As I Have Loved You
By
Nikki Arana
Revell Publishing
Author Leigh Stone is a widow and a devoted mother to her
twenty-one year old son Jeff, a college student who continues
to struggle with a learning disability but whose heart remains
tender for the things of God. Leigh would do anything to
protect her son. When Jeff falls in love with a girl who does not
measure up to Leigh’s standards and desires for Jeff, she finds
she is unable to protect him from hurt. Jeff loves Jessica
unconditionally, simply because he chooses to love her.
Through Jeff’s love, the hard-core Jessica begins to
understand the unconditional love God has tendered toward us
through Christ. Leigh’s emotional roller coaster ride intensifies
when she is reunited with her first love, a love that ended in
disappointment years ago. As the romance rekindles, Leigh
learns she and Johnny’s relationship ended because of her
father’s prejudice. When Jessica’s health deteriorates, Leigh
finally begins to see the correlation between her life and that of
her son’s and Jessica.
Nikki Arana is a gifted writer who spins an engaging story and
grips the heart. The character of Johnny takes the reader into
spiritual realms that are often avoided in Christian literature. A
slight departure from her Regalo Grande Series, this book
demonstrates the same depth and sensitivity that made the
saga of Angelica and Antonia so engaging. Time well spent.
Review by
Linda Rondeau
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