A Christian novel fit to swoon romance readers and brings the drama to keep you turning pages way past bedtime.
The famous Ameena Mimms returns, in disgrace, back down south to her hometown in Alabama. In addition to her trials, Ameena's kid sister has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. On this fateful Sunday Ameena is at her rock bottom with tears streaming, praising in petition to God when suddenly things take a turn for the worse. Masked gunmen storm the sanctuary. One finds Ameena and holds her at gunpoint. Ameena gets this eerie feeling that maybe she knows the masked man. Associate Pastor Will, despite his unrequited love for Ameena, chances his own life to shield her.
Up at the altar, Bishop Simon peers into the slits of another gunman’s mask and recognizes the eyes of his estranged son. Moses has the audacity to plan to gun down is wealthy father, then turn right around and challenge Bishop Simon's skin-bleached wife, Bianca, and atheist daughter, Raquel, for the estate; however, things may not go as planned. One pastor gets shot– be it Will or Simon... And this is only chapter one.
It's hard to imagine THE WAYMAKER getting even more intense but it does - and with such vivid storytelling - as the police investigation exposes church secrets and compels the path of four believers to converge in unexpected ways. If you like compelling characters and edge-of-your-seats reads, dive in right now. Find out who the man is behind the mask that held Ameena at gunpoint, and what secret they share that is ultimately tied to the church scandal that gets exposed. Find out if Ameena has a change of heart about Will, after he risks his life in an attempt to save hers. Find out, ultimately, how God's hand is upon these characters, and be moved to tears of sadness and tears of joy.
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“Exhilarating! Characters to remember…”–Cover Girls Book Club “… nothing short of excellence!”–Sweet Soul Sisters Book Club
THE WAYMAKER has found it's way onto book club reading lists across the country, such as the Sweet Soul Sisters, Black Pearls, and Cover Girls book clubs. Although the story is immersive and thrilling, the characters intersect in such a way that a number of discussion-worthy items come forth, such as colorism, generational curses, the true role of the black church, and the pairing of homosexuality and faith.