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To Protect & Serve: A Contemporary Christian Romance Novel (The Courage Series, Book 1) Kindle Edition
Houston firefighter, Jeff Taylor is a fireman's fireman. He's not afraid of anything, and no situation is too dangerous to keep him on the sideline if lives are at stake.
Lisa Matheson runs a semi-successful ad agency that's on the brink of falling apart. Her employees are incompetent, and her schedule has become exhausting. When she takes on a client with a brilliant idea for a big conference, she thinks that maybe, finally this is her lucky break. However, the fire station wasn't what she had in mind for finding conference speakers. When she falls for a handsome but shy firefighter, it's possible that life might just be going her way for a change. The only problem is she can't control Jeff and the death wish he seems to have...
An Amazon #1 Best Seller for Contemporary Christian Romance novels, “To Protect & Serve” is truly Christian romance at its very best. Filled with faith, hope, and love, Christian romance Kindle books aim to inspire women and men alike while giving them exceptionally romantic love stories they will not soon forget. “To Protect & Serve” fits that category perfectly. These real life characters are not perfect but are struggling to learn to live, while finding faith and love in the process. It can easily fit on your shelf of the most inspirational books.
"Staci Stallings writes Christian romance of the purest and sweetest kind!"
To Protect & Serve
The Courage Series, Book 1
*~* Excerpt *~*
It was like a whole sleeping system snapped awake around Lisa. People she had no idea where they had come from were suddenly running in every direction at once.
“Sorry, Ms. Matheson, we’re going to have to do this some other time,” Captain Hayes said, but she was too stunned to do more than nod.
Men, gear, boots, equipment, and then just as the truck roared to life, the last fireman in full gear flashed by her and jumped into the back door. All the air vanished from the earth itself when he slammed that door closed. The blaring continued above her, but she hardly heard it as her eyes blurred against the sight. Slowly the truck pulled out into the street, leaving her standing alone in the empty station house.
“Oh, God, please, let him be all right.”
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 12, 2014
- File size3190 KB
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- ASIN : B008391QB2
- Publisher : Spirit Light Publishing (January 12, 2014)
- Publication date : January 12, 2014
- Language : English
- File size : 3190 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 352 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,137 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author
USA Today Best Selling Author, Staci Stallings is a stay-at-home mom with a husband, three kids and a writing addiction on the side. She has numerous titles for readers to choose from. Not content to stay in one genre and write it to death, Staci’s stories run the gamut from young adult to adult, from motivational and inspirational to full-out Christian and back again. Every title is a new adventure! That’s what keeps Staci writing and you reading. So, sit back, grab your Kindle & something to drink, and settle in for some of the BEST stories in all of Christian Romance...
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Finding myself stopping to consider the concept of having "Fridays" to go through--as we all do--yet recognizing that we have been promised a "Sunday" that has already proven to come for us for thousands of years, certainly takes us directly to the heart of the weekend that Jesus had not only died for us...but Arose!
This is the first novel in the Courage Series and I had never read the author before. Needless to say it was a very pleasant surprise, as well as a spiritual and inspiring story for me...
It's a love story. The novel has that element, but moves on into presenting an exciting, yet heartbreaking picture of those who serve our country through fire protection--To save others' lives, they will risk their own... all without any explicit sexual content! What a lovely break for this reader.
Jeff Taylor had been shy and unable to deal with interacting with women until he met and fell in love with Lisa on a night when both had been the lonely single at a bar's table. While Jeff had a background that we later learn about that helped to lead to his personal and professional choices, Lisa Matheson had long ago chosen to become a professional business woman and head her own company. But not only did she have issues with delegation, she found that she still have to deal with...men...especially when they were clients who found her not only beautiful, but assumed that she would do anything to please that client...
Readers enjoy seeing the camaraderie and friendship developed among firemen and watch as they handle daily emergencies, such as when Jeff talks a young boy from jumping off a bridge...and much more. While Lisa has a difficult time trying to deal with all of the work she has and the problems necessary to build up a small business.
While the two begin to slowly meet and share quiet times talking and learning about each other, Lisa soon learns that there is danger for Jeff...life-taking danger when one of his best friends dies from being caught in a fire...
The major attribute that comes through Stallings book is...reality...Readers are fully aware of both internal and external thoughts of confusion, anger, joy, and love...and, when asked to participate, with God as a primary character there in those emotions... The dialogue between each of the couple and the God to whom each shares, is very personal and provocative... Is God helping to bring the two together? Or should they move on, reverting back into their lonely, separate lives.
Is it worth so much pain and fear to have a love so great that losing it would affect your whole life?
Stallings has given readers much more than a sermon...she has opened the lives of two people, who could be you or somebody you know. She has given each God's spirit so that even when there were Fridays in their lives, there was that promise, that realization that Sunday comes...and His Spirit lives with us each day, Fridays, especially...
This is a personal favorite for 2016...a glorious expression of God's Love... A must-read for many! If only every teenager today could read that it's not necessary to rush into marriage and all it entails... Do check it out for yourself or as a gift...
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However--my two biggest issues were the drinking and the swearing. In a "Contemporary Christian" book, I would not expect to find the two characters meeting in a bar, even if neither really wanted to be there. Then later in the story, Jeff is offered a beer by his buddy, Dustin, and we assume he takes and drinks it...even the brand name was in the book. If this was a story about an alcoholic overcoming his addiction, I would understand the usage, but this was more like "social drinking." In addition, both characters say "D--- it" one time each in the book. EXTREMELY disappointing. I understand anyone can swear when under extreme pressure (or not), but did that really have to be printed in the book? They couldn't have said "Darn it" or "Shoot" or Rats"?
Please don't misunderstand me. I don't want to judge anyone if you drink or swear or anything else. That is not my place. However, Christians are called to be holy as Jesus is holy and we are to be set apart from the world. Except for the section others have mentioned where Lisa is listening to a preacher on the radio talk about stepping out of the boat and keeping your eyes on God, God doesn't play a major role in this book (besides being called upon when people are in trouble or are very worried). Again, these are just factors that I wouldn't expect to see in a Christian book and I don't want to have to hide what I'm reading if my kids happen to look over my shoulder.
In conclusion, I enjoyed the book but have a hard time getting past the issues I mentioned to think more about the lesson. Other Christian female authors I really enjoy are Dee Henderson and Terri Blackstock and I don't recall either of them containing these "gray areas". Thank you for hearing my heart beyond just my typed words.
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She is an engaging writer. Will read more by her.
'To protect and serve' was Wonderful! Set at a 'real life' pace, with 'real life'-like characters! What a journey...
God bless you Staci.
I look forward to reading many more books by Staci Stallings.