Amber-Rose Collier had a rough childhood, and if it were not for her faith, the chains of addiction that held her parents would bind her too. She found Jesus at an early age and was blessed to be adopted by Christian parents. They take her away from the orphanage in the impoverished coal-mining town where she was born and her mother was killed during one of her father’s drunken rages. Amber loves her new family but is without her older sister and younger brother, who had been adopted separately. Then, just one year after her older sister found her, she is blinded in an accident. Her sister, filled with guilt, stays out of her life. Amber pushes away her fiancé, convinced it would be unfair to marry him. With the help of the Braille Institute, she sees herself in a new light and decides to marry Mason Powell. They have children, even though his mother is against it. She would endure other trials, which only served to strengthen her faith. She and her daughter, Rae, become beacons of hope in their community. Night Blooming Jasmine is the first book in the Shadow of the Steeples series.
“Lisa Keck’s debut novel, Night Blooming Jasmine, is hauntingly sweet, much like its title. From the first page until the last, Keck carries her readers along on a painful but positive journey, one that brings victory from ashes and triumph from heartache. I look forward to more offerings from this talented author!”
Kathi Macias (www.kathimacias.com), multi-award-winning author of forty books, including Golden Scrolls 2011 Novel of the Year, Red Ink
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Reviewer Name: Paula Rose Michelson A character driven story that I could not put down! One moment a beautiful young woman engaged to be married. The next blind, helpless, refusing to live the life she has. How does a nineteen year old overcome? How does the man who loves her convince her that they will wed when he is forbidden to see, speak, or send her a letter? Written with great insight, love, and compassion, Lisa L. Keck’s novel, “Night Blooming Jasmine” tugged at my heartstrings! Weaving a tender tail that does not disappoint, I found myself alternately worried for and happy that the main characters had enough faith in God to overcome. Within the pages the author shows a unique understanding of the juxtaposition of self and faith issues many of us might face. I believe this fiction is also a faith primmer, one I will gladly share with others! At the end of this book, you will discover that the title of the novel is a teaching, simply asked, and eloquently articulated in one short, heartfelt sentence. The words took my breath away, and I now have those word imprinted upon my heart! Paula Rose Michelson is the author of Book 1 &2 of Casa de Naomi: The House of Blessing, and The Naomi Chronicles, Book One, Beginning Anew scheduled to release November of 201 3