About the Book:
Before Audrey was the baker's wife, she was the pastor's wife.
Then a scandalous lie cost her husband a pastoral career. Now the two work side-by-side running a bakery, serving coffee, and baking fresh bread. But the hurt still pulls at Audrey.
Driving early one morning to the bakery, Audrey's car strikes something-or someone-at a fog-shrouded intersection. She finds a motor scooter belonging to a local teacher. Blood is everywhere, but there's no trace of a body.
Both the scooter and the blood belong to detective Jack Mansfield's wife, and he's certain that Audrey is behind Julie's disappearance.
But the case dead-ends and the detective spirals into madness. When he takes her family and some patrons hostage at the bakery, Audrey is left with a soul-damaged ex-con and a cynical teen to solve the mystery. And she'll never manage that unless she taps into something she would rather leave behind-her excruciating ability to feel other's pain.
About the Author:
Erin Healy is the best-selling co-author of Burn and Kiss (with Ted Dekker) and an award-winning editor for numerous best-selling authors. She has received wide acclaim for her debut solo novels, Never Let You Go and The Promises She Keeps.
The Irish girl in me has long been fascinated by the concept of thin places, a Celtic name for locations where the veil between physical and spiritual realities is so slim that a person can see through it. For me, thin places are revelations, bridges between the seen and unseen elements of our lives. Read my books and journey with me into the mysterious places where the spiritual world intersects what is familiar to us, and changes it forever.
She and her family live in Colorado. Erin can be contacted through her website erinhealy.com or through Facebook.
My Opinion:
Audrey and her husband Geoff were happy; he was a pastor and she was the pastor's wife. Their son Ed was a star basketball player all set to head off to college and start making his way in the world. But then the unthinkable happened. Ed's girlfriend accused Geoff of paying for her abortion. Her father, Jack Mansfield called for his dismissal and he was granted his call.
Instead of crawling into a hole Audrey and Geoff instead took their love of baking bread and opened a bakery all was going well until one foggy morning when Audrey hits something on the way into work. It turns out to be Julie Mansfield's scooter and her blood is everywhere but there is no sign of her body. Jack, a police detective is convinced that Audrey is hiding Julie in retribution for Jack's having Geoff dismissed.
This suspense novel is about so much more than a missing woman. Ms. Healy manages to bring together a cast of characters that might seem unconnected at first but all end up being an integral part of the storyline. Jack's slow disintegration into a many crazy enough to hold a bakery full of people hostage was really not a surprise once you got to know him. The tension is held very well and the characters are true to themselves. I found myself turning the pages as fast as I could as I neared the conclusion. Audrey's sensitivity to other people's pain was a very intriguing component to the story.
The Baker's Wife is available on Amazon.com
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Let the flour fly! Beginning October 24th, Erin's celebrating the release of her latest page turner, The Baker's Wife, with an outstanding KitchenAid baking prize package giveaway that includes a brand new KitchenAid Mixer, cook books, and all you need to whip up some fabulous bread or sweets! Then and on November 10th she'll be wrapping up the release of The Baker's Wife with an Author Book Chat Party on Facebook! Don't miss a minute of the fun!
One grand prize winner will receive:
- Empire Red 4.5 QT Ultra Power KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Black & White Kitschy Apron
- Black Silicone Oven Mitt
- Black OXO Rolling Pin
- Wilton 9X5 loaf pan
- At My Grandmother's Knee Cookbook by Faye Porter
- Second Helpings with Johnnie Gabriel Cookbook
- The Baker's Wife by Erin Healy
Don't miss a moment of the fun. RSVP today and tell your friends. Hope to see you on the 10th!
Disclosure: I received a copy of The Baker's Wife gratis from Litfuse Publicity Group. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by my receipt of the free book. I received no monetary compensation for this post.
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