The Amen Sisters, was released in September 2005 by Walk Worthy Press. The Essence bestselling title won the Emma Award for Best Inspirational Romance. The trade paperback edition was released in November 2007.
Up Pops the Devil, published by HarperCollins (Avon A) in August 2008, was Angela's eleventh novel. It was selected the November 2008 African-American Book Club Pick at Books-A-Million and was featured in the September-October 2008 issue of UPSCALE Magazine.
Angela's twelfth novel, Sins of the Father (Avon A), hits bookstores in September 2009. Her second novella, Showers of Blessings, in the A Million Blessings (Dafina) anthology, was published in March 2010.
Angela has a diverse education and work history. She majored in mathematics at Spelman College and Industrial Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), and worked for fifteen years as an engineer in the telecommunications industry. She holds Masters degrees in operations research and human resources development. Her most recent degree is a doctorate in instructional technology from the University of Georgia. Dr. Benson is now an associate professor of educational technology at The University of Alabama.
After publishing seven contemporary romance novels and one novella with Kensington and Harlequin, Angela made a faith move to Christian fiction in 2000 with the publication of Awakening Mercy, the first book in her Genesis House series from Tyndale House Publishers. Awakening Mercy was a finalist for both the RITA Award given by Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction. The second book in the Genesis House series, Abiding Hope, was published in September 2001. Abiding Hope was awarded the Emma Award for Best Inspirational Romance presented by the Romance Slam Jam. The third book and final book of the series, Enduring Love, is not yet scheduled.
BET Books, now Harlequin's Kimani Press purchased the mass market rights to Awakening Mercy and Abiding Hope in 2000 and released mass market editions of the titles in June 2002 and June 2003, respectively.
Angela's first hardcover title, The Amen Sisters, was released in September 2005 by Walk Worthy Press. The Essence bestselling title won the Emma Award for Best Inspirational Romance. The trade paperback edition was released in November 2007.
Up Pops the Devil, published by HarperCollins (Avon A) in August 2008, was Angela's eleventh novel. It was selected the November 2008 African-American Book Club Pick at Books-A-Million and was featured in the September-October 2008 issue of UPSCALE Magazine.
Angela's twelfth novel, Sins of the Father (Avon A), hits bookstores in September 2009. Her second novella, Showers of Blessings, in the A Million Blessings (Dafina) anthology, was published in March 2010.
Angela has a diverse education and work history. She majored in mathematics at Spelman College and Industrial Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), and worked for fifteen years as an engineer in the telecommunications industry. She holds Masters degrees in operations research and human resources development. Her most recent degree is a doctorate in instructional technology from the University of Georgia. Dr. Benson is now an associate professor of educational technology at The University of Alabama.
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September 8, 2009
I am such a push over for happy endings. I love Angela's writings, she makes me want to stay in on weekends, with some snacks and read the day away.
July 1, 2017
Just as she did with Up Pops The Devil and the Amen Sisters, Angela Benson showed the vulnerabilities of Shay and Marvin, in Abiding Hope. Angela Benson wonderfully depicted how destructive various vices can be (i.e. unforgiveness, unresolved grief and measuring/judging an individual by man's standards as opposed to entrusting that person to God).
In Abiding Hope, John 15:7 truly resonated with me. Marvin faith wavered after his son's death. Shay's faith wavered because she wasn't sure if her husband would love her/love their unborn child. Bo had issues with is faith because of past failures. Each individual came to know that they could take their burdens to the Lord and leave them there.
The characters, just like me and others, have had to learn that taking our problems and concerns to the foot of the cross, only to pick them back up and try to manufacture our own deliverance, is not resting in his promises. Without preaching, Angela Benson reminded us that everyone faces tough times but Jesus will always bring us through. She used realistic situations. All of the characters were relatable.
Note: Awesome. Wonderful depiction that the Father will always be our anchor...if we but call on him and trust in him.
