CORAL MOON by Brandilyn Collins

Hey ya'll, I just read an awesome book by Brandilyn. This is the 2nd in the Kanner Lake series and she's outdone herself.

Here's the review, enjoy!

In CORAL MOON, Brandilyn Collins brings us spiritual warfare at its deadliest—and the power of prayer at its strongest. The power of one name, Jesus. A name above all names, the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the light in a dark world. Ephesians 6:12 tells us, “For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” (NLT)

Brandilyn launches the reader into a spiritual battle where séances and dabbling in the occult have serious consequences, not only for the two people who turn up dead, but for a whole town. CORAL MOON holds the reader spellbound for full eighty-one chapters. Ace reporter, Leslie Brymes, goes out to her car—and finds a dead body sitting in her front seat. This incident drops the reader full swing into the life of small town Kanner Lake and its battery of intriguingly unique characters. Be prepared to go up and down and all around as you follow in Leslie’s footsteps tracking down a killer. You’ll find yourself praying her though spiritual attacks and sleepless nights. How is evidence from a dead man turning up at the crime scenes? Is a ghost really responsible for the deaths of two Kanner Lake citizens? The Chief of Police is stumped—and scared. Only those prayers from the faithful can defeat the evil forces invading Kanner Lake.

I have to say that I can normally spot the “bad guy” in a suspense/mystery novel. However, Brandilyn managed to keep me guessing right up to the very end. Get this book and read it. You’ll keep thinking about it long after you, regretfully, turn the last page. Oh, and just a reminder…Before reading the first page, strap on your seatbelt and Don’t Forget to B-R-E-A-T-H-E!

The Call!

Krista Stroever, editor for Steeple Hill books, called me about two weeks ago to tell me that they wanted to buy my book! Whoo hoo! I feel like I'm sitting on top of the world. This is soooo exciting and what I've been working for for the last eight years. The book's title is LETHAL DECEPTION and will be released February 2008.

Check out Brandilyn Collins' blog today. Bless her sweet heart, she made the announcement for me today on her blog. How cool is that! http://www.forensicsandfaith.blogspot.com/

And if you haven't read any of her books, you need to check them out...but not if you're a member of the Big Honkin' Chicken Club!

Staying home with kids, snow and the flu

It's been a while, so thought I'd post a few thoughts. The weatherman/woman...er person...actually got it right. We had snow on the ground when we woke up this morning. Schools closed and on the one morning we could all sleep late, my kids had us up and out of bed before 8:00am. To admire the snow through the storm door. Ugh. Let me sleep, will ya?

But, no. It was starting to rain a bit and even though Lauryn is still a little sick, recovering from what I think is the flu, I permitted her and Will to get all bundled up and go outside to throw snowballs for all of 5 minutes. Then they came back in, dripping with wet and snow, like they'd been out for hours. Oh well, it was worth it. They had a brief moment of fun before the rain turned to sleet and everything started freezing over. They weren't happy about it, but as the mom, I had to make the decision for them.

Sometimes it's hard being the responsible one. I want them to have fun and enjoy the snow, but I don't want them to suffer the consequences for being out there in the cold and the wet. Especially, because I'll have to suffer the consequences with them and be the one up at night taking temps and becoming the medicine monster.

But most of all, I just want to take care of them. I don't want anything to happen to them. I figure that God sometimes has to do this for his children too. He has more wisdom than I do and can see the consequences of my actions even when I can't. I may want to enjoy the moment, a choice that I've made, and yet, God, being the caring Heavenly Father that He is, reins me in and says, "Nope, bad idea. Let's do this, because if you do what you want to do, it's not going to be pretty." Not to mention the fact that I'll be asking him to hel me "clean up the mess."

So, I may grumble a bit about it, but hopefully, I'll obey and bow to his superior wisdom and know that he's making this decision because it's best for me.

Now, tell me how to convince an 8 year old and a 5 year old I only have their best interests at heart when I make them come in from the cold, leaving their snowballs outsied, and you'll be a millionaire!

God Bless!