Wednesday Wonders: THE FAITH OF A WIFE by L. A. Pattillo

Today's Wednesday Wonders features 

The Faith of a Wife 

by L. A. Pattillo

About The Faith of a Wife:

Is what they will gain, worth the cost?

A Prophet of the Lord.
A God calling for repentance.
A Danger they never knew existed.

After being thrown in prison for preaching of God in the town square, Amulek must rely on his new found faith that his family will be spared the evil running rampant through the city. Little does he know that this is only the beginning of his family's trials.

Tabitha flees with her children in order to save their lives, leaving her husband at the mercy of the courts. Not knowing if she will ever see Amulek again and with no possessions to her name, she fears they will never find a place to settle or call their own.

Are there other believers with whom they can find refuge? Or will they be forced to wander from city to city seeking for a peace that doesn't exist?

“The Faith of a Wife” is a Christian Historical Fiction Romance. These stories bring life to the men in the scriptures and the families who supported them during their God-given duties in the Ancient Americas. Each book is a stand-alone story and can be read in any order.

The Women of Faith Series
The Faith of a Bride (get the ebook for FREE by signing up for my newsletter)
The Faith of a Wife
The Faith of a Queen Sept. 2019
The Faith of a Servant TBD

Excerpt:

Amulek jolted to a stop. Again, the same words flowed through his head as he stared at the stranger. Instead of feeling anxious or worried about allowing the stranger into his home, Amulek felt strangely calm and peaceful.

Slowly, cautiously, he stepped again towards the man. Each step closer brought increased strength to his spirit. Truly this is meant to be.

Amulek paused before the man and raised a hand. “Who are you?” he whispered.

Slowly, the man raised his head. His skin was dark and from many hours in the sun. His beard and hair were long and unkempt with strains of gray intermingled with the dark hair, but his eyes were kind and held a deep wisdom. A small played on his lips as he addressed Amulek.

“I am Alma, the prophet of the Lord, and I am and hungered.”

Amulek’s eyes jolted wide open as he suddenly awoke in his bed and he sucked in a deep breath. For several moments his chest heaved as he took in the cool air of the night. A stirring to his left drew his attention and caused Amulek to turn his head.

“Are you all right, my husband?” Tabitha's sweet voice drifted on the evening breeze and helped calm his erratic heartbeat.

“Yes,” he croaked out. “Yes, Tabitha. I am well.” He reached out and pulled her into his arms, finding comfort as her head rested in the crook of his shoulder. “It was a dream, only a dream.”

 

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My Book Review:

I am familiar with the account of Amulek and his encounter with Alma. What I enjoyed about this story is the personal touch. Instead of family members being relegated to the impersonal designations of wife and children, the author brought this account to life in a family setting with well-developed characters. This helped broaden the impact of what it meant to this man to answer the prompting given to him in his dreams. He set aside his own business and reputation to follow the difficult path of supporting a prophet unpopular with the people of his city. He not only put himself, but also his family, at risk.

This story was well-paced, full of action and challenges as well as faith. Although leaving his family to serve the Lord created difficulties for his family and strained some relationships, this novel was also a lovely story of the power of family love. An inspirational must-read.

About L. A. Pattillo:

L.A. Pattillo is the mother of 5 busy children and wife to 1 fantastic husband by day and avid reader and writer by night. She loves her father in heaven and is active in her church. She graduated from BYU with a degree in Creative Writing and now resides with her family in the Pacific Northwest.

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Wednesday Wonders: HOT CORNER MAGIC by Carol Malone

Today's Wednesday Wonders features 

Hot Corner Magic 

by Carol Malone 

About Hot Corner Magic: For the Love of the Game...

For the love of game!

Think The Natural meets The Bad News Bears...

During the hot ’49 summer baseball season, the Sox’s hot corner – third baseman – Ruby Fleming, fouls out, and slides into the bottle, landing himself in a minor league team in Texas.

Can a bull-headed, tough-talking manager and a dark-haired angel named, Rebecca, coach Rudy to swing for the fences to save his career, his life, and get the magic back at hot corner?

Excerpt:

Rudy, still woozy from a night of celebratory drinking, held the bat with trembling hands and stared down at a blurry, weaving Bearden. "Whatcha got, Traveler? Lemme see yer best."

"Big cheese, ain't ya?" Jim Hegan, crouched behind the plate grumbled. "Well, Harvard, you're just a cucumber whose pickled himself too many times."

Rudy spun around, bat raised, ready to pound Hegan into oatmeal mush. "Take that back."

The umpire stepped between both players. "Stop bustin' Fleming's chops, Hegan. You take your stance, Fleming. Play ball."

Seething, Rudy faced forward again, swinging the bat around then took his batting stance.

Bearden reared back, threw heat, a fastball down and away, Rudy managed to hold up.

"Ball," the ump boomed.

Bells clanged in Rudy's head. He held up his hand and called for time. Stepping out of the batter's box, he glanced down at the third base coach who relayed a signal from the manager.

Bunt.

Not a chance in hell. He wouldn't do it. This was his time to be a hero--the champ he'd been while playing ball four years at Harvard, while earning his mechanical engineering degree.

Rudy stepped back in the batter's box, whirled his bat, hooking it above his shoulder. The crowd of 33,000 surged to their feet, their shouts deafening.

Williams took his lead off first.

Staring down at Bearden, Rudy's eyes flew in and out of focus, his tongue felt numb, his hands shuddered. He had to stop hitting the sauce--right after the Sox won the Series.

Bearden wound up, his foot kicking high, his long arm behind him. Whoosh. 

More heat.

Rudy swung with every ounce of muscle and sinew. The horrible pop of the ball smacking leather reverberated throughout the stadium. The entire crowd went silent. The only other sound was the umpire calling, "Strike threeeee. You're ooooout!"

My Book Review:

This was a great story of redemption. I really enjoyed reading about this young man full of himself to the point he refuses to recognize his self-destructive behavior. He is given a wake-up call when he is sent back to the minors to work under the tutelage of a grizzled old coach, Buzz, who takes no nonsense. He works Rudy to death, but will not let him play until Rudy decides for himself to stop drinking. That "kick-in-the-backside" encouragement, along with the love of the coach's granddaughter provides incentive.

I loved the folksy language of the story, typical, I understand, of pulp fiction. I felt it added immensely to the flavor of the story. The author wrote excellent, believable characters, and the story had a great plot. This is a delightful story, no matter your usual reading genre.

About Carol Malone

Carol & husband-L.A. Dodgers fans

An award winning novelist, Carol Malone writes new-pulp-fiction suspense kissed with romance that rockets readers into the past. In her novels, she encourages women (and men) to overcome doubts and fears. If not hammering out new tales, Carol is reading, watching the Dodgers, (sob!) and Hallmark on TV. Her sci-fi author husband can't understand how Carol can read and watch TV at the same time. She loves to talk sports and romance and invites all to chat with her on her website.

Be sure to read the short introduction on Carol’s website that explains how she got her start writing pulp fiction romances.

 

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Carol's Other Books:

Fight Card Romance: Ladies Night
Fight Card Romance: Ladies Night Christmas