SouledOut Sisters,
Book 2
Contemporary
Fiction
Back of the book:
Kat Davies is suddenly wondering if her good deed was a
bad idea.
Kat may be new in her faith, but she’s embraced the more
radical implications of Christianity with reckless abandon. She invited
Rochelle—a homeless mother—and her son to move in the apartment she shares with
two other housemates. And she’s finally found a practical way to channel her
passion for healthy eating by starting a food pantry at the church.
Her feelings for Nick are getting harder to ignore. The
fact that he’s the interning pastor at SouledOut Community Church and one of
her housemates makes it complicated enough. But with Rochelle showing interest
in Nick as a father-figure for her son, their apartment is feeling way too
small.
But not everyone thinks the food pantry is a good idea.
When the woman she thought would be her biggest supporter just wants to “pray
about it,” Kat is forced to look deeper at her own motives. Only when she
begins to look past the surface does she see people who are hungry and thirsty
for more than just food and drink and realizes the deeper significance of
inviting them to “come to the table.”
About the author:
As a kid I was crazy about horses and animals of all
kinds and loved to draw (horses, mostly). Since I didn't have a horse, I wrote
stories about them instead. My high-school English teacher sent one of my
stories (about a cougar) to a Scholastic magazine writing contest and it won
First Place . . . and the rest, as they say, is history. I wanted to be a
writer!
I grew up on the campus of a private Christian school in Seattle where my
parents were teachers. A lovely childhood, though fairly sheltered. But college
took me back to the Chicago area and a whole new world. My husband and I
settled in the Chicago area soon after getting married, and even though we both
grew up in solid Christian homes, our search to deepen our faith took the form
of Christian community for much of our family life raising kids. Eventually the
critical issue of racial reconciliation became the call of God upon our life,
and we chose to immerse ourselves in African American and multi-cultural
churches. Our world and our hearts expanded. What a gift these relationships of
faith have been!
All during this time, my husband and I have been a writing team--writing books with expert resource people (as their co-authors) on a variety of topics (from medical ethics to stories of gang kids), then writing a whole series of historical fiction about great Christian heroes--40 titles in all!--called the Trailblazer books (and a series of "Hero Tales," five volumes in all). Now we are each writing adult fiction--the Yada Yada Prayer Group series for me, which was inspired by my real-life Bible study sisters, a multi-cultural group of feisty women going on 12 years now that God has used to turn my life upside down, or rather, right-side up! (I have to admit; sometimes my real world and my fictional world get a bit mixed up!)
I've been married for 40-plus years to the same wonderful man; we are truly partners in life. We raised two kids plus a Cambodian foster daughter, and together they've given us eight beautiful grandchildren! As one of my girlfriends and I agree: The best stress-busters in the world are pets, gardening, and grandkids!
All during this time, my husband and I have been a writing team--writing books with expert resource people (as their co-authors) on a variety of topics (from medical ethics to stories of gang kids), then writing a whole series of historical fiction about great Christian heroes--40 titles in all!--called the Trailblazer books (and a series of "Hero Tales," five volumes in all). Now we are each writing adult fiction--the Yada Yada Prayer Group series for me, which was inspired by my real-life Bible study sisters, a multi-cultural group of feisty women going on 12 years now that God has used to turn my life upside down, or rather, right-side up! (I have to admit; sometimes my real world and my fictional world get a bit mixed up!)
I've been married for 40-plus years to the same wonderful man; we are truly partners in life. We raised two kids plus a Cambodian foster daughter, and together they've given us eight beautiful grandchildren! As one of my girlfriends and I agree: The best stress-busters in the world are pets, gardening, and grandkids!
My thoughts:
Come to the Table
takes us back to the SouledOut Community Church in Chicago. If you are like me
you have come to love and care for the characters that we met clear back in the
Yada Yada days! I’m enjoying catching up and keeping in touch with the original
characters. With each new novel a few new people are added into the community.
The problem with many long running series is that you
just get tired of the characters. After all how much drama can one group of
people really stand? The beauty of this series is that it blends the familiar
with the new in ways that keep driving the story forward.
Neta Jackson has a unique way of breathing life into the
individuals in the story. There is always someone that reminds me of myself and
there are others that remind me of someone I should know. Through her continued
storylines she delves into areas that aren’t always comfortable, but they are
areas we each need to examine.
I think you can read Come
to the Table as a stand-alone novel. However, if you have the opportunity
pick up Stand By Me, book one in the
series. Actually if you really want to treat yourself go all the way back and
start with the Yada Yada series, then mosey on in to the House of Hope series,
and by all means don’t leave out the Harry Bentley series by Neta husband!
Wow…you’ve got some great reading ahead of you!
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