 The Amen Sisters
November 19, 2007
376 pages / Paperback
Walk Worthy Press
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After witnessing the suicide of a church sister, Minister Francine Amen is disgusted with herself for turning against the young woman and refusing to accept her claim of abuse by their pastor. Now, after a short stay in a psychiatric hospital, Francine is trying to pull her life and her ministry back together. But first she must face all of the people she has hurt so deeply—including her younger sister, Dawn. But can Dawn trust her? Francine used to date Dawn's husband, Sly—who now seems just a little too interested in Francine's recovery. As far as Dawn is concerned, Sly would be better off spending his time making amends to her for his own sins.
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 Abiding Hope
June 2003
256 pages / Paperback
Kimani Press
Christy Award nominee, Benson, continues the momentum she established in Awakening Mercy as she explores the lives of Shay and Marvin Taylor, the founders of Genesis House. After their marriage was almost destroyed by the death of their six-year-old son, the Taylors left Genesis House in Atlanta to start a second house in Odessa, MS. Though they have rediscovered their faith and pledged their strength to God's work, Shay desperately wants another baby, even after doctors tell her that a second pregnancy is unlikely. But Marvin sees another child as a path to even more pain. While the Taylors are praying at cross purposes, a needy teen steps into their lives, and once again a wedge is driven between them. Benson is a leading author of African American romances and Christian fiction, and her insight into God's impact on our lives makes her work a requirement for growing collections.
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 Awakening Mercy
June 2002
284 pages / Paperback
Bet Books
Benson's Awakening Mercy features a fresh, authentic voice in CeCe Williams. She's a young, up-from-poverty African American woman, an unwed mother who, through hard work and pluck, has established a career in real estate. Her personal life is devoted to her son, David, and she avoids men like the bad news they've been. Suddenly, CeCe is summoned to court for dozens of unpaid parking tickets--she was so busy, she forgot about them--and the judge sentences her to community service with Genesis House, an African American Christian charity working in one of Atlanta's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. CeCe finds herself counseling teenagers about careers and pregnancy, and she falls in love with the earnest young director of Genesis House, Nate Richardson.
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