Review: You can't put this one down.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2012
Legacy of Lies by Stephania McGee kept me captive with my Kindle in hand until I turned the last page. The talented writer displays the ability to weave a tale that engages the reader with no sagging middle.Sarah Sanders is frustrated with undergraduate school and isn't sure how she'll pay all her college loans. When she takes a trip with her boyfriend to get away to his parents' dude ranch, her life takes a turn. She never dreamed she'd be accompanying the handsome ranch hand, Jim Anderson to his mother's funeral but feels the prompting of the Lord to go with him. Of course, her boyfriend and his parents are outraged, but Sarah must follow her heart.The events that follow are literally "out of this world." The reader encounters an element of the supernatural while enjoying the sweet love story of Jim and Sarah.  When they return to Jim's childhood home, Sarah and Jim discover the secrets and lies of his past.Sarah shares her faith in God with Jim, and he finds a new Source of strength he'd never had before. Chills ran down my arm as Jim sneered and acknowledged this past. "It's nothing but a legacy of lies." I found tears in my eyes when the character Jim reaches out to God on his knees for salvation.Ms. McGee's descriptions draw the reader into the story. How could I not love expressions like, "words gushed out of him like water from a fractured pipe, or "her anger focused on Gabe like sunlight through a magnifying glass."The reader never knows what's around the corner or what will happen next. Through the skillful use of multiple POV characters, Stephania weaves them all into the plot resulting in a cohesive story and satisfying ending. The story keeps the reader highly engaged. But most compelling is the Christian message.