Secrets, Book 1 in the Beauties from Ashes series, and the first book published by new Christian author Beckie Lindsey, focuses on the separate yet intertwined stories of four teenage girls, Krystal, Sadie, Tammi and Mackenzie, who all attend the same high school.

I have to be honest, and you can start your BOOING now—I’m not an Ohio State fan.

It's a story about how Aimee and her sister were victims of sexual abuse, even making headlines for five years deemed as "The case from hell". The case pitted Aimee and her sister against her parents who denied any knowledge of the abuse going on.

In Courageous Women of the Bible: Leaving Behind Fear & Insecurity For A Life Of Confidence and Freedom,” Latan Roland Murphy details the courageous stories of 11 women in the Bible, and they all demonstrate valuable life lessons for today’s Christian woman.

Christian Fiction? If you’re like I was, the first time I heard this term I thought: I don’t want to read about people during Biblical times doing good all the time. What fun would that be? But I was so wrong.

Close your eyes and imagine bread or rolls from your favorite restaurant...A server carries in a basket of piping hot bread, with the aroma trailing behind, and places it on the table. The fragrance brings smiles as the basket is passed and each person pulls out a roll or a slice of warm bread.  

I met Steven Kraus in Ohio at a political event held in March of this year where I purchased his book at that time. I decided to read the book as I flew back and forth from a wedding I attended that same month. Having completed the book on the way back from my trip, the following is my review of his book.

Secrets, Book 1 in the Beauties from Ashes series, and the first book published by new Christian author Beckie Lindsey, focuses on the separate yet intertwined stories of four teenage girls, Krystal, Sadie, Tammi and Mackenzie, who all attend the same high school.

Ask almost any young girl to tell you about a Disney Princess such as Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, Ariel, Anna and Elsa and most can tell you their entire story.

You’re eating dinner with your family one evening when you hear a knock. You swing open the front door to find a group of five masked and armed Islamic States soldiers who demand to know if you are a follower of Jesus.

Have you spent several years of your life trying different ways to lose weight? Have you missed important events in your life because you were afraid to show up due to your appearance? Maybe you’ve tried all the latest fad diets, made routine visits to the gym, and asked others for advice, but you continue to “yo-yo diet” by gaining and losing the same 20 pounds again and again. Have you grown discouraged and given up? How long has it been since you really liked yourself?

“Powerful things begin happening at that point.” Her testimonies of God’s grace and forgiveness bring power to this book and is a must-read for all women who yearn to serve as a reflection of God’s tender grace and mercy in today’s cruel and evil world.