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Title:   Mother of Pearl Author:   Kellie Coates Gilbert Genre:   Christian Fiction Pages:   303 Published:   September 2012 Publisher:   Abingdon Press Source:    NetGalley Synopsis: Barrie Graeber has two great kids, a loving husband, and a respected job as the high school counselor in her close-knit community. Without warning, everything unravels when her teenage daughter, Pearl, is betrayed by friends and lashes out. Nothing prepares this mother for the helplessness that follows when her attempts to steer her daughter back on course fail and Pearl shuts her out . . . or when she discovers the unthinkable about her nemesis, the football coach. Emotionally riveting and profoundly moving, Mother of Pearl brings us into the heart of a mother bound by an incredible burden, who ultimately finds she must recognize her own vulnerability and learn to trust in something much bigger. Barrie’s life is about to be completely turns upside down and not...

Title:   Blank Slate Author:   Heather Justesen Genre:   Contemporary Romance, Christian Romance Pages:   256 Published:   May 2011 ISBN:   0615479022 Publisher:   Jelly Bean Source:   from author for honest review (for blog tour) Synopsis: Adrianna Mueller may be a world-renowned concert pianist, but when she wakes from her coma after a serious car accident, her ability to perform has disappeared as completely as her lost memory. As she recovers from her injuries, she struggles with the expectations of everyone—her family, friends, and fiancé, Brock—who all want everything to go back to the way it was. Everyone except Gavin, Adrianna’s brother’s business partner, who finds himself drawn to the woman she is now. But he has his own problems. As he tries to get a handle on a former employee’s embezzlement, he fights his growing feelings for Adrianna. And then a trip to the emergency ...

Title:   Quest for the Nail Prints Author:   Don Furr Genre:   Christian Fiction, Time Travel Pages:   352 Published:   March 2011 Publisher:   Sheaf House Source:   via Author for honest review Synopsis: When unexpected circumstances bring a doctor, a pastor, and a professor to Israel during Holy Week, they are suddenly thrust back in time to first-century Jerusalem. There they come face to face with Jesus of Nazareth on his way to the cross, an encounter that changes their lives forever. When I first received this book I was intrigued.  The concept was unique and not what I would normally pick up.  While I enjoy Christian novels, this wasn't something I'd seen in the genre before.  I have to say it took me a bit to get into the story.  We start out with Elizabeth, a young doctor who loses a young patient after a tragic accident.  From there we meet a jaded professor of religious studies and a pastor who came l...