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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Giveaway and Book Review: Healing Stones by Amy Wallace



In over a decade as an oncologist she’d never felt fear this stifling.

Can hope be found in the most dismal circumstances?

As an oncologist, cancer has always been the enemy Sara Collins was determined to fight. But this time, cancer didn’t play fair attacking her husband. “Cancer was now personal amplified a million times over.” Sara was use to treating cancer and offering words of encouragement and hope for her patients, but now her words sounded hollow to her ears. This time her faith is tested.

FBI Agent Clint Rollins has been trained with the best to take almost anything, even a bullet. Nothing could prepare him for the diagnosis of cancer. His prognosis looks bleak but through it all can he hold on to his faith? When the chemo begins to take its toll on his body and the serial killer begins to torment his dreams, will Clint be brought to the breaking point?

Amy Wallace taps into my worse fears: cancer and child abduction, but still manages to hold me mesmerized to the story. Only a skillful writer could make a reader continue to read and to care about characters involved in such dismal subject matter. I invested in Clint’s fight to heal, his fight to find the killer, but more gripping, his fight to stay in relationship with God when God didn’t seem to be listening.

Healing Promises is a hard book to read, but more difficult to put down. Great storytelling.


Amy Wallace is the author of Ransomed Dreams, a homeschool mom, and a self-confessed chocoholic. She is a graduate of the Gwinnett County Citizens Police Academy and a contributing author of several books, including God Answers Moms’ Prayers and Chicken Soup for the Soul Healthy Living Series: Diabetes. She lives with her husband and three children in Georgia.








Comment to this post until May 21, 2008, for your chance to win Healing Promises. (I have 2 books to give away.)

21 Your say:

ChristyJan said...

This sounds like a very emotional read. I'd love the chance to win a copy.

stampedwithgrace said...

sounds like a great read! please enter me :)

windycindy said...

Happy Thursday! I have been following
Virginia's interviews and book review. The more I read about the author and her book, the more I want to read it. Please enter me in your drawing. Many thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

Lakes17 said...

I love this book!!!

Karin said...

Please enter me--thank you.

katy said...

Sounds interesting!

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a book I'd love to read. Please enter me. Karen
kj.scholten@sbcglobal.net

ihchicky said...

This sounds like an excellent book. I love books based on medical stuff. Please enter me in your draw. Thank you.

Carole said...

Amy is a new author for me, and after reading all the reviews, I definitely want to read this book, as well as the first one. Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy.

cjarvis [at] bellsouth [dot] net

Kat Bryan said...

Having just lost a sister to cancer I know all about the battle against it. Please enter me.

Kari said...

Thank you, I'd love to have this for a summer read.

kamewh said...

Please enter me- thank you for the giveaway!

TONIE said...

Sounds great, my MoM has had cancer twice, Please entry me!

Thanks

dolls123 said...

I would love to read this book

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Rhonda said...

I am new to your blog and am excited to read through past posts for find some good books to read! This book sounds wonderful! I can't wait to read it. My family has a strong history of cancer and some of my family members have questioned their faith as they go through it all. I will be reading this in hopes that I can pass it on to them to help them be strong in their faith as they fight this terrible disease. Please enter me in your giveaway.

rhonda(dot)blogspot (at) gmail(dot)com

Andrea said...

Sounds good. Please count me in!

Amy Wallace said...

Thanks for sticking with me, CeCe! And thank you for an honest and encouraging review.

traveler said...

Thanks for this great giveaway. Fascinating novel which appeals to me greatly.

Carolynn W. said...

Hard subjects to tackle...I would love to read the book. Please enter me, thanks!

petite said...

Interesting and intriguing novel which I would appreciate reading. Thanks for the chance.

Jill said...

I have never read Christian fiction that had cancer as a subject. I would like to be entered to win.

GAmomJill PBS member

j3fortner(at)joimail(dot)com