Allure [Paperback]

Jackie King-Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

The Allure is the story of the marriage of John and Valerie, who after seven years of marriage have drifted apart. Valerie desires God's will for her marriage, as long as it means she can have someone else to come home to. But God begins to heal Valerie's heart and marriage, and to take her and her husband in a direction she doesn't expect. Join Jackie King-Scott as she creates a story that will intrigue you and teach readers more about the God we serve.

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About the Author

Jackie King-Scott is a veteran journalist and prolific author. She worked in the Dallas market as a radio news reporter, newscaster, talk show host, and contributing writer for a local weekly newspaper.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 163 pages
• Publisher: Lift Every Voice (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802415628
• ISBN-13: 978-0802415622
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,431,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book on marriage, March 1, 2004

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lor369 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allure (Paperback)

This book is about a woman who is struggling through her marriage and ends up meeting another man, who she has an emotional affair with. In this book, Valerie struggles to find her way back to her husband.

I thought this book gave a strong message on how important marriage is, and how we need to keep our eyes focused on God. Through this fictional account, I thought this book gave some really good ideas as to how a woman should work towards her marriage. This book also talks about how it is a bad idea for a woman to confide in another man. The book was straightforward and easy to read. The book had a happy ending in that Valerie and her husband reunited.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Alluring!, September 8, 2005

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The Good Girl Reviewers "goodgirlbookclubonline" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allure (Paperback)

Jackie King Scott's short novel, The Allure is packed with much wisdom and spiritual insight that is helpful whether you happen to be married or single. This novel teaches us how quickly things can spiral out of control when two people lean on their own understanding and stop letting God direct their paths.

Valerie Townsend is experiencing what is commonly referred to as the seven year itch. After going through the ups and downs of marriage and trying to conceive a child, Patricia feels as if God is leading her to end her marriage to John. To make matters worse, Patricia thinks that God is offering her a second chance at marriage by bring Curtis, an attractive divorced Christian man into her life. What Patricia fails to realize until she attends a women's retreat and attends a session entitled "Wait on the Lord" is that waiting does not mean that you sit back, expecting God to provide an automatic solution to your problems. Waiting is preparing yourself by remaining in God's will so you will be ready to act when He intervenes. Patricia also comes to realize that while she has been blaming much of the marital problems on John, she too must shoulders some of the blame. Her way of thinking led her to believe that it was John who needed to make changes when in actuality she needed to make some changes in herself in order to improve her marriage.

The Allure is full of messages that offer hope, fidelity, real love, commitment and restoration. By the conclusion of this short but powerful novel, Valerie learns what we all eventually learn. We cannot direct our own paths. We must pray and allow God's will to be done.

Happy Reading!

Reviewed by Sabrina Hall for The GOOD GIRL Book

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Restoring Faith, April 17, 2005

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allure (Paperback)

Valerie and John's marriage is in trouble. For the past year they have been married in name only and go about their daily routines as housemates as opposed to husband and wife. Because of their inability to conceive and ultimately carrying out this feat, Valerie and John separate emotionally from each other. Due to a lack of communication and negative assumptions, another man enters Valerie's life and she contemplates leaving her marriage for what looks like happiness. Valerie declares that God put this man in her life for a reason.

Through a series of Christian conferences, retreats, counseling and the meddling of friends, Valerie attempts to find her way back to her marriage and back to God. Laced with an abundance of scriptures and designed to teach one how to pray, THE ALLURE captures the essence of finding your way with conviction and commitment to Him.

Written primarily through the voice of the wife, as I was reading I wanted to hear John's voice and his take on the matter. King-Scott does not disappoint and allows us to finally hear John's musings and his pleading to help save his marriage. At times drawn out, the author savors this tale as in real life by taking her time and examining all aspects to finding our way through His will. THE ALLURE pits man against woman and ultimately God because they have lost their way from each other and especially from Him.

Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves

of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers