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Missouri: A Living Soul
Missouri - Book 1
A Christy Award-winning Author
A fiercely independent Missouri woman believes she has life wrapped up - until the unpredictable winds of change sweep into her world. Dr. Serena VanBuren is called out to help a deeply troubled pregnant teen. This situation revives a deep hurt in Serena, one she must confess to Dr. Carson Tanner before they can explore the feelings growing between them.
A Christy Award-winning Author
A fiercely independent Missouri woman believes she has life wrapped up - until the unpredictable winds of change sweep into her world. Dr. Serena VanBuren is called out to help a deeply troubled pregnant teen. This situation revives a deep hurt in Serena, one she must confess to Dr. Carson Tanner before they can explore the feelings growing between them.
269 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
About the author
Hannah Alexander
49 books235 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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OUR FAVORITES FROM OUR LATEST
Below are a few of our favorite excerpts from our latest release, Double Blind. We promise, no spoilers.
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Sheila walked out of the room and forced herself to aim for the back entrance, where a park-like setting lured her to gentle woods and a walking trail just outside that door. Unfortunately, knowing Preston was in the office made her steps falter. The man was like a banana split with whipped cream, nuts, and cherries on top, with three of her favorite flavors of ice cream—chocolate, coconut, and almond.
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He gazed down into that ultra-feminine face with the gamine features, hazel eyes, firm chin. Why did all the women in his life have such stout hearts? His own sister had battled threats from a stalker for years. His mother continued to battle a wicked mental illness with a brave spirit that had been bruised and wounded again and again, but never broken.
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"You can battle your fear, and even the spirit of evil, only with good. All good in my life comes from the Holy Spirit of God, not from my own strength or so-called magic words or ancient rituals and symbols. From God alone."
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"Nobody has the right to control me."
"The One who creates has every right to control His creation. When we allow Him to guide us, we're wisely acknowledging His role in the universe."
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"I was dedicated," Preston said. "My whole family was dedicated. He was the One Who turned His back on us. I finally got the message strong and clear, even though my family didn't."
"The Shepherd doesn't abandon His sheep," Blaze said. "That wouldn't have been a message from God."
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"What has her faith offered her?"
"So that bit about everlasting life and heaven and all that soared right over your head in Sunday school?" Blaze asked.
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On Monday morning, the silent beauty of passing scenery lulled Sheila to the edge of slumber. The ochre and mauve of the peaks, and the uneven, jutting edges at the horizon, the gentle turquoise of the unbroken sky, had drawn her heart back to this place over and over again. She allowed the colors to settle into her soul as her eyes closed.
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Thanks for your support and happy reading.
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OUR FAVORITES FROM OUR LATEST
Below are a few of our favorite excerpts from our latest release, Double Blind. We promise, no spoilers.
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Sheila walked out of the room and forced herself to aim for the back entrance, where a park-like setting lured her to gentle woods and a walking trail just outside that door. Unfortunately, knowing Preston was in the office made her steps falter. The man was like a banana split with whipped cream, nuts, and cherries on top, with three of her favorite flavors of ice cream—chocolate, coconut, and almond.
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He gazed down into that ultra-feminine face with the gamine features, hazel eyes, firm chin. Why did all the women in his life have such stout hearts? His own sister had battled threats from a stalker for years. His mother continued to battle a wicked mental illness with a brave spirit that had been bruised and wounded again and again, but never broken.
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"You can battle your fear, and even the spirit of evil, only with good. All good in my life comes from the Holy Spirit of God, not from my own strength or so-called magic words or ancient rituals and symbols. From God alone."
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Nobody has the right to control me."
"The One who creates has every right to control His creation. When we allow Him to guide us, we're wisely acknowledging His role in the universe."
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"I was dedicated," Preston said. "My whole family was dedicated. He was the One Who turned His back on us. I finally got the message strong and clear, even though my family didn't."
"The Shepherd doesn't abandon His sheep," Blaze said. "That wouldn't have been a message from God."
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"What has her faith offered her?"
"So that bit about everlasting life and heaven and all that soared right over your head in Sunday school?" Blaze asked.
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On Monday morning, the silent beauty of passing scenery lulled Sheila to the edge of slumber. The ochre and mauve of the peaks, and the uneven, jutting edges at the horizon, the gentle turquoise of the unbroken sky, had drawn her heart back to this place over and over again. She allowed the colors to settle into her soul as her eyes closed.
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Thanks for your support and happy reading.
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May 17, 2018
Kind of formulaic. Good message and overall a light read.
April 15, 2022
Good book, wish it was longer.
April 14, 2016
I like pretty much everything this husband and wife duo write. This is a little story about a widowed mother of two adopted teenage girls. After two years, they are all three still lonely and missing their husband/father. But another man has entered their lives - Carson is a doctor like Serena. Serena has called off their courtship, but a young girl's suicide note brings them back together. As they fight to save this girl from suicide and abortion, Serena fights against the love she's developing for Carson - because she cannot love again!
Issues of teen pregnancy and abortion were dealt in this story in a very tasteful way. It's refreshing to see a true Christian perspective of kindly offering alternatives instead of preaching to the person. The issue of guilt after abortion was also discussed. The story was sweet and the characters were all very human (except for Carson, maybe, who seemed bigger than life).
Issues of teen pregnancy and abortion were dealt in this story in a very tasteful way. It's refreshing to see a true Christian perspective of kindly offering alternatives instead of preaching to the person. The issue of guilt after abortion was also discussed. The story was sweet and the characters were all very human (except for Carson, maybe, who seemed bigger than life).
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