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SINFUL INTENTIONS - Chrystal Rhodes Genesis/Vibe October 2006 |
SYNOPSIS: Sinclair “Sin” Reasoner and his wife Rev. Nedra “Ned” Davis-Reasoner are living a dream life after marrying four years ago and adopting their three children, Colin, Trevor and Gillian. Their idyllic world is rocked when the biological father of one of the children decides that he wants custody of his son.
MAINSTREAM FICTION: |3| Marguerite Lemons
REVIEW: Sin and Nedra have a passionate and loving marriage that began on less than idyllic terms. Nedra was the head pastor of her own church, and Sin is a very sexy, and well known, millionaire business man. Ned always relies on her faith in God to see the family through rough times, and she imparts that faith on her children and friends. The only person she really can’t get through to is her husband. Sin is a strong and proud man who puts nothing and no one before his family. He loves his wife but after having been disappointed by God when he was a child; he just can’t bring himself to trust God to help them keep their son.
SINFUL INTENTIONS is an inspirational and romantic tale, with a touch of mystery woven throughout. It takes place on the California Peninsula, Berkeley, and the surrounding communities. The story focuses a lot on faith, family & friends, and communication. SINFUL INTENTIONS is an inspiring story of how “a village” comes together to help a family stay together. I enjoyed the story line, but at times it felt a little disjointed to me. I wondered about the reasoning behind some of the characters involvement in the situation. The subplot involving the children’s godmother was trivial to me and added little to the story. Her relationship baggage could have been handled differently. In the end, all of the loose threads are neatly woven together to create a rather interesting story.
While SINFUL INTENTIONS is a good book, the pacing does drag at times due to a bit too much verbiage. I would, however, recommend this story to those who like the inspirational romance genre.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com |3rd October 2006