 Up Pops the Devil
July 29, 2008
336 pages / Paperback
Avon A
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A powerful and moving story of sin, temptation, and redemption involving a reformed ex-con and the four women in his life. Wilford “Preacher” Winters served two years in jail and has now
reentered society, determined to live up to his jailhouse conversion
and be a law-abiding citizen. But his life on the outside is
complicated by the women to whom he’s returning. His live-in
girlfriend, Tanya, the mother of his two sons, likes the high life and
doesn’t want to settle for less. His sister, Loretta, the silent
partner in his illegal activities, kept everything going while he was
incarcerated, and she’ll do anything to get him back at the helm.
His former girlfriend Serena, now married to one of his best friends,
harbors a secret that could shatter all their lives. And then
there’s Natalie, a new but precious acquaintance, whose faith in
him is shaken when his past sins come back to haunt him. As Preacher
and his women come to learn, sometimes you have to give up what you
want most in order to achieve happiness.
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 The Amen Sisters
November 19, 2007
376 pages / Paperback
Walk Worthy Press / Grand Central Publishing
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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 / BET Books / Tyndale House
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.
(Library Journal)
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 Awakening Mercy
June 2002
284 pages / Paperback
Kimani Press / BET Books / Tyndale House
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.
(American Library Association Booklist)
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