January 2010
Winner of the 2008 Christian Writers Guild Operation
First Novel contest.
She’s putting her past behind her and working hard to build a career as an antiquarian book buyer. But things begin to unravel when a stolen Hemingway first edition is found in her possession, framing her for a crime she didn’t commit.
With no one to turn to, she yearns for her estranged, younger sister, May, who she abandoned in their childhood after their parents’ untimely deaths. Soon Christy’s fleeing from her shattered dreams, her ex-boyfriend, and God. May’s Triple Cross ranch could be the safe haven she’s searching for, but will the sisters realize that each possesses what the other desperately needs before it’s too late?
"Darlington's setting in the fascinating world of antiquarian bookselling is clever..." —Publisher's Weekly
"Fans of faith-based novels will enjoy Darlington's modern twist on the parable of the Prodigal Son." —Booklist
"...has the right amount of good versus evil and tension-building suspense. Darlington makes it easy to follow along with all the twists of sisterhood and forgiveness."—RT Times Book Review
About the Author:
C. J. began writing
the story that would become her first novel Thicker
than Blood when
she was a fifteen-year-old homeschool student. She has been in the antiquarian
bookselling business for over a decade, scouting for stores similar to
the one described in Thicker than Blood before cofounding her
own online bookstore.
In 2006 C. J. started the Christian entertainment
Web site TitleTrakk.com with
her sister, Tracy, and has been actively promoting Christian fiction through
book reviews and author interviews. She makes her home in Pennsylvania
with her family and their menagerie of dogs and cats.
Thank you very much for spotlighting Thicker than Blood, Robin. I appreciate it!
Posted by: Cjdarlington | 01/24/2010 at 12:29 PM