title: Samson
author: Thomas, Jacquelin
description: Samson Taylor has just been installed as assistant pastor at a thriving North Carolina church. He's a man of God--and most definitely no saint. Handsome and charismatic, Samson is controlled by his lust for beautiful women, a weakness that stirs up trouble, heartache, betrayal, and damaging rumors--and soon costs him his marriage, his best friendship, and even his new job. Samson loves God and tries harder than ever to keep his temptations in check. Then he meets Delinda. . . .Beautiful, irresistibly sexy, and married to a famous NBA star, Delinda has Samson head-over-heels in love . . . in a dangerous affair that leads to a physical confrontation with Delinda's husband.
  
  Now, the disgraced pastor begins a journey he could never have anticipated, where his heart is now his guide--not a heart of lust, but of new wisdom and a new kind of seeing. God will forgive Samson's past--but will Samson himself be able to let go of bitterness and regret, and find a new light in his life? Inspired by the Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah, Jacquelin Thomas powerfully portrays a modern-day pastor's dance with earthly desires . . . and the faith that made him whole.