Review: Totally ENJOYED this book!  Paranormal and Political intrigue..  --- Sequel, Please???
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2012
Once I started reading "No Exit" by author Julie Harris I did not want to take a break. The theme, pace, and intrigue of the story held my interest from start until the end. I really liked the key characters and the story is a believable possibility of the paranormal.As a little girl, Rebecca had a very special invisible friend. This is not unusual since most children go through phases of imaginary friends. But for Rebecca, her friend was different and Rebecca was different. The first indication of Rebecca being an unusual child happened when at age five she was taken to visit her dying grandmother. Rebecca told her parents that it was not time for her grandmother to go and be with Pops. The invisible friend told her to go and touch her grandmother and when she did, her grandmother woke up from her coma and her health began to improve. Her father asked her what had happened, and how did she make her dying grandmother begin to heal from the strokes. The little child simple told her father that "Love did it"!Rebecca had several gifts which defied explanation, and her parents did not want to talk about this or acknowledge the rare blessing which their child possessed. Rebecca's parents wanted a normal child. Her father who she adored was afraid of her, called her a freak, and left the family. Rebecca was heartbroken, but knew she had a purpose in life to help and heal those around her who needed help. Although her mother did not understand or encourage Rebecca's behavior, she accepted that her  daughter had a gift and was different.The invisible friend who Rebecca called "Manwell" when she was a child, was really an unseen guardian to help Rebecca live with her gift as a normal part of her everyday life. Her perception of God was unshakable and as she grew up she felt that He was always with her. "Manwell" was really named Immanuel, and taught her how to see things that other people could not see.  Not only did Rebecca have a gift to heal, she could see a persons past, present and future when she touched them. As you read further into the story, you will realize how important it was for Rebecca to be careful when meeting people and as she was touched.  Her physic abilities increased and would flood through her with information about those around her. She was determined to always use her abilities only for good.When Rebecca is about twenty-five years old, life for her changes drastically. This begins the very interesting story of how she is tricked, and coerced to use her gifts for US Blackhawk operations. Because of a previous consultation she had held with a US senators wife, Rebecca is held against her will and thrown into a whirlwind of military and political deceit with an ultimate goal of assassination .Continue to read and learn how Rebecca finds there is another person who has very special gifts also. Could this be the love of her life or will he be using her for his own political motives. The title "No Exit" is fully understood as the plot progresses and one of her friends is force to make a decision...follow his commanders orders as a sniper in an assassination or protect his new friend!(personally, I would enjoy to read more adventures about Rebecca and Kelly...)