The Preacher's Choice

Blessed and Highly Favored #3

by Vanessa Miller

Isaiah Morrison is a man after God’s heart. Even though his wife divorces him, Isaiah continues to preach and declare the goodness of the Lord. He is content to live alone for the rest of his life, never imagining that God has something else in mind for him. The first day Ramona Verse walked into Christ Tabernacle, she fell in love with everything about the church, and especially the handsome self-assured man behind the pulpit. But would a man like Pastor Morrison ever consider a woman with a dark past like hers? Ramona and Pastor Morrison are brought together through his need for someone to head his charity foundation, but Isaiah will soon discover that he needs much more from the secretive Miss Verse than he ever thought possible.

49 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 29, 2011

About the author

Vanessa Miller is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, playwright, and motivational speaker. She started writing as a child, spending countless hours either reading or writing poetry, short stories, stage plays and novels. Vanessa’s creative endeavors took on new meaning in1994 when she became a Christian. Since then, her writing has been centered on themes of redemption, often focusing on characters facing multi-dimensional struggles.

Vanessa’s novels have received rave reviews, with several appearing on Essence Magazine’s Bestseller’s List. Miller’s work has receiving numerous awards, including “Best Christian Fiction Mahogany Award” and the “Red Rose Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction.” Miller graduated from Capital University with a degree in Organizational Communication. She is an ordained minister in her church, explaining, “God has called me to minister to readers and to help them rediscover their place with the Lord.”
· Essence Bestsellers’ List March 2008; May 2008 (Former Rain)
· Essence Bestsellers’ List September 2008 (Rain Storm)
· Black Expressions Book Club Alternate Selection 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010
· #1 Ebook for fiction on Amazon.com November 2010 (Long Time Coming)
· #1 on BCNN/BCBC Bestsellers’ List November 2010 (Long Time Coming)
She has worked with numerous publishers: Urban Christian, Kimani Romance, Abingdon Press and Whitaker House. She is currently working on Something Good with Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins) which releases in March 2022.

In 2016, Vanessa launched the Christian Book Lover’s Retreat in an effort to bring readers and authors of Christian fiction together in an environment that’s all about Faith, Fun & Fellowship. To learn more about Vanessa, please visit her website: www.vanessamiller.com. If you would like to know more about the Christian Book Lover’s Retreat that is currently held in Charlotte, NC during the last week in October you can visit: http://www.christianbookloversretreat...
Vanessa lives in North Carolina with her husband and family. She graduated from Capital University with a degree in Organizational Communication.

Most of Vanessa’s published novels depict characters that are lost and in need of redemption. The books have received countless favorable reviews.

“. . . Heartwarming, drama-packed and tender in just the right places.”—Romantic Times Book Review.

“Recommended for readers of redemption stories.” –Library Journal.

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Reviews

[Mary Calton Gerard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and inspirational!

What a beautiful story! When God changed "Ramona' s" heart to forgive and to live her life abundantly, her life headed to an amazing direction. Truly she experienced Colossians 3:13!

[Cherie l brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartbreak abound, but grace and redemption can occur no matter what goes wrong in life.

[Glenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short & inspirational-enjoying these stories.

[Glenda Tyus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short & inspirational-enjoying these stories

[Pearl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Vanessa you let me down on this one. I am giving this 2.5 stars it was a bit too predictable and quite slow based on the two previous novellas. This book was really about forgiveness and I was glad to see that Ramona was able to help Isaiah to overcome his issues with his brother and his Ex-wife's relationship. Also glad that he was able to get his daughter. I am forced to stop now because the other two books aren't ready. I will come back to these because I do like the over all Blessed and Highly Favored series.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short book. I wanted more for it, I felt like it was crammed too much. It was very predictable also :(

[Eleanor Hillmeddo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just Lovely

Every one of these books in the series are great just make me want more and more... I have to give 4 stars because I am left hanging wanting more.

[cassandra Shackelford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story

This was another great story by the author. It was short,sweet and was right on point with the story line.

[Tina Lott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short

I was just getting comfortable and getting ready to get into this story and it ends!!! What the fire? I wanted more from the author and the characters.

[Bree · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice

This was much better than last book I read from Vanessa miller. I usually don't like short stories (I need at least 100 words) but this one I enjoyed