Breach of Promise

A Quickie Review James Scott Bell has written a great legal thriller that is edgier than usual for Christian fiction. The themes are very adult, but the novel felt like a well-made telefilm, one that keeps you in your recliner the whole time. It was slightly slow at times, but still enjoyable.......more

Mark Gillen loves his wife, Paula, and their five-year-old daughter. When Paula gets an actress position in Europe, everything changes. She tells him she's leaving. Had it not been for the hope sprinkled in this story, I'd shut the book, never to return. This was a difficult book to read, in the sense......more

This heart-wrenching drama led me to despise my own gender for its devious nature. The events surrounding this Hollywood divorce went from bad to worse to horrible to heinous to outright demonic. My heart was planted firmly in Mark Gillen's corner, so every twist of the knife felt personal. His sear......more

This book captured my attention. I couldn’t stop reading, wondering how the protagonist, Mark, would rise out of a dark moment and nightmare any father should not have to face. One of my favorite attributes of this novel is the patient and loving dialogue between a daddy and his daughter, Maddie. Th......more

Extremely well-written but, my goodness, the lead character goes through the grinder! Just when you think things can't get any worse for him, they do. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is my personal tolerance for reading about someone's emotional pain. What made it even harder was knowing......more