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November 5, 2007
"It's 6:15 p.m. on a Thursday evening and I'm rushing around getting ready for my weekly Bunko night. Picking up old newspapers and empty pizza boxes, I shove them haphazardly into the oven. Quickly, I brush the crumbs off the counter into the palm of my hand before tossing them in the sink. Glancing around, I peruse the kitchen looking for anything else that might give away my penchant for messiness."

Becca Thornton loves her thirteen year old twins, her husband Thomas, and her lovely homebut she is frazzled, exhausted, and longing for some time with her girl friends.

With the help of her three childhood friends, she starts a weekly Bunko group involving an eclectic group of women. Their original plan was for an evening of fun - indulging in their favorite foods while laughing and talking over a game of Bunko. Little did they know that they were embarking on a faith journey that would change their lives and perspectives forever.

Throughout the course of the year, these eight unique women come to depend upon one another in ways that will surprise them all. Beneath the surface of their everyday lives each woman is dealing with her own personal issues.

In the midst of ordinary routines, a weekly game night, laughter and tears, The Bunko Babes find strength and faith as they turn to each other in crisis with the bonds of friendship.

A book that goes way beyond spa trips and beauty tips to deal with the real issues women face like infertility, loss, the heartache of infidelity, and temptation. Whether it is something as common as aging or as devastating as addiction, these "Bunko Babes" find new strength through faith and friendship as they turn to each other in times of crisis.

In a society and time where role models are lacking, this is a book that teaches the value of women, mentoring women.


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About the Author

Leah Starr Baker: a Christian, a wife, a mother, a born storyteller. The daughter of a minister/author, Leah wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth. No instead, she was teethed on the Gospel. Living in the hill country of western Colorado until the age ten, she spent many a night listening to the early beginnings of her father's writings. It was there that she learned the true beauty of the English language and the power of the pen. From Colorado, her family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and though the life of a preacher's kid was challenging at times, Leah wore the mantel of role model well.

Leah had big dreams and a multitude of talents. In 1994, she found her soul mate, Douglas Baker, and they were married later that year. He, like Leah, was a dreamer and a huge supporter of her dreams. With his help, she went on to be crowned Mrs. Oklahoma 1995 and to record three demos and one entire album in Nashville, Tennessee before turning her sights entirely upon the joys of being a wife and perhaps a mother.

But life as a wife was difficult for such a spirited young woman and before long Leah was immersed in the world of politics. But the birth of two children in less than 18 months put her political aspirations on the back burner. Never one to rest on her laurels, Leah began a real estate career when Alexandria was four and Deuce was two. After a promising start, she was stricken with an unexplainable illness. After months of testing it was discovered that she had Systemic Lupus, a chronic disease that affects the immune system. Before long, she was forced to stop working entirely. Trapped at home in a body that refused to cooperate, she turned to her forgotten love...writing. It didn t take much time to rekindle the flames and within three months her first novel was complete and she began work on Bunko Babes . Without a doubt, Leah has a promising career as a novelist ahead of her and we look forward with great anticipation to additional stories from this shooting STARR.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Emerald Pointe (November 5, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0978513754
  • ISBN-13: 978-0978513757
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,150,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Go Bunko for Bunko Babes, February 4, 2008
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A real page-turner that leaves the reader satisfied. Leah Starr Baker is a great new voice in Christian fiction.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars New Found Friends, February 2, 2008
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The Bunko Babes sounds light and fun without much substance but boy, was I surprised. The book sucks you in and you feel like you are sitting on the couch with a bunch of girl friend's you have known forever. Entertaining and moving is a difficult balance to achieve but Leah Star Baker manages to do just that. One minute you are laughing but turn the page and you will need a box of Kleenex. It is refreshing how honest and real these women are. The issues the Babes face are the same struggles that you and I face on a daily basis. Infertility, infidelity, chronic illness or just plain exhaustion from life in general, there isn't a single topic not addressed with honesty and humor. I highly recommend this novel and look forward to many more stories from Leah Star Baker. I can only hope that future books will include my new friends, the Babes.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Borrowed Interest on Bunko, March 13, 2008
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If it's Christian fiction you're interested in reading, this is a good book for you. A sweet and unsophisticated storytelling style, which might better be titled "Becca and Her Babes," or even "The Real Christian Housewives of Oklahoma," this is the first-person musings of a woman in her mid-30s. She is a wife and mother of twin teens, who is suffering from (at first) an unspecified illness, which leads to moodiness, guilt over the moodiness, minor misunderstandings with her friends, "the babes," and childish behavior regarding her mother's pending marriage. So, she's flawed, and that's a good thing, but in spite of her soon-diagnosed life threatening illness, do we champion her?

Becca is first and foremost a Christian. There are Biblical passages peppered throughout the pages, and her faith is what gets her through each hour of the day, particularly when she talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. Instead of giving us reasons to love her and her equally childish friend, Jessica, however, Becca slips in and out of her selfish behavior especially where her mother's pending marriage is concerned. "I hate to admit it but it gives me a perverse pleasure to think of embarrassing her in front of her new love. Maybe, he'll decide we're `white trash' and change his mind about marrying her." Becca admits her attitude is "hardly Christian," but this confession doesn't necessarily make her likeable. When her mother comes to visit, her husband is miffed because Becca refuses to exercise her "good breeding" to prepare for the visit. White trash? Good breeding? It's really hard to tell. What bothered me most about the characters is their lack of honesty with one another. When her mother's fiancé, to cite one example, tells Becca he wants to meet her friends ("if they're anything like you, it will be a joy,") I couldn't believe it, particularly because Becca makes a point to be especially sullen in his presence.

Overall I'd say this is a decent first-novel, with a first-novel, autobiographical feel to it. I'm afraid I didn't find the story unique or riveting, and the promise of a story about "eight women who are trying their best to get through this life while maintaining their sanity," is not delivered. But I'm a fan of the game of bunko and all women who play it. Bunko Babes around the country will be able to relate to the material.

Michele Cozzens is the author of It's Not Your Mother's Bridge Club.
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