Review: 4.5 stars for Light The Fire!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2011
Light the Fire by Mary MannersEditoral Product Description:A choice, a tragedy, and life-altering consequences...When Rena Dunigan flees New York City and her dream of becoming a Broadway performer, she returns to her hometown harboring a life-altering secret and the shame of a shattered past. When her friend talks her into building a house through the local Shelter the Homeless program, Rena meets Cody Jamison and his mischievous Saint Bernard.Cody is dealing with a devastating loss of his own, yet his gentleness and patience melt Rena's resolve never to trust...or to love...again. But what will Cody think when he learns the consequences of Rena's past? Will he reject her, or can she trust that love will heal hurting hearts and forever bind them together?--JoAnn's thoughts~Sometimes our past can change our future, especially when we've made life-altering decisions that we regret. The sad part about that is often what we can't see is the beauty that as has come from the ashes. We're so focused on the blackness of our wrong choices and sin that we neglect to see how we've grown from and through that experience.I think that's what I enjoyed most about this story as Rena deals with this very issue. At the beginning of the story, she is stuck in her past, but as the Lord reveals himself through special people and new circumstances, she's able to rise above the past and soar to a future.