Another Revell Blog Tour book!!  (I love my “job” *grin*)

[1] The Hidden Flame takes us back to the very foundations of the Christian Church.  Back to the time of the Apostles… and their helpers.  As with all churches, there is much work done by the “invisible people” (no offence, and I do not believe these people’s works go unnoticed by our Heavenly Father).  Abigail is one of those “invisible people”… a behind the scenes kinda girl.  Orphaned with her younger brother, she serves the people following The Way dutifully, even though she is in great pain both physically and emotionally.  And now along come two suitors, both unbidden, looking to have her as their wife.  With a cast which includes Stephen, Martha, Peter and many other familiar figures of the Early Church, this is truly an incredible book by author team Davis Bunn & Janette Oke.   Abigail’s journey of faith, of learning to rely fully on God and trusting in His good plans for our lives, is not only a good read.. it’s good encouragement for those of us facing challenging circumstances which we feel we can not control.  Bunn & Oke remind us gently throughout the novel - sometimes in the words of people we know and love like Martha - that God is in control… and that He loves us.

The writing style was enjoyable to read, and the historical insights captured my imagination and had me often forgetting I was reading a romance novel.  There is another book by this author team called The Centurion’s Wife which I’m looking forward to buying soon to enjoy more of this style of historical fiction.

** a little side note… and I didn’t realise this till right now, but did you know that Janette Oke (pronounced Oak) is from Canada?  I know… silly thing not to have known, but she is.. Yay for Canada! :o)

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