Review of Flabbergasted by Ray Blackston

So, you just moved east for a girl and your job... but the girlfriend dumped you almost as soon as you landed and now you're all alone in a new city.What's a guy to do?

Well, if you're name's Jay Jarvis and you're in South Carolina, you do what all single guys (and real estate agents) do: head to the local church. It's the best place to scout out the female populations (and new clients, apparently).

Flabbergasted is a light-hearted story about guys and girls, dating, the beach, and the Christian life. Ray Blackston's character's are so real, you just want to jump into that lime green convertible with them and go along for the ride. But then, the story is so entertaining, you feel like you already are!

What I REALLY enjoyed about this book is that Blackston touches on some serious issues for Christians, but in hilarious style. Thought provoking, but so much fun you don't really notice.

If you're looking for a good book to add to your summer reading list, you should definitely check out Flabbergasted. It's got everything you need this summer - the beach, a little bit of drama, good friends, and lots of laughs.


Available now at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.  (Plus, it's available for your Kindle. How cool!)

Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. 

Review of the Spoils of Eden

In 1891, the islands of Hawaii were not yet part of the United States. Whispers of revolution were growing louder. The dreaded disease of leprosy was destroying bodies, lives, and entire families. It is against this historical backdrop, filled with secrets and intrigue, that The Spoils of Eden, Book One in the new series The Dawn of Hawaii is set.

Eden Derrington is a nurse who desires to spend her career seeking a cure for leprosy, even though it means endangering her own life. But her choice may cost her marriage to Rafe Easton, the man she loves.

Rafe is busy chasing a dream of his own – to adopt the baby boy he rescued from certain death. But in his pursuit, hidden secrets begin to unfold into ever deepening mysteries, for both Rafe and Eden.

Linda Lee Chaikin has written a colorful tale that is interwoven with rich historical detail. I especially enjoyed her vivid descriptions of the vibrant Hawaiian scenery. I felt I could almost pick the beautiful flowers she described and smell them for myself.

This is an exciting story that will transport the reader back in time and onto the tropical paradise of the Hawaiian Islands.