Kimberla Lawson Roby

I am a little in between with this one. There were some things I really enjoyed and others I just did not love about it.

I did like how each character was in a different level within in their love life. I also was enjoying some of the individual stories more than others. However; not much was keeping my interest overall.

I did not like some of the statements made around body image and health. This also does involve religion so be mindful of that going in.

I just wanted more out of this one.… (altro)

A Christmas garland by Anne Perry
This story is n 1857 in India where an enlisted man is left in charge of a trial for the one others all think killed another man.
While Narroway is contemplating his questions he walks outside to try to figure out what happened. He has just one day to collect all the information he can.
He had helped a woman with her heavy bag so she could tend to young child with her. At her home there are other kids and he accepts a bright colorful chain as a thanks.
He has a feeling the man who died was the father of the family but he doesn't ask questions of her.
One jailed, Tallis, a medic says he never killed anybody but he has no one to be his alibi.
Amazing how he finds out the truth. it was all there in the clues from many others on duty that night.
Good story.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).… (altro)

After dropping out of Harvard to be with his girlfriend Racquel and their new baby, Matthew Black discovers that fatherhood isn't what he expected. His relationship with Racquel has become strained, and while he wants to be a good husband, he soon finds himself attracted to another woman. Meanwhile, Curtis and Charlotte are having their own problems. Curtis's long-lost-son Dillon has settled into their household and Charlotte feels he's trying to take Matthew's place in Curtis's heart. She is determined to get Dillon out of the house, but doing so won't be as easy as she thinks. Dillon quickly figures out what Charlotte is up to and launches his own plan to turn Curtis against her"--

The Prodigal Son follows the lives of Matthew and Dillion, The Black's and all of their drama and its dysfunctional family dynamics is high drama from beginning to the end. The saga of the Curtis Black family continues with Racquel, and Matthew and Dillon, the eldest son of Pastor Curtis Black. Dillon, reunited with his father, intends to insert himself into the Black family. The book touches on mental illness, domestic abuse, violence, and blackmail.

The story has excellent character development with drama, revenge, twists and turns. Roby recaps the previous novels in each book in the series so readers who aren’t privy to the previous books in the series can still indulge in the story. Roby grabbed my attention and kept it! I loved the ending.… (altro)

Life is close to perfect for the Reverend Curtis Black and his wife, Charlotte--except their son Matthew and his girlfriend, Racquel, are about to become parents at the tender age of eighteen. Even though Curtis and Charlotte wish Matthew could focus on Harvard instead of fatherhood, they are determined to welcome their new grandson with open arms. But for Charlotte, welcoming her future in-laws is another story. Try as she might, Charlotte can't stand Racquel's mother, Vanessa--and the feeling appears to be mutual.

When the tension between Charlotte and Vanessa finally erupts, the stress sends an already-fragile Racquel into early labor. Everyone is quick to blame Charlotte, including Matthew and Curtis. That her own husband would side with someone else infuriates Charlotte and strains the relationship they've only recently been able to repair. Her one ally is Racquel's father, but that brings problems of its own.

While Charlotte schemes against Vanessa, Curtis is consumed with his own concerns about Deliverance Outreach. A mysterious figure from his past has been sending Curtis cryptic messages threatening to take away Curtis's coveted position as senior pastor and destroy everything he has worked so hard for. But who could hate Curtis that much? And how can he fight an enemy he can't even name?

OMG…Charlotte is unbelievable! I wanted to jump in the book and shout out her misgivings. This book is #10 out of 15 in the Reverend Curtis Black series, and I still find it entertaining.
I listened to the audiobook. The chapters are short and it makes for a quick read. I read a novel in the series in between my serious and committed reads for publishers reviews, and book club discussions. A nice filler. The drama is like watching a television soap opera. Charlotte replaced the bad, devious and ruthless antics of Curtis Black, whose past is catching up to him. and left the ending open for the next book in the series.

On to The Prodical Son, book #11 in the series.… (altro)