Defining Moments
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Essence best-selling author Jacquelin Thomas returns with a poignant, passionate, and inspirational novel about one woman's journey to overcome the mistakes of her past and face the truths of an inescapable future. A year ago, successful career woman Sheila Moore left her home on the South Carolina coast to escape the pain of loving a man who would never love her back-her married business partner, Jake. Now Sheila has returned to Charleston and the past, into the guarded lives of Jake and his suspicious wife, Tori. But out of Sheila's fears and regrets comes unexpected sanctuary in the unconditional love of a handsome writer. All she has to do is accept it. Can she trust him?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this sequel to The Prodigal Husband, Thomas reintroduces readers to protagonist Sheila Moore. Several years have elapsed since her affair with her business partner, Jake Madison. Now 42, Sheila, a wealthy African-American beauty, is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She tells Jake she needs to take a leave of absence from their firm, but doesn't divulge anything about her health. Shortly after her diagnosis, she strikes up an unexpected friendship with Nicholas, an author who happens to be a close friend of Jake's wife, Tori. Unsurprisingly, there is little love lost between the two women, and Tori tries to dissuade Nicholas from spending time with her erstwhile rival. But Nicholas genuinely cares about his new friend, and eventually their relationship turns romantic. Will Sheila and the Madisons be able to forgive past wrongs? Will Sheila discover the rich Christian faith shared by all the other characters? Devotees of contemporary Christian fiction will not have much trouble guessing the answers. Thomas draws persuasive characters, but fails to offer the necessary backstory for this sequel to stand alone; readers not familiar with The Prodigal Husband will have to struggle through 100 pages before fully understanding everything that went on before.
