Ok, yesterday was my favorite "Pam story", but this one is my second favorite...just a novella, but packed with emotion! Today I'm spotlighting In His Sight. Love this story! If you only have a little time, this one's for you!
Blurb: Grade school teacher Carson
Alexander has a gift—a gift that has driven a wedge between him and his family.
Worse, it’s put him at odds with God. Feeling alone and misunderstood, Carson
views God’s gift of prophecy as the worst kind of curse…that is until he meets
Lorelei Conner, landscape artist extraordinaire, and perhaps the one person who
may need Carson and his gift more than anyone ever has. Lorelei Connor is a mother on the run. Her abusive ex-husband has followed her all over the country trying to steal their daughter. Distrusting of men and needing to keep on the move, she’s surprised by her desire to remain close to Carson Alexander. Through her fear and hesitation, she must learn to rely on God to guide her—not an easy task when He’s prompting her to trust a man.
Can their relationship withstand the tragedy lurking on the horizon?
Excerpt:
Carson
Alexander walked through his classroom and tugged desks into a semi circle
around the dry eraser board. One thing he loved about teaching sixth-grade
English at Stars Crossing Middle School
So far, his kids excelled, maintaining some of the highest
scores in the entire school. Pride filled his soul and caused his heart to
swell, chest to puff out.
Pride cometh before
the fall.
The Voice echoed in his mind, ricocheted through his soul.
He shrugged off the warning, walked to his desk and picked up the name tags for
each incoming student. He thumbed through the stack, pondered each one and
wondered about the child attached to the name….Jenny & Jerry Smith – twins
or un-related? One name struck him hard, sent unnamed emotion curling through
his system – Laurel Connor.
He hadn’t heard the name Laurel in years and then, used only
as a surname or when referring to the small town in Mississippi from whence he
came. He moved to Stars Crossing, Tennessee
five years ago for two reasons. One, the teaching position and two, the town
though smaller, reminded him of home.
Memories crashed through the floodgates he’d built around
his heart…..the huge two-story house and two-hundred acre farm where he grew
up. His seven siblings, parents who adored him – their eldest son, and the pain
of losing everything he held near and dear to his heart.
Tears threatened. His vision blurred, hands began to shake. Carson swallowed the lump
in his throat, put the stack down, and shoved his hands into the front pockets
of his slacks. Adrenaline pumped through him, caused his pulse to skitter and
jump. Saliva pooled in his mouth. By sheer force he willed his emotions under
control. The bell rang and he turned to greet the children who rushed into the
room. He watched as one-by-one they filed in and took a seat.
Purchase Links:
Kindle http://amzn.to/13fXu88
Pelican Book
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Author bio: Award-winning author,
Pamela S. Thibodeaux is the Co-Founder and a lifetime member of Bayou Writers
Group in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Multi-published in romantic fiction as well
as creative non-fiction, her writing has been tagged as, “Inspirational with
an Edge!” ™ and reviewed as “steamier
and grittier than the typical Christian novel without decreasing the message.”
Where to reach the author:
Links:
Website
address: http://www.pamelathibodeaux.com
Face Book: http://facebook.com/pamelasthibodeaux
Twitter: http://twitter.com/psthib @psthib
Love the cover art!
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