Review: In the Running for My Favorite 2013 Fiction Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2013
Although this can be a standalone, do yourself a favor and read Give Us This Day and As We Forgive first. If you analyze the titles, you'll realize they are part of The Lord's Prayer.Description:The young fraternity man who coaxed Jillian Coleman upstairs that night is only a blur in her memory. Now she lives with the unrelenting guilt that she aborted her baby. God might forgive her, but she can't forgive herself. As Bellewood's premier gynecologist, she hopes to open the Jeremiah House to offer teen girls an abortion alternative. Though the handsome and successful Dr. Jett Camp wants to marry Jillian, he believes her plan is a waste of her skills.Riley Mathis spent ten years in jail for dealing drugs. Now as a Christian, he's trying to put his life back together. Working as a janitor at night, he attends college by day. When he meets Dr. Coleman, he recognizes her from the sapphire necklace she wore the night he stole something precious from her. When she confesses the choice she made to abort her baby, Riley can't tell her he's the father of her child.June "writes real,"  something what I shared in another Amazon review, and it's true. She isn't afraid to tackle real issues everyone deals with-including Christians.  She crafts beautiful romance, but I assure you, it isn't predictable. After all, when is the last time you read about a woman falling for a man who turns to be the frat boy from long ago?Jillian's story is about forgiveness and trust. Riley is a beautiful portrait of redemption and again, realistic. He continues to struggle. I love that June doesn't write characters that accept Jesus and everything is easy. But she is clear on what all readers need to embrace once they've asked Jesus into their lives-their freedom in Christ. He's forgotten our sins, and June paints a beautiful picture of this concept all through Deliver Us.Deliver Us is definitely in the running for my favorite fiction read this year.I received a .pdf of Deliver Us from the author in exchange for an honest review.