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How Sweet the Sound: Make a Joyful Noise/Then Sings My Soul/Heart Songs (Love Inspired Romance 3-in-1)

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Jacquelin Thomas, Francis Ray and Felicia Mason join together to bring their readers stories based around the Peaceful Rest Church. Good preaching is essential in any church, but Peaceful Rest Church is known for the soul stirring vocalists and choirs. While singing for the Lord, the characters in these stories also find love.

In Make a Joyful noise by Jacquelin Thomas, Desiree Coleman sings for the Lord, loudly and badly. When famous R&B sensation Bradley Rhodes comes to Peaceful Rest to take over the choir, he is horrified and insists that Desiree be dropped from the choir. Desiree is determined to sing in the choir and challenges Bradley to make her a better singer. What Bradley does not count on is how this songtress makes her way into his heart.

In Then Sings My Soul by Francis Ray, Grace Thompson is the staunch hymns only choir director of Peaceful Rest Church. Caleb Jackson is the hip-hop choir director at Summerset Junior College. When Grace is paired with Caleb Jackson, to join the two choirs to perform at the annual Harvest Celebration at the college, she is beside herself. Grace is convinced that Caleb and his version of gospel music is the work of the devil and will be detrimental to the celebration. Instead, when she and Caleb begin to work together they are able to come to terms with their individual style of music and with each other..

In Heart Songs by Felicia Mason, Carys Shaw and the Rev. TC Holloway become reacquainted at their 25th college class reunion. Both are widowed and battling personal demons. An impromptu performance leads to the choir reuniting to sing again. Rehearsing and reminiscing brings Carys and TC together. Before long, it becomes apparent that the Lord has brought them back together again for a different reason. .

This anthology brings romance into Christian Fiction on a higher level. The couples are well rooted in their faith and live a lifestyle conducive to their convictions. These love stories are tasteful and romantic. This is a book for the Christian Fiction lover and the Romance lover. I am sure they will enjoy as I did.

Jeanette
APOOO BookClub

There is nothing sweeter, outside of the love of God, than a loving relationship with the one who makes your heart flutter and your pulse race just by looking at them. To love and be loved...oh what a wondrous feeling. In HOW SWEET THE SOUND, authored by highly acclaimed authors Jacquelin Thomas, Francis Ray and Felicia Mason, we are introduced to six individuals who find love when they least expect it, and for one couple, a second chance at love.

As a huge fan of both the romance and Christian fiction genres, this combination of both really touched my heart. Each author's story was heartfelt, heartwarming, and a beautiful testament to true love. They were romantic without being sappy, and even though the novel is faith based, it is not preachy, but the underlying message of waiting on and believing in God for all things is apparent and speaks volumes. HOW SWEET THE SOUND has already been added to my list of all-time favorites.

Reviewed by Renee Williams
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

This was a very enjoyable book. All of the stories were touching and had a message about love and faith. The book was very well written, only a few typo's. The writing was sincere, the messages were clear, and the stories were heart felt. It's good to pick up a book about the goodness of God. Believer's and non-believer's should read this book.

I'm going to have to give this one 5 stars. I occassionally purchase Harlequin Inspired novels and have enjoyed them, but haven't always felt the spiritual depth that the editors allowed these authors to explore. This was a pleasant surprise. I really enjoyed this book and pray the publisher will continue to give African American readers stories we can relate to. Thanks to all the authors for their great stories.

Blessings,

Rhonda

This is a must read. Each characters within each stories was exciting to read about. How there lives have changed with God in there heart. They were able to reach and achieve a higher walk with Christ. Thank you Jacquelin Thomas and may God bless you contineously with your writing.