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| Julie Lessman |
DESCRIPTION OF A PASSION MOST PURE (jacket blurb):
She’s found the love of her life.
Unfortunately, he loves her sister.
As World War I rages across the Atlantic in 1916, a smaller war is brewing
in Boston. Faith O’Connor finds herself drawn to an Irish rogue who is
anything but right for her. Collin McGuire is brash, cocky, and from the
wrong side of the tracks, not to mention forbidden by her father. And then
there’s the small matter that he is secretly courting her younger sister.
But when Collin’s affections suddenly shift her way, Faith's proper Boston
Family may be torn apart.
Book 1 of the Daughters of Boston series, A Passion Most Pure will carry
your heart from the sophisticated streets of Boston to the green hills of
Ireland as men go off to war and women long for their return. Full of
passion, romance, rivalry, and betrayal, this book will captivate you from
the first page.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
“A Passion Most Pure is a frolicking read brimming with humor, desire,
and addled affections, and guarantees to satisfy the most romantic of
hearts.”—Tamera Alexander, bestselling author of Rekindled, Revealed,
and Remembered
“A thought-provoking yet very enjoyable read, one I hated to put down
and returned to over and over with great eagerness and anticipation. I
can’t wait for the next one in this series.”—Kathleen Morgan, author of A
Fire Within and As High as the Heavens
TESTIMONY:
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your testimony?
Sure, but I guarantee you, you wouldn’t have liked me back then. I was a
23-year-old hardnosed agnostic from a devout but dysfunctional Catholic
family of 13 kids. I was so angry at God that I actually used to say I wanted
to burn Gideon Bibles in hotel rooms. As a wild child of the 60s and 70s, I
tried everything to be happy—from astrology and tarot cards … to
transcendental meditation and witchcraft—you name it. My vocabulary
would have made a sailor blush. Suffice it to say that I was pretty angry at
God. According to the world’s standards, I had everything going for me—a
hunky boyfriend with a Corvette and a boat, a great job, my own apartment
(at a time when other friends still lived at home), and I was acing an
advanced writing course at Washington U., a prestigious college in St.
Louis. But I wasn’t happy. I felt a lot like Peggy Lee singing, “Is that all
there is?”
Then one day, this annoying gal at work approached me. She had a lesser
job than me, was divorced with a kid and no boyfriend in sight. I hated her
because she came in humming every day, happy as a lark while I was
utterly miserable. And then it happened—one life-altering moment when
she and I were alone—I looked up from my typewriter and said, “Just what
in the heck (except my language was a bit saltier back then) makes you so
happy all the time?” She said, “I’ve been praying you would ask.”
Oh, no, a Jesus freak, I thought to myself, but I found myself going to
lunch with her, badgering her with questions and accusations. I don’t
remember now if it was weeks or months, but either way, I met Jesus
Christ through the remarkable patience of a God-sent angel by the name
of Joy—pretty appropriate name, eh?
Since then, my life has been a journey of “joy, because EVERYTHING with
Jesus Christ at the center is pure joy—especially romance! A Passion
Most Pure is my love letter to a God whose love took me from the dark
into His glorious light, and I hope and pray it brings Him the glory He so
richly deserves.
WEB SITE:
www.julielessman.com
She’s found the love of her life.
Unfortunately, he loves her sister.
As World War I rages across the Atlantic in 1916, a smaller war is brewing
in Boston. Faith O’Connor finds herself drawn to an Irish rogue who is
anything but right for her. Collin McGuire is brash, cocky, and from the
wrong side of the tracks, not to mention forbidden by her father. And then
there’s the small matter that he is secretly courting her younger sister.
But when Collin’s affections suddenly shift her way, Faith's proper Boston
Family may be torn apart.
Book 1 of the Daughters of Boston series, A Passion Most Pure will carry
your heart from the sophisticated streets of Boston to the green hills of
Ireland as men go off to war and women long for their return. Full of
passion, romance, rivalry, and betrayal, this book will captivate you from
the first page.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
“A Passion Most Pure is a frolicking read brimming with humor, desire,
and addled affections, and guarantees to satisfy the most romantic of
hearts.”—Tamera Alexander, bestselling author of Rekindled, Revealed,
and Remembered
“A thought-provoking yet very enjoyable read, one I hated to put down
and returned to over and over with great eagerness and anticipation. I
can’t wait for the next one in this series.”—Kathleen Morgan, author of A
Fire Within and As High as the Heavens
TESTIMONY:
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your testimony?
Sure, but I guarantee you, you wouldn’t have liked me back then. I was a
23-year-old hardnosed agnostic from a devout but dysfunctional Catholic
family of 13 kids. I was so angry at God that I actually used to say I wanted
to burn Gideon Bibles in hotel rooms. As a wild child of the 60s and 70s, I
tried everything to be happy—from astrology and tarot cards … to
transcendental meditation and witchcraft—you name it. My vocabulary
would have made a sailor blush. Suffice it to say that I was pretty angry at
God. According to the world’s standards, I had everything going for me—a
hunky boyfriend with a Corvette and a boat, a great job, my own apartment
(at a time when other friends still lived at home), and I was acing an
advanced writing course at Washington U., a prestigious college in St.
Louis. But I wasn’t happy. I felt a lot like Peggy Lee singing, “Is that all
there is?”
Then one day, this annoying gal at work approached me. She had a lesser
job than me, was divorced with a kid and no boyfriend in sight. I hated her
because she came in humming every day, happy as a lark while I was
utterly miserable. And then it happened—one life-altering moment when
she and I were alone—I looked up from my typewriter and said, “Just what
in the heck (except my language was a bit saltier back then) makes you so
happy all the time?” She said, “I’ve been praying you would ask.”
Oh, no, a Jesus freak, I thought to myself, but I found myself going to
lunch with her, badgering her with questions and accusations. I don’t
remember now if it was weeks or months, but either way, I met Jesus
Christ through the remarkable patience of a God-sent angel by the name
of Joy—pretty appropriate name, eh?
Since then, my life has been a journey of “joy, because EVERYTHING with
Jesus Christ at the center is pure joy—especially romance! A Passion
Most Pure is my love letter to a God whose love took me from the dark
into His glorious light, and I hope and pray it brings Him the glory He so
richly deserves.
WEB SITE:
www.julielessman.com
ABOUT JULIE LESSMAN
Julie Lessman is a debut author who has
already garnered writing acclaim, including
ten Romance Writers of America awards. She
is a commercial writer for Maritz Travel, a
published poet and a Golden Heart Finalist.
Julie has a heart to write “Mainstream
Inspirational,” reaching the 21st-century
woman with compelling love stories laced
with God’s precepts. She resides in Missouri
with her husband and their golden retriever,
and has two grown children and a daughter-
in-law. Her first book in the Daughters of
Boston series, A Passion Most Pure, was
released January 2008, to be followed by the
second in September 2008, A Passion
Redeemed, and the third in February 2009, A
Passion Denied (working title). Visit her Web
site at www.julielessman.com.
Julie Lessman is a debut author who has
already garnered writing acclaim, including
ten Romance Writers of America awards. She
is a commercial writer for Maritz Travel, a
published poet and a Golden Heart Finalist.
Julie has a heart to write “Mainstream
Inspirational,” reaching the 21st-century
woman with compelling love stories laced
with God’s precepts. She resides in Missouri
with her husband and their golden retriever,
and has two grown children and a daughter-
in-law. Her first book in the Daughters of
Boston series, A Passion Most Pure, was
released January 2008, to be followed by the
second in September 2008, A Passion
Redeemed, and the third in February 2009, A
Passion Denied (working title). Visit her Web
site at www.julielessman.com.