Once a Thief

by Frances Devine

When an unscrupulous man offers Danielle Grayson shelter and food for her and her brother, she sees no other option, even though it means joining Sutton in his crimes. But a stroke of good fortune provides Danielle refuge with a wealthy Christian family. Sutton doesn’t mind as long as she steals from them. Danielle must choose between betraying those who helped her or seeing her brother harmed.   When her deception surfaces, will Danielle return to crime or will she turn to Blake Nelson—and God—for rescue?

Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 16, 2009

About the author

FRANCES DEVINE is first a Christian, second a Mom, grandmother and great grandmother. After that, the most important thing in her life is books. Like most authors, she can’t remember a time when she didn’t love to read. And right from the beginning, she was crazy about mysteries. When she was in her sixties, she decided it would be fun to write them and the Miss Aggie series was born. She has also written two historical romance series and several novellas. Frances grew up in Texas and still loves her home state, but when she moved to Missouri in 1984, she fell in love with the changing seasons, the trees and hills. The Misadventures of Miss Aggie series is set in the Missouri Ozarks. Frances loves to hear from her readers at fdevine1(at)gmail.com. She also welcomes comments on her blog .

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Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a child, Danielle Grayson and her younger brother were given a home with James Sutton. What they didn't know then was that Sutton was the leader of a gang of thieves. Years later, Danielle is grown up and gets caught in an attempted bank robbery. When a Christian family takes her in, Danielle soon learns of true love and forgiveness. Blake Nelson is the only son of a wealthy family. He doesn't trust Danielle from the moment he meets her. Yet he can't get her image out of his head. She'd be perfect for the lead role in the musical he is writing. When she gets the role, Danielle soon finds herself working closely with Blake, at the risk of her heart. Yet with her brother still in Sutton's clutches, will Danielle ever be free to follow her heart?

So this book is a lot like Oliver Twist. I found it to be slow moving through most of it. Yet it was short, so it was a quick read. Anyway, I felt the author skipped around a lot. And that suddenly scenes had moved in one direction that had the reader feeling like something was missing (dialogue, a transition, etc).

I read this for Scattergories.