The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck

Bethany Turner is the director of administration for Rock Springs Church in Southwest Colorado.  A former VP/operations manager of a commercial bank and a three-time cancer survivor (all before she turned thirty-five), Bethany knows that when God has plans for your life, it doesn't matter what anyone else has to say.  Because of that, she's chosen to follow his call to write.  She lives with her husband and their two sons in Colorado, where she writes for a new generation of readers who crave fiction that tackles the thorny issues of life with humor and insight.  For more, visit www.seebethanywrite.com.

Becoming a Christian is the best - and worst - thing that has ever happened to Sarah Hollenbeck.
Up to now, Sarah Hollenbeck made her very comfortable living as a well-known, bestselling author of steamy romance novels that would leave the members of her new church blushing.  Now she's trying to reconcile her past with the future she's chosen.  She's still under contract with her publisher and on the hook with her enormous fan base for the kind of book she's not sure she can write anymore.  She's discovering that the church might frown on her tithing on royalties from a "scandalous" book.  And the fact that she's falling in love with her pastor...well, let's just say that doesn't make things any easier.

My Thoughts:
Wow...just wow!  That is my initial thought and review of this debut novel by Bethany Turner.  Turner writes with a refreshing genuineness of storyline and characters.  She immediately draws you in with relatable characters and soon readers will find themselves turning pages...laughing on one and crying on the next.  The journey of Sarah Hollenbeck is one that readers will be able to find themselves in at one point or another along the way.  Turner is most definitely an author to follow.

*I received a complimentary copy of the book for review.  All opinions are my own.

Happy Reading Ya'll,
Jennifer