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Through the Storm (Urban Christian)

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I recently read Rain Storm then immediately followed it by reading Through The Storm. Both books were spellbinding for me. Through the Storm was thoughtful, mind provoking and suspensful all at the same time. I literally couldn't put it down. In today's society, the scripture, "You reap what is sow" has been thrown aside and forgotten. Yet in this book, although Isaac is a changed man, he is forced to look back into his past life in order to live and move forward in his ministry. We as Christians forget that although we've been forgiven there are consequences for our actions and these consequences sometimes affect our entire family and our life. That is exactly what faced Isaac Walker and his family, especially his daugher, Iona, whom he didn't realize existed until she was ten years old. She is now in her twenties and an attorney.

Besides being suspenseful and thrilling, faith, forgiveness and the power of prayer permeate this book. Once you finish it, you can't help but re-evaluate your life in terms of your faith and belief in prayer. The power of forgiveness also forces you to look honestly into your heart to see what you think you've loosed but in reality you're still harboring. This book is enlightening and wonderful. I truly truly enjoyed it and would recommend it highly. Keep up the great work Vanessa!

Through the Storm is the third book in a series by Vanessa Miller. Reformed gangster, Isaac Walker is now a pastor over The House of God Christian Church. After bringing many hustlers, gangsters, and drug dealers to Christ, Isaac now finds himself in the middle of a murder mystery. Someone is killing the very criminals that are giving their lives to Christ. Meanwhile, authorities only find one thing in common with the murders, and that is Isaac.

Isaac's daughter, Iona, met him when she was ten and went to live with him because her mom was on drugs. Now she is a high-powered attorney and has taken on his case. She has not turned her life over to Christ and is willing to do anything to prove her father's innocence. Will Isaac be proven innocent or will he go down for murders he did not commit?

Through the Storm is a very realistic read. Miller does a great job of crafting a story so that the characters are believable; each member of the Walker family having an assigned guardian angel is convincing. Isaac's entire family is jeopardized by some of the wrong doings of his past. But through prayer they all come together. I have not read the other books in this series, but Miller brought me up to speed. You do not have to read the entire series to be able to enjoy this book. As a stand alone, this book was excellent.


Donnica Copeland
APOOO BookClub
Sista Talk Book Club

I don't want to tell the story because I want everyone to go out and get the book and read it for themselves. However, while reading, you will definitely get the feeling of how powerful prayer really is.

The thing I love most about Vanessa's books is the details that she gives about the angels. Every time I read about one of the angels and how they are fighting our battles for us, a big smile comes across my face.

It's a great joy to have an overwhelming good feeling after reading a book and Through the Storm, along with the other Rain Series books, have definitely done that for me.
I can't wait to read more from Vanessa.

After reading all the other reviews there isn't much left for me to say, except I loved it. There was one thing in the book that stuck out and that was how God's Angels are fighting our battles and how hard they are fighting for us. God is so good. He takes care of his own. The power of prayer.

This book picks up about 15 years later where the last one left off. Isaac is a 61 year old man, Donovan is teaching the youth at his fathers church, Keith and Cynda are still married and have 3 children, Nina has a wonderful surprise, and Iona is a hard nosed defense attorney. This families very life is attacked throughout this exciting upbeat novel. You must read this story to find out what they have been up to and how they allow the Lord to keep them even during the most traumatic times of their lives.

Wonderfully written, no questions left unanswered. An absolute must read!

This is a good Christian book. Just the kind that I love to read. My only draw back is that I read #5 first. All that I now know about the characters doesn't make me want to go back and read the other numbers. But still a great book.

I really enjoyed this book, although it was fiction I know that there are preachers and churchs out there like this and it is very down to earth. Keep's you on the edge of your seat, hard to put down

The Rain Series showed me the power of prayer and how great god is, it also showed me how to forgive. I was never bored with the series although they were some minor misspellings and long excepts to keep you up to date with each book. But honestly this book was wonderful Vanessa Miller truly has a gift of writing and really speaks to your soul. I recommend this book to anyone if your spiritual or not its truly a good read.

This is not her typical style of writing....this book is full of drama, action, suspense stirred with faith. I am the biggest Vanessa Miller fan and each book that I have read by her has been inspiring. I do not belong to a book club but when I join one I will recommend her books. She is truly an annointed christian fiction author and the book is filled with scripture, so as I read her book, I had the Bible open and would take praise breaks in between chapters! What an experience! I am relocating but when I find a church home I feel lead to do a prayer journey. This part of the book spoke to my soul about FORGIVENESS! Blessings and much love to the author!

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