In Abiding Hope, John 15:7 truly resonated with me. Marvin faith wavered after his son's death. Shay's faith wavered because she wasn't sure if her husband would love her/love their unborn child. Bo had issues with is faith because of past failures. Each individual came to know that they could take their burdens to the Lord and leave them there.
The characters, just like me and others, have had to learn that taking our problems and concerns to the foot of the cross, only to pick them back up and try to manufacture our own deliverance, is not resting in his promises. Without preaching, Angela Benson reminded us that everyone faces tough times but Jesus will always bring us through. She used realistic situations. All of the characters were relatable.
Note: Awesome. Wonderful depiction that the Father will always be our anchor...if we but call on him and trust in him.
October 4, 2019
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March 29, 2023Abiding Peace
March 4, 2012
Abiding Hope is the 2nd book in the Genesis House series by Angela Benson. Abiding Hope continues the momentum by focusing on the lives of Shay and Marvin Taylor, the founders of Genesis House. Their marriage began to fall apart in the first book Awakening Mercy from the death of their six-year-old son. Now the couple has left Atlanta and moved to Mississippi in hopes of a new start. Shay desperately wants a second baby despite medical advice; Marvin feels it will only bring more pain. Their faith in God and each other is tested in this second installment of the Genesis House series.
The content is emotional and uplifting. The story was slow-paced and not quite as engaging as the first book of the series. Perhaps I got my hopes up too high when I realized the story would be focused on Shay and Marvin's marriage and loss of their child. While it did focus on this couple, I just expected more. Again, this series is a mix between the Blessings series by Beverly Jenkins and the Reverend Curtis Black series by Kimberla Lawson Roby. If you are a fan of either series or like Christian inspirational fiction, you will enjoy the work of author Angela Benson.
To date, these are the only two books in the Genesis House series. Catch up now before the third installment Enduring Love releases later this year. (My guess is Angela Benson will write about new characters Vickie and Daniel). You may download the eBook version of Abiding Hope for less than $4.
*NOTE TO NOOK FRIENDS: You may borrow my eBook copy of Abiding Hope using the "Lend Me" feature.
Literary Marie of Precision Reviews
The content is emotional and uplifting. The story was slow-paced and not quite as engaging as the first book of the series. Perhaps I got my hopes up too high when I realized the story would be focused on Shay and Marvin's marriage and loss of their child. While it did focus on this couple, I just expected more. Again, this series is a mix between the Blessings series by Beverly Jenkins and the Reverend Curtis Black series by Kimberla Lawson Roby. If you are a fan of either series or like Christian inspirational fiction, you will enjoy the work of author Angela Benson.
To date, these are the only two books in the Genesis House series. Catch up now before the third installment Enduring Love releases later this year. (My guess is Angela Benson will write about new characters Vickie and Daniel). You may download the eBook version of Abiding Hope for less than $4.
*NOTE TO NOOK FRIENDS: You may borrow my eBook copy of Abiding Hope using the "Lend Me" feature.
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November 15, 2011This novel was about a married couple that endured many struggles and was on a verge of a divorce. This novel really wasn't exciting for me because I was expecting more from Angela Benson being that she is an award-winning author. This story was very slow and I thought that it would pick up as it went along, but it didn't the characters changed somewhat, but as a reader you would have to pay close attention or you may miss the change. There really wasn't anything I could take away from her writing and apply it to my own that I haven't already done or thought of.
July 18, 2008
since she's a national bestselling author, i was kind of anticipating a better written story than it was, but ...
was another quick summer read. not quite as easy or lite, because of some of the issues covered in the plot, tho.
was another quick summer read. not quite as easy or lite, because of some of the issues covered in the plot, tho.
June 1, 2009
For my Spring Challenge 2009.
Not really the kind of book I normally read, but ok for its' genre.
Not really the kind of book I normally read, but ok for its' genre.
February 11, 2012
Not really impressed. The first book was better.
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