January Sanders grew up believing karma was more reliable than an imaginary higher power, but after suffering her worst heartbreak in 29 years, she's open to just about anything, including taking a temporary position at her aunt's church. Keeping her lack of faith a secret, January is determined to use...
January Sanders grew up believing karma was more reliable than an imaginary higher power, but after suffering her worst heartbreak in 29 years, she's open to just about anything, including taking a temporary position at her aunt's church. Keeping her lack of faith a secret, January is determined to use her photographic memory to help Grace Community's overworked staff, all while scraping herself off rock bottom.
What she doesn't count on is meeting the church's handsome and charming guitarist, who not only is a strong believer, but has also dedicated his life to Christian music. It's a match set for disaster, and yet January has no ability to stay away, even if it means pretending to have faith in a God she doesn't believe in.
Only this time, keeping secrets isn't as easy as she thought it would be. Especially when she's constantly running into her aunt's landscape architect, who seems to know everything about her past and present sins and makes no apologies about pushing her to deal with feelings she'd rather keep buried.
Torn between two worlds incapable of coexisting, can January find the healing that's eluded her or will her resistance to the truth ruin any chance of happiness?
January Sanders grew up believing karma was more reliable than an imaginary higher power, but after suffering her worst heartbreak in 29 years, she's open to just about anything, including taking a temporary position at her aunt's church. Keeping her lack of faith a secret, January is determined to use...
January Sanders grew up believing karma was more reliable than an imaginary higher power, but after suffering her worst heartbreak in 29 years, she's open to just about anything, including taking a temporary position at her aunt's church. Keeping her lack of faith a secret, January is determined to use her photographic memory to help Grace Community's overworked staff, all while scraping herself off rock bottom.
What she doesn't count on is meeting the church's handsome and charming guitarist, who not only is a strong believer, but has also dedicated his life to Christian music. It's a match set for disaster, and yet January has no ability to stay away, even if it means pretending to have faith in a God she doesn't believe in.
Only this time, keeping secrets isn't as easy as she thought it would be. Especially when she's constantly running into her aunt's landscape architect, who seems to know everything about her past and present sins and makes no apologies about pushing her to deal with feelings she'd rather keep buried.
Torn between two worlds incapable of coexisting, can January find the healing that's eluded her or will her resistance to the truth ruin any chance of happiness?
Love and a Little White Lie (#01 in State Of Grace Series)$27.99
This was my first time reading Tammy L Gray, and most definitely won't be my last. The characters were real and flawed and vulnerable, and open to change. We came to know them intimately, and I appreciated the use of first person present tense, so that the reader was inside Jan's head, feeling what she felt. And she felt plenty! There was drama and humour, pain and romance, and the fanning into flame of a mere ember of faith. Dillon was my favourite hero in a long time - so vulnerable, so open, so in touch with his feelings. Can't wait to read the next in the series, with character's I've already met in this book.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
4 years ago
a great read
This enjoyable novel is refreshingly different from the 'sameness' found in many Christian romances. For starters, it is not obvious from the start just who January will end up with, if she even ends up in a romance at all! But what I really liked was just how real the characters were - no one was perfect, even the 'strong Christians'. Instead each character experiences failure and forgiveness, brokenness and healing. Looking forward to the next books in the series.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
5 years ago
Couldn't recommend this one more
This book I added to my TBR because it sounded a bit like another of my favorite books. It turned out to be very different, of course, but I'm so glad I read it anyway because it was absolutely amazing. There were so many things I loved about it - the humour, the depth, the characters, the romance, how relatable it was - but by far, what I loved most was how real it was. Real, broken people dealing with very real issues in a way that felt so far from fiction. It dealt with a lot of issues most Christians like to skim over because they are uncomfortable. But I loved how they were written about and the incredible grace overarching it all. Really looking forward to reading more in this series.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
5 years ago
Brilliant
I find it hard to put into words the brilliance of this book. It was funny yet deep. I love the vulnerability of January. I loved how the author made her story believable and not a easy. This book touched all my emotions and took me a few days to get over. I'm looking forward to her next book.
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I recommend this product
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
5 years ago
Great read with strong Characters
I really enjoyed this book. January has personality and spunk. I loved the banter between January and Dillon. I found it a heartfelt story that kept me turning the pages. I don't necessarily think it's going to suit all readers of CF with the descriptive romantic scenes.
