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Fidelity
Emma Lyn Lengacher has spent the past four years searching for acceptance and love as an unexpected situation arises. Being cast out from her sheltered Amish community for violating the tenets of her faith, she is taken in by the Clements family. With the support of the Clements, Emma attends the local high school and can't help but be integrated into the world of adolescence. She attempts to remain innocent through this new experience in the hopes of becoming redeemable and ultimately restored to her family.
Now a new chapter is about to begin, as she prepares to attend Ohio State University with Sarah and Nicholas Clements. This transition isn't easy as Emma allows herself to trust a boy she admires. After revealing her shameful past, can she find the perfect love she has been craving for all her life or will she be stuck in the vicious cycle of fear and rejection.
Now a new chapter is about to begin, as she prepares to attend Ohio State University with Sarah and Nicholas Clements. This transition isn't easy as Emma allows herself to trust a boy she admires. After revealing her shameful past, can she find the perfect love she has been craving for all her life or will she be stuck in the vicious cycle of fear and rejection.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 22, 2015
About the author
James Nicholas Mann
4 books1 followerJames Nicholas Mann grew up in Southern California as the youngest of nine children. With a storyteller for a father and an English teacher for a mother, this young author had a good basis for well-written stories. Mann was privileged to have English teachers growing up that shared their passion for good literature. Good fictional stories with good adventure and great character development always intrigued this up and coming author.
Mann’s first work was written in eighth grade. It wasn’t until his freshman year of college at Bob Jones University, he came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and wanted to do something more with his life. Through the many English courses required in college, he learned about character development and a passion for good storytelling ignited in his mind. He had written the first draft of his first book sophomore year.
Writing allows Mann to take the pain and joy of life and superbly create something beautiful through it. Through all the pain and trials in the world, there is also so much hope. It's one thing to write about depressing things just for the morbidity of it; but, when one writes about sorrow and how one works through it to come out victorious over their inner demons; that is beauty.
This author has a message to send through his books. There is always hope even though the path is dark. Never give up! Search for that light!
1Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or WHATEVER you do, do all to the glory of God.
Mann’s first work was written in eighth grade. It wasn’t until his freshman year of college at Bob Jones University, he came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and wanted to do something more with his life. Through the many English courses required in college, he learned about character development and a passion for good storytelling ignited in his mind. He had written the first draft of his first book sophomore year.
Writing allows Mann to take the pain and joy of life and superbly create something beautiful through it. Through all the pain and trials in the world, there is also so much hope. It's one thing to write about depressing things just for the morbidity of it; but, when one writes about sorrow and how one works through it to come out victorious over their inner demons; that is beauty.
This author has a message to send through his books. There is always hope even though the path is dark. Never give up! Search for that light!
1Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or WHATEVER you do, do all to the glory of God.
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February 13, 2016
I am going to share my reasons I gave it 1 star. But the bottom line is, anyone who can put a story onto paper should be commended. It is no easy thing to do and it is always impressive.
1. The main characters did not function like real people would. For example: if Emma really became a mother at 14 than there is absolutely no way she would be sleeping in on Saturdays. This whole portion made no sense. We can't have it both ways: she would sleep in until 10 on Saturday but then ask the Clements to watch ben so she could take a run. If she was truly the functioning mother she would also have to ask them to babysit so she could sleep in. I'm Either she was seriously the worst mother and her character was NOT a heroin (which I could accept if this were an entirely different storyline of an incredibly dysfunctional woman and the equally dysfunctional family who took her in) or the Clements adopted Benjamin and she was not his mother, but maybe an auntie or sister.
2. Along the same lines, I felt like the characters were functioning as though in Junior High instead of college. All the characters thoughts and actions were far too juvenile and even melodramatic to be coming from college aged people. Ex: kissing Nicholas while scared on the Ferris wheel..... That's like every 7th grade girls absurd dream to somehow pass off making a poor choice like that as a "moment of panic." There was some melodrama that had me rolling my eyes, but that I could believe. Ex: Emma falling to the ground, crying in the rain after seeing her old Amish community while on a run.
3. There was a lot of paragraphs or full portions that didn't make a lot of sense. As though the description was a separate entity from the story.
I think this book was on the right path and that with some work it could have been a very enjoyable read
1. The main characters did not function like real people would. For example: if Emma really became a mother at 14 than there is absolutely no way she would be sleeping in on Saturdays. This whole portion made no sense. We can't have it both ways: she would sleep in until 10 on Saturday but then ask the Clements to watch ben so she could take a run. If she was truly the functioning mother she would also have to ask them to babysit so she could sleep in. I'm Either she was seriously the worst mother and her character was NOT a heroin (which I could accept if this were an entirely different storyline of an incredibly dysfunctional woman and the equally dysfunctional family who took her in) or the Clements adopted Benjamin and she was not his mother, but maybe an auntie or sister.
2. Along the same lines, I felt like the characters were functioning as though in Junior High instead of college. All the characters thoughts and actions were far too juvenile and even melodramatic to be coming from college aged people. Ex: kissing Nicholas while scared on the Ferris wheel..... That's like every 7th grade girls absurd dream to somehow pass off making a poor choice like that as a "moment of panic." There was some melodrama that had me rolling my eyes, but that I could believe. Ex: Emma falling to the ground, crying in the rain after seeing her old Amish community while on a run.
3. There was a lot of paragraphs or full portions that didn't make a lot of sense. As though the description was a separate entity from the story.
I think this book was on the right path and that with some work it could have been a very enjoyable read
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June 17, 2015
For my first book by this author, I could not have picked a better one. It is a different twist to an Amish fiction romance. The flashback moments helps to understand what the herion has gone through. The emotions are so real with temptations, forgiveness and real love. I was given a copy for an honest review.
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