Lean On Me

I love Beth Moran books so much that I wonder why I don’t ever attempt to emulate them in my own writing. She manages to be uplifting without being even close to cheesy… largely because she tackles some seriously dark subjects. This one covers drug addiction, murder, stalking, and suicide… and yet, I had the impression after reading this book that if Moran isn’t a Christian herself, she’s certainly sympathetic to religion (and I rather think she does belong to a church herself). She depicts Christian groups favorably, and yet she manages to not come across preachy, which is the pitfall most Christian authors tend to fall into. I’m very impressed.

The protagonist in this story is Faith (not her real name, though–she changed it many times in order to hide from her mother’s murderer). She had a very rough childhood and young adulthood, but when the story opens, she’s engaged to a multimillionaire. He’s a good guy, sort of, but she doesn’t belong in his world, and doesn’t love him. Still, she wants the security he offers her, and especially offers her drug-addicted brother Sam. But when looking for a venue for the wedding, Faith finds herself joining a church choir, where she finds a group of women who truly love her for who she is, and who force her to be her authentic self. She also accidentally falls in love with the single pastor who is supposed to marry them.

The story is, in a few places, over-the-top… but I didn’t mind. Even though Moran never shies away from heavy subjects, there’s always a very satisfying happily ever after.

My rating: *****

Language: none

Sexual content: none

Violence: there is some but it’s tastefully done

Political content: none

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