Intercession: Jessica's Story

Hope & Healing #1

by Vicki Hunt Budge

In The Darkest Hours of Addiction, A Light Shines When Jessica Mobley's husband abandons her and flies off to Mexico to meet another woman, it's the tip of the iceberg. She soon unravels his porn addiction and her financial ruin. Jessica tries to keep up an appearance that all is well, but ultimately she resorts to drastic measures to support her three children. She guts part of her home to start a preschool and rents out another two rooms. Her life is soon filled with new friends and activities, but the new friends bring problems of their own. Is hope and healing possible as they strengthen one another and rely on the Lord? And will romance find its way into Jessica's heart again? Intercession is a story of love and friendship loaded with drama, inspiration, loss and the tenacity of one woman who finds her strength in the Lord.

294 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 10, 2014

About the author

Vicki Hunt Budge makes her full-length fiction debut with Intercession. She grew up in southern Idaho with a mother who read to her and a father who taught her to golf and swim. Vicki attended Idaho State University and the University of Utah. She began writing for the Friend magazine when her children were young and she’s published many stories and articles for LDS church magazines since that time. She and her husband raised four children in Central Oregon, but now reside in Utah. In addition to her children and grandchildren, Vicki enjoys reading, hiking, cooking and serving with her husband as a missionary in the LDS Addiction Recovery Program. Vicki would love to hear from readers and can be contacted through: www.facebook.com/VickiHuntBudgeAuthor vicki@vickihuntbudge.com

Reviews

[Louise Pledge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my heck, what a good book! After reading "Deliverance" by the same author, I knew I had to read the rest of the series, I do wish I had read them in order, though, as I knew what some of the answers would end up being in this story from reading the last one in the series. This book is full of emotions like discouragement, hope, forgiveness, redemption, depression and a lot of love. I, particularly, liked the scriptures spaced throughout and the fact that it was a spiritual read. Of course, my favorite books usually have children as part of the plot.

I just bought the second in the series and can hardly wait to get started on it. So happy I discovered Vicki Hunt Budge!

[LJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy the characters in this book. They are well-defined and interesting. A variety of life's problems are represented, with each character trying to apply faith, love, and forgiveness to their own situation.

[Kim Threlkeld · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book!

I loved this book. It was great to read a story line with religion combined. I will definitely read more if this author's work.

[Traci Sessions · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title says it all, this book really is about hope and healing.

I really enjoyed this book. The author does a wonderful job of bringing the characters to live. They are very down to earth and relatable. It is a very clean story.My only concern is there are terms used in the book that are exclusive to to authors religion. If a reader is not LDS or aware of the LDS culture the may get confused with some of the terms used.