{"id":795,"date":"2008-10-30T00:25:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-30T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/diamond-duo.html"},"modified":"2008-10-30T00:25:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-30T00:25:00","slug":"diamond-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/diamond-duo\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Duo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Diamond Duo<\/a> by Marcia Gruver<\/a><\/p>\n

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc (October 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1602602050
ISBN-13: 978-1602602052
From the back cover:
Bertha Biddle is desperately in love with Thaddeus Bloom\u2026.
Trouble is, she\u2019s not sure he returns her affection.
When a stranger named Annie Monroe comes to Jefferson, charming every man in town, Bertha is determined to learn her beguiling secrets. But just how far will she go to win Thad\u2019s heart?
Thad is more than smitten with Bertha. But his father plans to send him away to military school. Will Thad follow his father\u2019s dream at the cost of losing Bertha\u2019s love forever?
When Annie\u2019s unsavory companion enters the scene, foul deeds are afoot, testing faith and hearts. Will a murder provoke a startling twist of fate\u2014in this world and the next?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This was a good story with well-developed characters. The story was intriguing, and, from reading the back cover, I knew a murder was going to happen to one of the characters, and I tensed whenever something happened, wondering if the murder had taken place.<\/p>\n

I also thought Marcia did a great job with how she portrayed Sarah and Henry, an African-American couple in the story. Sarah misses her home, and Henry wonders if he\u2019s made a mistake, bringing Sarah so far away from her loved ones. The couple deals with problems faced by a number of marriages, including infertility.<\/p>\n

I loved the way the author showed the attraction between Bertha and Thad. I know this is sometimes hard to do, and still keep the story sweet and tender. <\/p>\n

Also, as you see Annie suffer from the abuse of her male companion, your heart aches for her, and you\u2019ll find yourself hoping the woman will learn to lean on Jesus to help with her pain.<\/p>\n

This story was a love story, and a story of friendships, it is also a story of how we need to embrace God\u2019s grace, especially during times of hardship. <\/p>\n

I’d also like to point out that this post is just one part of Marcia Gruver’s blog tour. If interested, here are the rest of the participants of the tour! Be sure to check out their blogs to see what they had to say about Diamond Duo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

A Latte and Some Words<\/a><\/p>\n

A Little Bit of Sunlight<\/a><\/p>\n

Anne Greene<\/a><\/p>\n

Be a Barnabas<\/a><\/p>\n

Book Splurge<\/a><\/p>\n

BookingIt<\/a><\/p>\n

Cara\u2019s Musings<\/a><\/p>\n

Dawn Michelle Michals at ShoutLife<\/a><\/p>\n

Erica at ShoutLife<\/a><\/p>\n

Fictionary<\/a><\/p>\n

God With Us – Finding Joy<\/a><\/p>\n

Horizontal Yo-Yo<\/a><\/p>\n

Janice Olsen<\/a><\/p>\n

Lighthouse Academy<\/a><\/p>\n

Marthawrites<\/a><\/p>\n

Mary Connealy – real life<\/a><\/p>\n

My Christian Fiction Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Net\u2019s Notes<\/a><\/p>\n

On The Write Path<\/a><\/p>\n

Pam Krumpe<\/a><\/p>\n

Patti\u2019s Porch<\/a><\/p>\n

Readin N Writin<\/a><\/p>\n

Relz Reviewz<\/a><\/p>\n

Simple Living Christian Style<\/a><\/p>\n

Tamara Lynn Kraft<\/a><\/p>\n

Terri Tiffany<\/a><\/p>\n

The Friendly Book Nook<\/a><\/p>\n

The Writer\u2019s Tool<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing by Faith<\/a><\/p>\n

~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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