Deep Bay Relic - A Christian Mystery Suspense

Deep Bay #2

by Kathleen Morris

Lost in the wilderness with no place to hide but a hunting lodge, familiar characters run into diamond smugglers in book two of the Deep Bay series. SYNOPSIS - When a rustic lodge in Northern Saskatchewan becomes the nesting ground for diamond smugglers, Carla Reece finds herself in the middle. She and a myriad of others fall victim to circumstance and have to find their own way out of the wilderness. Survival becomes a quest for truth and self-discovery, with faith their only weapon against a foul ancient creature hidden in Deep Bay since the beginning of time.

Genres: Christian

236 pages, Paperback

First published August 18, 2012

About the author

Kathleen Morris writes both fiction and non-fiction. She also blogs on her four popular websites called Crunchy Menopause, Katfit Stitch, StorytellerKat, and Hungry Old Lady. You can also find her on Youtube under the same names as her blogs. Kathleen loves to make a difference with her writing and bring value to the reader. She has life experience and is an expert crafter, storyteller, and natural health advocate. Her creativity shines through each book whether that be creating a fiction story or a self-help book. You can read more about Kathleen Morris by clicking her 'about' page or website links below.

WEBSITES (About me)

https://crunchymenopause.com/about-me/

https://katfitstitch.com/about-me/

https://storytellerkat.com/about-me/

https://hungryoldlady.com/about/


WEBSITES (General)

https://crunchymenopause.com

https://katfitstitch.com

https://storytellerkat.com

https://hungryoldlady.com

Reviews

[Adrienna]

There are some new characters making a cameo appearance in this one. Eunice was a vocal, snotty Christian who met Zack, which later she discovered that he was in a cult whom sacrificed two of her children. Yet she had no standard evidence to verify her suspicions. She died without asking Christ in her life because of her stubbornness and felt she failed God by sinning repeatedly. Carla, on the other hand, saddened by the death of Eunice in the short time of meeting her although she was a judgmental-mean Christian to her but came to the resolution that they had similar faults/sins. Eunice was the only one who saw through the sheer appearance and knew what sins she was tackling with; but expected Carla to get it right before it's too late and adamantly refused to do it for herself. These two characters stuck in my mind for a moment about how Christians can be taken wrongly, or making faulty accusations and voicing their opinions about another Christian walk when they need to get their lives right (plank out of your own eye)!

Seeing the godly transition with Sadie in this second book. Brian appears to help solve a crime scene and possible death in the deep waters, but also acknowledges that something in that water bit Eunice to cause the deadly infection. Pip sees the monster eye to eye, able to get away.

Enjoyed some of the things in reference to Christianity and how we need to change our perceptions--and get right with God.

One of my fave parts of the novel: There's an argument over whether or not this person is judging the other person who isn't sounding like a believer in "Deep Bay Relic" by Kathleen Morris.

Sadie refers to Gal. 6:1. She explains, "man is plural for all mankind, and yes you are trespassing. If you claim to be a Christian and you deliberately choose to live a sinful lifestyle with Mike, it is my responsibility as it is a fellow believer, to restore you back to spiritual health. I'm not doing it to hurt you or judge you, I'm doing it because I care about your relationship with Christ." (page 85).

Great analogy that parallels to the Holy Spirit: An EGG has 3 parts: yoke, white part, and shell. But we call it ONE EGG. That's the way God is, had 3 parts too: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We still call him God/Lord/YHWH though (page 115, eBook version, paraphrased).

*Although there are minor grammatical errors in the novel (and a little lost on some POV), you can bypass and enjoy the great read.

I received a PDF copy from the author to review (Willing to Review Christian books group on Goodreads).

Adrienna Turner
Author of "The Day Begins with Christ"
4.25 stars

[Janie Williams]

I enjoyed the story line very much. I just wish the females were not such drama queens and villains so childish. I found myself curling my lip over some of their reactions to situations.
There were a few poor choices for words such as "she shook her head 'yes'". I 'nod' my head "yes" and 'shake' my head "no" and a character who normally kept to themselves would "wail" rather than turn away and sob silently. I would have to re-read to be sure I had read correctly.
Over all, I liked the book. I enjoyed reading how the characters responded to their faith and the struggles they faced to either embrace or ignore the messages they were given. I struggle with sharing my faith to others who do not wish to hear it, so it helps to see how others (even if they are fictitious) handle the issue.
I liked the way Ms. Morris draws in everyday issues and walks the character through the biblical passages that are relevant. Good book, just the characters can be overly dramatic.

[Lana Superchi]

Good story with suspense but the grammar and spelling mistakes are many.