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Contemporary Christian fiction
Benson, Washington
Addie Franklin, FBI profiler, different because of an incident in high school
Jacob Wilson, item in high school, now a writer
Enjoying Ms. Phillips writing

Just starting this book. I so enjoy this author's writing. I. Looking forward to this.

Amazing how similar this is to a book published the year before by Sarah M. Eden called Charming Artemis.

I’m seriously not sure if I like this. I am more of a theologically/biblically minded, less emotional sort of Christian. Meditating on something to get the Holy Spirit to tell me something isn’t my norm. This book seems to focus on feelings. But I am enjoying the characters and trying to figure out which I might be like.
I almost quit a few times, but I thought I’d continue to see the characters' growth.

This is my first Jamie Ogle book And so far, I’m loving it. I haven’t read many books regarding early Roman era. So I’m looking forward to this.

I’m supposed to be working on a women's study I’m leading, but I’m having a hard time not going back to this fascinating book during the day. So good!

What an amazing study. There is so much to absorb. The women in our group are enjoying it. I love how Kristi gives us a first century perspective on all she covers in Luke. Snapshots of the life, teachings and travels of Jesus and His disciples, not verse by verse. We love it!

All was going along swimmingly until a Nazi handling Nina roughly told her to shut the f-up.
I was so shocked I turned it off.
I don’t ever find that necessary, no matter how realistic it might have been.

I actually stopped the device when the narrator said nu-cu-lar instead of the correct nu-cle-ar. I had to Google why people say it that way. The explanation is fascinating.

"…There’s no expiration date when it comes to surrender. Or God‘s grace and forgiveness.”

"That the only way you lessen my pain was to try to fix all the brokenness around me without truly examining the point of my shame.
…I fall back against the bedpost, drop my head in my hands, and finally surrender the burden God never asked me to carry."
All out bawling here…

Oh, the tears…meaningful, cleansing tears.

"… I want to tell her it’s not as simple as she makes it sound. That some of the hurts are attached to strings with no ends. But if she tugs too hard on the wrong one, all of them, all of me will unravel."

"There’s something about the vastness of the ocean that beckons to something deep within."
Can’t agree more!

Slow going but fascinating! Only one typo that I’ve seen. Pg 64 should say cheek instead of check.

Goodness. SpWith small printing I’m only 30 pages farther

"I suppose that’s the hardest thing about dreams coming true at a young age: Once you’ve lost them, it’s impossible not to wonder if you’ve also lost yourself."

Still waiting for anything Christian to appear. So far there has been some pretty worldly talk, like "using" a slave out of frustration.
I think I’m done

Finished this lovely book. Review to come after we return from vacation

Events in this book precede timeline in book one. (Out of order)

Who is that lookalike trying to kill Lanie?

This is not a book you want to start at night. It will keep you up.

Interesting premise of a hidden people group in Canada

Annie and two others left service at the mansion due to dangers from a lecherous male servant. Out on the streets they slept outside, then were taken in my a baker

Kaely Quinn is back working in FBI’s Behavior Analysis unit assisting Alex and Donavan in a bizarre death. Whether it was suicide or murder is unclear.