Jill Clark is staying in a hotel room when she hears about the bombing of the town post office and the death of three people. Suddenly, her room door implodes and a gunman, pursued by the cops for the crime, is holding her hostage. Willing to do anything to escape, the lawyer promises to defend the man who claims innocence if he surrenders – then finds herself faced with keeping her word once he releases her. The more time passes, however, the more Jill comes to believe that the man could be telling the truth.
At the same time, Dan Nichols finds himself once again trying to stand between Jill and danger. The feelings he denied for Jill come rushing to the surface when he hears of her kidnapping. Suddenly he realizes how much she has come to mean to him, and must fight off his inner demons and prove to Jill how much he cares. He must decide whether he wants to be alone, or whether he is, in fact, ready to commit.
In Word of Honor, book three of the Newpointe 911 series, Terri Blackstock woos audiences again with her combination thriller and inspirational fiction. As Jill struggles to make sense of the crime, she begins a journey through her scriptures in search of covenants.
Jill finds herself locked in a struggle. Should she defend the man who took her hostage and keep her word? Or would it be okay to rationalize her promise away? As she confronts the accused, he questions her devotion to God and wonders how much time she spends immersed in His word and His love. Tempted to dismiss the man who threatened her life, Jill comes to realize that only through God’s word can she draw closer to Him.
Word of Honor draws us into what it means to keep your promise, and what circumstances God might expect us to do the same. The novel challenges your belief in what a covenant might mean, and when it might be made. It examines what a war hero might think and feel, and how those whose lives he saved might react in a crisis situation. And finally, with an unexpected heroic ending, we learn how important a covenant truly is.
Terri Blackstock has once again created a fantastic novel that is both engaging and uplifting. She draws us into the hunt for a killer while guiding us with scripture and inspiration at the same time. She keeps the tension high and the plot moving, once again keeping me up all night as I rushed to learn how the story would end. |
