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My Mother's Child (Urban Christian)

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What does a perfect family do when life becomes unpredictable? The Stokes are soon to find out. Will their love for each other endure what God has allowed to happen? Dawn Abrams shares how a innocent smile and a business card can turn a family life upside down. As I read this book, I found myself wanting to read the last chapter to see how it would end. Curiosity was trying to get the best of me. As I maintained my self I was not disappointed.. it ended just the way it was suppose to!

Paulette Harper
Author of That Was Then,This Is Now
Victorious Living for Women
Completely Whole 2010

In MY MOTHER'S CHILD by Dwan Abrams, Lyric Stokes wants nothing more than to produce a son for her husband, Michael. They have a daughter together, but Lyric wants Michael to have a son to carry on the family name. On the outside they appear to have it all. Michael is a doctor; they have the fancy home and luxury vehicles. But Lyric has been struggling to get pregnant again. Lyric starts to wonder what her purpose really is. Since Lyric is a stay-at-home mother, Michael suggests she start her own business to occupy some of her time. Innocently, Lyric takes the business card of a man she meets at a restaurant. Nigel Fredricks has been known to be a stalker. He stalked Dr. Skyler Little in the Abrams previous novel DIVORCING THE DEVIL. Nigel has now taken a liking to Lyric. She finally discovers she is pregnant, but only after a tragic event. Nigel believes they are meant to be together and will stop at nothing until he has her. How will the Stokes family handle the trials the face?

Abrams weaves a tale of suspense as well as love. I admired the way that Michael loved Lyric unconditionally. I loved the message of family. I thought the author did a great job with the end of the story. This is a sequel to DIVORCING THE DEVIL, but it stands on its own. I recommend this book for a quick read.

Book was provided courtesy of the author for review purposes.

Donnica Copeland
APOOO BookClub
Sista Talk Book Club

Nigel was off the hook. He was a stalker on a mission.... He really went all out to keep track of Lyric. Lyric was very naive when she met Nigel but she learned a terrible lesson by talking with him. I highly recommend this book it was great. Nigel only saw what he wanted to see.... deranged man..

This book grabs a hold of you and hangs on tight. You will feel a range of raw emotions that will leave you breathless. The ending was perfect. I was very happy with it. Here are the lessons I got from this story.

1. you must be very careful who you let into your life. just because somebody seems nice doesn't mean they are.
2. God will fight your battles if you let Him
3. true love conquers all
4. everything that glitters isn't gold.

My Mother's Child is the story of Michael, a doctor and his wife,Lyric,whose lives, although seemingly successful,wind up in a rut.Lyric struggles with her own sense of purpose as she longs to give her husband the son she feels he deserves. While Lyric attempts to break the monotony in her own life by trusting a stranger, she ends up getting more than she bargained for.Ultimately, fate steps in and thrusts the couple into a painful circumstance, forcing them both to re-evaluate their faith in eachother, in their relationship, and in God.Thankfully,Dwan has done a great job in showing that true, unconditional, agape love, the kind that can only come from the Father, really does conquer all.

Ashea Goldson of [...].

Great story... The dedication Michael had to his wife Lyric despite their unconventional situation was uplifting. The story makes you believe that unconditional love does exist...

Sexual abuse has many side effects and ramifications that impact the stability and sanity of many women who find themselves victims. But can it be depicted as a lesson to be learned in a good story? Nevertheless, the ability to write about it in a literary scenario where readers can opt for whatever closure for good page-turning delight is a plus. Author Dwan Abram's `My Mother's Child', does just that! It's a good read and has all the qualities of believable characters, a setting to corroborate them, and a riveting back story to allow the denouement to justify an ending worth the time spent reading it without regret. If you've read `Divorcing the Devil', the precursor to this book, you've already met Lyric Stokes. But sequel or not, My Mother's Child stands on its own merit with a decided, if not better sequence of events. Our story begins with a perceived sense of foreboding because of not being able to have produced the son that her husband wanted.

The protagonist is easy to discern as she delivers a performance worthy of the author's intention. It's Lyric Stokes who's living the good life, married to the man of her dreams, financially secured with all that defines a blissful marriage. Can a wrench be thrown into the mix for angst to justify Murphy's Law -- that `if anything that can go wrong generally does go wrong sooner or later'? The plot thickens as the story moves along rapidly with drama building at every turn based on rape complete with guile and deception. This unfortunate encounter fueled by a miscalculated risk that allowed whim and fancy to cause more problems bargained for, setting the stage for the day of reckoning. Unfortunate in the sense that in the interim she discovers that she's pregnant! Here, the authors weaves a fine thread having Lyric toying with success in an omniscient mindset vacillating between keeping the child or giving it up for adoption. Befuddling the situation is determining who the real father is! The antagonist, Nigel Fredericks is a vile contemptuous manipulator who preys on women's vulnerability with a history of stalking women. Embolden by the fact that he always manages to escape conviction, he uses this leverage on not only Lyric but her Psychiatrist (Skyler Little) whom she confides in, unbeknownst to her that the perpetrator has also violated Ms Little. One issue that gives contrast to the story is the fact that Nigel things that the baby is his and is entitled to it. The key to it all is the mindset that husband Michael will adorn. Will he accept the consequences, or will he retaliate?

The setting did nothing to allay frustrations despite familial order being tested under uncomfortable odds; the main characters had substance, replete with Nigel's embellished sinister facade; and yes, there was a backstory to give the denouement clarity to end on a good note! I loved this book and feel that the author did more than a credible job in pulling me into this story. I rated it five stars out of five, and feel that there's definitely and upside to Dwan Abrams ability to tell stories that radiate. Thank you Ms Abrams for bringing us a great story, as we look forward to the next one just like this one!

Lyric Stokes is married to a prominent doctor. Blessed beyond her means, she is able to devote her time to charities, while seeing to the day to day of her household. What Lyric wants more then anything is to be able to have another child. Her daughter, Autumn, is awesome, but it would be nice to have more children around.

Unbeknownst to Lyric and her loved ones, she has become the object of affection to a serial stalker. R. Nigel Fredericks, an art dealer, has become a thorn to the Stokes family. What Lyric doesn't know is that he has no plans of leaving her. When she becomes pregnant, his presence becomes more dangerous as he's convinced that Lyric is in fact the one.

Even if you've never learned anything in your school Science classes, with shows like "CSI," "Law & Order" and "Criminal Minds," you're able to grasp that most crimes are solved with the aid of science. I was disappointed to learn that in the case of Stokes vs. Fredericks, the same didn't ring true. `My Mother's Child' has the potential to be an explosive and provoking read. Unfortunately, the story fails to dive into a deeper realm and really stays on the surface. Commendable is the fact that Dwan Abrams is able to make God's voice a starring character. I didn't realize that this was a sequel and I wonder if and what I missed. The story was just too nice and neat for my liking. Not a bad read, especially with the scriptures and lessons, just not persuasive enough for this reader.

Reviewed by: Crystal