Wounded: A Love Story by Claudia Mair Burney

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Wounded: A Love Story
David C. Cook (September 2008)
by
Claudia Mair Burney

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Claudia is the author of the popular Ragamuffin Diva blog and the David C. Cook novel Zora and Nicky: A novel in Black And White. She is also the author of Death, Deceit, and Some Smooth Jazz, and the Amanda Bell Brown Mysteries and the Exorsistah series for teens. Her work has appeared in Discipleship Journal magazine, The One Year Life Verse Devotional Bible, and Justice in the Burbs.

She lives in Michigan with her husband, five of their seven children, and a quirky dwarf rabbit.


ABOUT THE BOOK

SHE HAD A VISION OF CHRIST PLACING TWO PERFECT RED ROSES IN HER HANDS...AND THEN SHE WAS WOUNDED!

If a miracle happened to you, wouldn't you tell everyone? What if they thought you were crazy?

Gina Merritt, poor in health and rich in faith is the last person to expect a miracle to happen to her. As she sits in a pew on Ash Wednesday with throbbing pain in her knees and a raging migraine, she turns her concentration elsewhere and silently prays, "Share with me, Jesus."

Instantly she has a holy vision of the Son of God kneeling before her. As tears fill her eyes, Christ kisses Gina's hands, leaving two perfect red roses. When the vision fades, Gina's hands are bleeding.

Anthony Priest, the junkie sitting beside her, instinctively touches Gina when she cries out, but she flees in shock and pain. A prizewinning journalist before drugs destroyed his career, Anthony is stunned that he is suddenly overcome with a sense of well-being and he instantly knows that he is cured of his addiction. Wanting an explanation, Anthony follows Gina home.

Is it a miracle, or just a religious delusion? It seems like everyone who knows of the mysterious stigmata has an opinion, and it's not always favorable. Putting aside their difference and their mutual distrust, Gina and Anthony embark on a search for answers. Along the way they encounter an uncertain evangelical pastor, a gentle Catholic priest, a certifiable religious zealot, and a transvestite drug dealer, all of whom lend their voices to the tale. It's a quest for truth, sanity, and grace…and an unexpected love story.

If you would like to read an excerpt from Wounded: A Love Story, go HERE

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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1434799387

Author's picture is:
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The code for this post is: <div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1434799387">Wounded: A Love Story</a></span></center><br /><center>David C. Cook (September 2008)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://ragamuffindiva.blogspot.com/">Claudia Mair Burney</a></span></center><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhhfuAmM6ERO7pNVRB5Np8hoqZ1NlOXAs0wv9TtTlvAE52tk1bCX5vdNsi2j0SSoSYP8TPwV_xQ2ngcuFKkV-aHmfAejA-hq0IitHSnIlyTQJ0iD07IdgKF2oNvoB6n0SnmsA/s1600-h/BurneyClaudiaMair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243474879685760946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhhfuAmM6ERO7pNVRB5Np8hoqZ1NlOXAs0wv9TtTlvAE52tk1bCX5vdNsi2j0SSoSYP8TPwV_xQ2ngcuFKkV-aHmfAejA-hq0IitHSnIlyTQJ0iD07IdgKF2oNvoB6n0SnmsA/s200/BurneyClaudiaMair.jpg" border="0" /></a>Claudia is the author of the popular Ragamuffin Diva blog and the David C. Cook novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0781445507">Zora and Nicky: A novel in Black And White</a>. She is also the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576839796">Death, Deceit, and Some Smooth Jazz</a>, and the Amanda Bell Brown Mysteries and the Exorsistah series for teens. Her work has appeared in Discipleship Journal magazine, The One Year Life Verse Devotional Bible, and Justice in the Burbs.<br /><br />She lives in Michigan with her husband, five of their seven children, and a quirky dwarf rabbit.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkICyf8NtEUDhD3oZ-yJuSxv2rnfT2sDqOVIdSOM3h18xi1xsYyghgWq8bECI9Nod3r33QKvOprBpzoODPQLlII42y-HAasnaczltNPmh9Piho286B85a_jJ1ax_Dmzulx2Fe/s1600-h/Wounded.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243468221237423554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkICyf8NtEUDhD3oZ-yJuSxv2rnfT2sDqOVIdSOM3h18xi1xsYyghgWq8bECI9Nod3r33QKvOprBpzoODPQLlII42y-HAasnaczltNPmh9Piho286B85a_jJ1ax_Dmzulx2Fe/s200/Wounded.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#990000;">SHE HAD A VISION OF CHRIST PLACING TWO PERFECT RED ROSES IN HER HANDS...AND THEN SHE WAS WOUNDED!</span><br /><br />If a miracle happened to you, wouldn't you tell everyone? What if they thought you were crazy?<br /><br />Gina Merritt, poor in health and rich in faith is the last person to expect a miracle to happen to her. As she sits in a pew on Ash Wednesday with throbbing pain in her knees and a raging migraine, she turns her concentration elsewhere and silently prays, "Share with me, Jesus."<br /><br />Instantly she has a holy vision of the Son of God kneeling before her. As tears fill her eyes, Christ kisses Gina's hands, leaving two perfect red roses. When the vision fades, Gina's hands are bleeding.<br /><br />Anthony Priest, the junkie sitting beside her, instinctively touches Gina when she cries out, but she flees in shock and pain. A prizewinning journalist before drugs destroyed his career, Anthony is stunned that he is suddenly overcome with a sense of well-being and he instantly knows that he is cured of his addiction. Wanting an explanation, Anthony follows Gina home.<br /><br />Is it a miracle, or just a religious delusion? It seems like everyone who knows of the mysterious stigmata has an opinion, and it's not always favorable. Putting aside their difference and their mutual distrust, Gina and Anthony embark on a search for answers. Along the way they encounter an uncertain evangelical pastor, a gentle Catholic priest, a certifiable religious zealot, and a transvestite drug dealer, all of whom lend their voices to the tale. It's a quest for truth, sanity, and grace…and an unexpected love story.<br /><br />If you would like to read an excerpt from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1434799387">Wounded: A Love Story</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2008/09/wounded-love-story-excerpt.html">HERE</a>

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