About the Book

Book: Anna’s Secret

Author: Blossom Turner

Genre: Inspirational Romance

Release Date: May 1, 2019

Anna Clarke has faced loneliness for years, caring for a sick and distant husband. Recently widowed, with all that brought meaning to her life gone, the consummate good girl falls from grace in a moment of weakness and passion.

Horrified to find she is pregnant, she is surprised when those closest to her assume the baby is her late husband’s. Guilt and pride allow the lie to live until her deceit hits a wall when the biological father Dr. Matthew Carmichael comes calling.

Shocked at how one lie bled so easily into another, Anna realizes her reputation of devout Christian living is about to disappear like a leaf caught in a windstorm. She hears the whisper of her loving Heavenly Father, who longs to restore her soul, but does she have the courage to face the scandal and the truth of her feelings toward the handsome Dr. Carmichael?

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MY REVIEW

The book is very emotional and so powerful that I think I cried, screamed and shook my head so many times I lost track. Anna could be your next door neighbor, your friend at church or even yourself. Her character is developed so well, I couldn’t help but want to be her friend. I wanted to pray  with her and tell her she is forgiven. Have you ever had a secret that you knew would destroy so many lives? What if you were persecuted by friends and family when you confessed your sin? Would you turn your back on God? 

All these questions is exactly what Anna faces in this  story of loneliness, forgiveness, pride and guilt. Taking care of her husband as he wilts away consumed Anna. I know how she felt as she watched a loved one slowly slip away. It may be hard for her friends to understand, but she feels like she lost her husband years ago. I wouldn’t say she was happy when he passed, but her emotions were all over the place. I wanted to know Anna’s inner thoughts and the author delivers that with exceptional glance into her heart.  We begin to  see a woman who has been through so much needing to be wanted again. 

The story does  not lack people who are so critical of Anna that it made me grieve for her. Two people very close to her show nothing but contempt towards her. The sad thing is they are more worried about how it will affect their lives. Their selfishness is a key subject we all can learn from. It is important to remember that it isn’t all about us. Each of us is loved the same by God and He forgives each of us. 

The secret Anna carries around will be shocking and it opens the door for an extremely realistic lesson in judging others. The beautiful story in the Bible about the woman  who stands there waiting to be stoned  is illustrated with compassion and grace through Anna’s journey. As Anna hears God whisper to her, I felt chills go up and down my arms. God in His magnificent grace shows Anna she is not alone. Her story will change lives and restore hope to a woman who felt she was unworthy of God’s love. The ending is worth grabbing tissue as you soak in the beauty of grace and new beginnings.

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion. 

About the Author

Blossom Turner is a free-lance writer published in Chicken Soup and Kernels of Hope anthologies, former newspaper columnist on health and fitness, an avid blogger, and published novelist. Her authentic understanding of the power of forgiveness through life experience has inspired this compelling novel, Anna’s Secret, where failure, God’s love, and romance collide. She and her husband, David, have two grown children and live in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Read more at blossomturner.com.

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MORE ABOUT WHY I WROTE ANNA’S SECRET

I am a hopeless romantic, it has been at the core of my being from a child up. I dreamed of a love that would whisk me far from the pain of my childhood upbringing.

When I first started to write Anna’s Secret, I had not yet learned all I needed to know about forgiveness. I was half-way through the book when sorrow and betrayal hit my marriage. (See “About Me” at https://blossomturner.com) I stopped writing for years.

However, as God healed the broken and restored my soul, words of love once again danced within my being. God directed that I finish this book weaving in all I learned from the crucible of suffering in my own life. Through understanding the restorative power of God’s forgiveness when humanity fails, I wrote Anna’s Secret with a strong thread of hope woven into its fabric.

Readers have expressed to me that the authenticity of this book has brought them to tears and given them a love story that entertained. However, the part I love the most … Anna’s Secret has inspired some readers to ask God for the help to forgive themselves, or for the power to offer the gift of forgiveness to another.

My prayer is that you will find Anna’s Secret an entertaining romance, inspiration to your soul, and that you will enjoy the happy ending … always a happy ending. After all, God is the God of happily ever after, and heaven is the home in which all His children will find the greatest love of all.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Blossom is giving away the grand prize package of a signed copy of Anna’s Secret and a $25 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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