The Pastor’s Wife
February 19, 2010
This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Pastor’s Wife Abingdon Press (February 2010)by
Jennifer AlLee
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jennifer AlLee was born in Hollywood, California and for the first 10 years of her life lived over a mortuary one block from Hollywood and Vine. An avid reader and writer, she completed her first novel in high school. That manuscript is now safely tucked away, never again to see the light of day. Her first inspirational romance, The Love of His Brother, was released in November 2007 by Five Star Publisher.
Besides being a writer, she is a wife and mom. Living in Las Vegas, Nevada, her husband and teenage son have learned how to enjoy the fabulous buffets there without severely impacting their waistlines. God is good!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Maura Sullivan never intended to set foot in Granger, Ohio, again. But when circumstances force her to return, she must face all the disappointments she tried so hard to leave behind: a husband who ignored her, a congregation she couldn’t please, and a God who took away everything she ever loved.
Nick Shepherd thought he had put the past behind him, until the day his estranged wife walked back into town. Intending only to help Maura through her crisis of faith, Nick finds his feelings for her never died. Now, he must admit the mistakes he made, how he hurt his wife, and find a way to give and receive forgiveness.
As God works in both of their lives, Nick and Maura start to believe they can repair their broken relationship and reunite as man and wife. But Maura has one more secret to tell Nick before they can move forward. It’s what ultimately drove her to leave him three years earlier, and the one thing that can destroy the fragile trust they’ve built.
If you would like to read the first Chapter of The Pastor’s Wife , go HERE
Sally Says: When I saw the story blurb for The Pastor’s Wife, I was intrigued, being a pastor’s wife myself. I think being a pastor is like being a writer — or many other jobs, for that matter. There’s no nine-to-five, no time card to punch in and out, and there’s always more you could be doing. If you’re not careful, it can eclipse everything else in your life.
For some reason, I expected a women’s fiction story. I mean, a wife doesn’t leave her husband, much less a man who’s a pastor, without there being all kinds of drama, all kinds of issues and things that will take a long time to work out and overcome. And so on that level, I was disappointed.
The Pastor’s Wife is really a genre romance novel — which is fine. I’m not much of a genre romance reader; I’m more into the angst of women’s fiction, for some reason. 
But I think anyone who enjoys genre romance will find The Pastor’s Wife to be a fun, quick read. And I think the storyline of a pastor and his wife reconciling isn’t one you come across often.
I will say that, as a pastor’s wife, I was very thankful that wasn’t our church! There were many church-related things that aggravated me throughout the story, and I know a lot of that would go back to the difference between my denomination and some specific Biblical views and the author’s denomination and views. But I did finish reading the book thankful for my own husband and the people in our church. And that’s a good thing.