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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

About the Book

Book:  In Too Deep
Author: Stacey Weeks
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Release Date: November 2017
Like an anchor wedged in the lake floor, Grace Stone’s heart is submerged in the past. Drowning in guilt over the role she played in her father’s and sister’s deaths, Grace prays that launching her water survival program at Camp Moshe will properly honor their memory and enable her to move on. But success depends on Grace risking everything on the man hired to rebrand the Christian camp. Kye Campton’s usual confidence wavers when his extreme sports campaign lands him in hot water with the cautious instructor and it becomes increasingly evident that Camp Moshe’s fight for survival is against more than a declining economy. Will Kye be able to save the camp—and Grace—from a saboteur determined to close the camp at any cost?

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 MY REVIEW 
This is a great story about trusting God. I enjoyed getting  to know Grace. She has held on to guilt over a tragedy for way too long. I felt her sadness as she recalls that fateful day. She questions herself over and over of what she could have done differently. How many times have you wanted to go back and change things in your life? I loved that she was determined to get her program funded that could save lives in the water. I’m not a big fan of water at all. When I was sixteen I almost drowned at the beach. A stranger saved my life and risked his as we kept getting swept further out to sea. Her program would have helped me that day because I don’t know how to swim. 
Kye is a great character with a desire to keep his uncle’s camp open. I know how important camp is for kids. They get to make friends, enjoy the outdoors and feel a part of something. There is trouble brewing with finances and Kye  is   feeling the pressure. I laughed when Kye and Grace disagreed on almost everything to do with the camp. The author weaves a great mystery into the story which had me guessing till the end. It is not a coincidence that a bear stumbles into camp or a fire starts in the kitchen. Someone is out to close the camp down and it is a race to find out who it is. Danger lurks in the woods and hides in unexpected places in this intriguing story. 
There is romance in the story but it is clean and the author does a good job of bringing faith into the relationship. I really liked the ending which had some great life lessons. The greatest sacrifice you can make is to give your life for another. That is illustrated very well in the story and allows Grace to let go of the past. It also shows Kye how compassionate Grace is. The other lesson I liked was trusting God and never giving up. If you are looking for a nice clean story look no further. 
I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.  

About the Author

Stacey Weeks is the multi-award-winning author of Glorious Surrender (2016), and Chasing Holiness (2020), inspirational romances The Builder’s Reluctant Bride (2016), Mistletoe Melody (2018), Mistletoe Mission (2019), and inspirational romantic suspense novels In Too Deep (2017), and Fatal Homecoming (2019). Stacey lives in Ontario where she speaks at women’s conferences, teaches writing and bible study workshops, and writes about the things of the  Lord. www.staceyweeks.com

More from Stacey

Why I Write Christian Romance

In Too Deep builds the romance between Kye and Grace through their emotional connection and growing respect. In all my novels, the plot moves the story forward—not shocking or steamy scenes. I take Ephesians 5:4 seriously, “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.”

I love romance because I believe that each one of us are in the middle of a love story. Some of our love stories are like In Too Deep. They’re full of heart-wrenching moments and climatic events. They might even have you biting your nails wondering if good will ever prevail. Some love stories are like a feel-good-girls-night-out, and everything falls into place at the right moment and clicks. And some of you are thinking – love story? – yeah right!

I don’t know your circumstances or life, but what I hope all my readers understand is that there is Someone who does. He is greater than any fictional prince, and He left his kingdom to pursue your heart. Not only is He pursuing you, but He is writing your story as a part of His story. He has promised that the stories of all His children end in victory for His glory.

While we wait for certain victory, we can refresh our weary souls with clean, wholesome, and God-honouring stories. Stories of purity, highlighting characters that honour God first. Stories that contain illustrations of how true satisfaction comes from a right relationship with God not from a human relationship. In Too Deep thrives within the boundaries God has created for love, and that gives hope to those who have only known broken love. Not hope in the right man, but hope in the Lord.

In this genre, you can count on your happy ending—and I like that. But more importantly than Grace finding her one-true-love is her growth in her walk with the Lord. More important than saving the day, winning the girl, and defeating the villain is Kye’s surrender to God.

So yes, I write romance. But the real story is exposing the lies Kye and Grace believe about themselves, the world, or God and proving those lies to be untrue. The real story is that God is the Hero, the pursuer of our hearts, and the lover of our souls.

Blog Stops

Remembrancy, June 24
Betti Mace, June 25
Library Lady’s Kid Lit, June 28 (Author Interview)
Quiet Quilter, July 1
Mary Hake, July 2

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Stacey is giving away the grand prize of a dainty “You Are Loved” bracelet with each word spelled out in morse code with beads!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

1 comment:

  1. Excellent review, Deana! Sounds like a must read. Thank you for hosting.

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