An Appearance of Evil

by Brigette Manie, Shaakirah Medford (Editor)

A believer that God is no ‘respecter of persons’ and that the gospel must be preached in ‘all the world,’ Pastor Carolyn Lane has no problem witnessing to all and sundry. The members of her church, Salt Spring SAB, have a lot of problems with her all-inclusive attitude, though.When Carolyn begins visiting the Bare to the Bones nightclub with regularity, her two busybody members who live down the street are scandalized. Soon the church is abuzz with the news that their pastor visits a disreputable place. Carolyn explains until she’s breathless that she’s only giving Bible studies to the owner, Ash Donaldson. She’s mystified that the church members don’t seem to desire spreading the good news of Jesus. But as things become clear, Carolyn realizes that their resistance to winning sin-sick souls stems from those souls being mirror images of their own lives. Pastor Lane sees that healing and conversion need to begin in the sanctuary before souls in the street can be won to salvation.As if her job isn’t hard enough, an inconvenient attraction stirs between her and Ash. She struggles to fight it and constantly reminds herself that this delicious handiwork of the Creator is a soul for Jesus and not for her. Now Pastor Lane must be careful that her witnessing act, which only appears evil, doesn’t really become evil.

262 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 25, 2015

About the author

Brigette has been an avid reader of romantic fiction since her teens. She began penning her own stories in her stay-at-home-mom years. The blessing of her twenty-three (23) years of romance with her husband and her faith find their way into the lives of her characters and their relationships.

She writes contemporary Christian romantic fiction about African American as well as mixed race couples. Christian romantic suspense also intrigues Brigette, and she writes in that category as well. To date she has written twenty-five novels and two inspirational/devotional works.

Her romantic works are divided into five series: Pioneers in the Pulpit, Five Brothers’ Books, Seneca Mountain Romances, Mahogany and Daniel, and The Banning Island Romances (romantic suspense). She has been blessed to have two #1 bestsellers on Amazon’s Kindle. She is currently working on the fifth installment to the Pioneers in the Pulpit series scheduled for debut in October 2015.

She enjoys talking to readers via her website: www.brigettemanie.com.

Reviews

[Hazel Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW

Wonderful story of not judging. Ash with all of his tattoos looked scary,but God could see what was on the inside. Pastor Carolyn Lane was the vessel God used to bring Ash into the family of believers. This book had domestic abuse,adultery,blackmail,and a lot of love. Bridgette Maine is becoming one of my favorite Christian writers. Looking forward to the next book in this series.

[Alicia Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this. Pastor Carolyn had a good heart and was on fire for Christ. The book was realistic and showcased the fact that real Christians go thru real situations in life. I love seeing how God used Pastor C to bring Ash into the fold. Overall, a very good story!

[Dennise Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book in the series

I enjoyed this third book in the Pioneers series. The characters were worth rooting for....though I would've enjoyed seeing the sisters get called out....lol.
Looking forward to reading the other books!