Shadow Boxing (Book 2 of the Family Heirlooms Series) [Paperback]

Karen Wiesner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2009

As a teenager, Justine Morris cared for her dying father in between juggling high school and a full time job. Her only joy in life was spending time with her neighbor Joshua Samuels. Before long, she found herself a pregnant teenager. Afraid of their Christian families responses, they married quickly. Eighteen years later, their daughter is grown, and Justine and Joshua wonder whats holding them together. Was it Gods will for them to be husband and wife? Together, they must learn how to love each other and become one as the Lord intends or let go.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Samhain Publishing (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160504430X
• ISBN-13: 978-1605044309
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,602,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Creating realistic, unforgettable characters one story at a time...

Karen Wiesner is an accomplished author with 86 books published in the past 14 years, which have been nominated for and/or won 123 awards, and has 16 more titles under contract. Karen's books cover such genres as women's fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, paranormal, futuristic, gothic, inspirational, thriller, horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children's books, poetry, and writing reference titles such as her bestsellers, First Draft in 30 Days and From First Draft to Finished Novel {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building}, available from Writer's Digest Books. Her previous writing reference titles focused on non-subsidy, royalty-paying electronic publishing, author promotion, and setting up a promotional group like her own, the award-winning Jewels of the Quill, which she founded in 2003. Jewels of the Quill produced two award-winning group anthologies per year published by Whiskey Creek Press from 2005-2011. All were edited by Karen and others. Additionally, Karen is a member of Infinite Worlds of Fantasy Authors and World Romance Writers. Along with her writing, Karen enjoys designing Web sites, graphics, and cover art.

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars An emotionally packed tale, May 27, 2011

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Love 2 Read Novels "Sherry" (a small town in Kansas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Boxing (Book 2 of the Family Heirlooms Series) (Paperback)

Joshua and Justine grew up together. Justine's life was full of responsibility between keeping up with school, keeping house and taking care of a dying father. The only respite was seeing and being with Joshua. When Justine finds out she's pregnant, she and Joshua marry. Now their daughter is grown and ready to leave for college. So where does that leave their marriage when all that's held it together is caring for their daughter. Can a marriage born out of responsibility ever be more than that? They just might find the answer to that in an unexpected missions trip planned by their daughter.

What an emotionally packed tale! I read this very quickly because I found myself so immersed in the lives of both Joshua and Justine. You can tell (feel actually) that they love each other very much but don't really know how to express it. Once again this author allows you see inside the heads of our lead couple so you know just what they're thinking and I really do enjoy that. I loved Joshua. He was all the things a good hero should be. Kind, gentle and protective but he really had difficulty with expressing his feelings. I liked Justine. She was very capable and yet unsure. I enjoyed watching this couple strive to redefine and save their marriage, grow as individuals and learn how to be with each other. I also loved their daughter Vashti. She was so bubbly and interested in helping her parents. There is a little twist near the end that was great. I must confess that the missions trip is my favorite part in this story. I can see myself going back and reading that again. Great dialog. If you've ever had problems in your marriage many aspects of this story will be relate-able. It deals with sin, guilt, forgiveness and love. Shadow Boxing is the second book in the Family Heirlooms Series. A thank you goes to the author for providing this complimentary copy for review.