Pulpit Confessions [Paperback]

Peron F Long (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 5, 2007

The Church, once lifted to high expectations, is now labeled and placed in a jar of shame. As a result, today's Spiritual Climate has taken on new meanings. "Pulpit Confessions" is a story of lies, sex, murder and family deceit, and one person's plot to gain total control. When Bishop Raymond Miller Jr.'s Pulpit Confessions are revealed all hell will break loose and not even the revered pastor will be able to stop it. With a writing style that takes you into every emotion of each character, Mr. Long gives you a prime example of what happens when the eroticism of Zane meets the Spirituality of T.D. Jakes. Unlike many authors in the genre of Christian Fiction, Péron F. Long breaks all barriers stepping out with no boundaries to create a thrilling tale giving the old saying "The Devil Made Me Do It", a brand new meaning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Xpress Yourself Publishing, LLC (December 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979975786
• ISBN-13: 978-0979975783
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,663,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Péron Long resides in Rock Hill, SC. Since college Péron has worked mostly in the field of Social Services, and currently works at a facility for juvenile sex offenders. Péron has also worked in the film industry as a production assistant where he was given the opportunity to work with some of Hollywood's greatest actors such as Ruby Dee, Richard Roundtree, Diahann Carroll and Lonette McKee, just to name a few.

Péron has four published titles, two with Urban Renasaince Books (Kensington). LIVIN' AIN'T EASY and THE FIRST PERSON. He has recently completed his next title A LIE DON'T CARE... WHO TELL IT!!! He is currently working on the much anticipated sequel to THE FIRST PERSON, THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

To learn more about Peron please visit him at:

www.peronflong.com and www.facebook.com/peronflong

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Acknowledging Sin, April 18, 2008

By 

Sharel Love "Sharel E. Gordon-Love, Author" (North Plainfield, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pulpit Confessions (Paperback)

Author Peron F. Long penned a novel filled with twists and turns, family drama and secrets, and ultimately a reckoning day that changed the lives of everyone involved.

Ever since the age of 12 when Raymond Miller, Jr. picked up the mic to mimic his father's preaching, his mother, Ruth, groomed him to become a preacher. She encouraged and controlled his life, making sure that beginning with the fame, growing up as a child in Montgomery, would continue to do so and thrive like never before when they moved to Fort Mill.

Once his father, Bishop Raymond Miller, Sr. started having "senior moments," Raymond Jr. became the Bishop of God's Deliverance Ministries with the help of Mother Ruth. She strategically planned every thing that went on at GDM, including Bishop Raymond's marriage, her son Anthony's call to the ministry, and a host of other things that would not normally fall to the First Lady of the ministry.

In the meantime, Bishop Miller, Jr. continued to live his adulterous and fornicating lifestyle, destroying lives along the way, while his mother plotted ways to cover for his antics along with those of her own. But now Bishop Miller, Jr.'s wife, Katherine, of over 20 years, has grown tired of the loveless marriage she shared with him and began searching for ways to fill her void. Both of their daughters were grown, and Katherine's husband was always gone (even on their wedding anniversary!) doing what he does best, so why not find fulfillment elsewhere?

From the beginning of Pulpit Confessions, I thought I had the story pegged and what the outcome would be, but the prologue threw me off and the surprising shock a little past midway of the book had me reeling! Bishop Miller, Jr. had plenty of skeletons in his closet that turned his family upside down, sideways and inside out before the true climax of the story. Hidden secrets that changed lives forever were revealed and addressed in a big way, even those secrets Bishop Miller, Sr. kept in his closet.

I really enjoyed this book and would like to have given it a `5,' but the grammar and errors prevented that. The story has a very strong plot line, and I am looking forward to reading more from Author Long. I recommend Pulpit Confessions to those who love to read storylines with lots of drama, secrets, reckoning and ultimately healing.


Reviewed by Sharel E. Gordon-Love
APOOO BookClub

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!!!!, June 15, 2009

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Pamela Rice (SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pulpit Confessions (Paperback)

Wow! Peron Long delivers with false love and greed trying unsuccessfully to kill true love. Add all that to a family matriach and her son acting like pure power-hungry devils, and you've got a real page turner. Peron brings into light and doesn't shy away from what no one wants to talk about- false preachers!!! This is a great book, I read it in one day.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Hell Breaks Loose and Then Some!, February 10, 2008

By 

Bill Holmes (Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pulpit Confessions (Paperback)

When God's work collided with the Devil's desire, all hell definitely broke loose and then some after I read Peron F. Long's Pulpit Confessions. I started the book Saturday morning and I was hooked from the mysterious prologue all the way to the surprising final chapter!

Peron wrote an excellent page turner with some deep, intriguing characters, a steady flowing plot, realistic settings, and a few unexpected surprises thrown into the mix. Mother Ruth was an evil and nasty mofo and I have to give my fellow author props for not only creating such a memorable character, but also for showing how some selfish and corrupt individuals can use religion as a manipulative way to controlling others. There are also some important lessons about family and redemption that make Pulpit Confessions a must read!

Bill Holmes
www.BillHolmes.com
Poet, Writer, and ESSENCE Best Selling Author of One Love