Blurb:
Church
secretary and praise team leader Aria Robbins isn't happy when she has to
work with the new youth minister. She also has to grin and bear it when he
moves into the cottage next to hers at Heart's Haven...but she doesn't have to
like him. Truth is, she'd be much happier if Corbin Bishop would take his charm
and his big, fancy ideas right back to Austin where he belongs.
When a
spiritual attack on Angel Falls lands Aria and Corbin on the battlefront as
part of a team of prayer Warriors in God's Service (WINGS), they must fight for
their town, their church, and their pastor, and Aria sees Corbin in a whole new
light.
But emotional
scars from an unspeakable childhood have distorted Corbin's acceptance of
certain Scriptural truths, and Aria won't trust her heart in the hands of a man
whose faith is unsure. Aria wraps her prayer wings around him tightly. Will
Corbin finally trust God to heal his soul?
Review:
Set against a chilling backdrop from the very first paragraph, this book pulls you into a spiritual battle for the souls of Angel Falls and Heart’s Haven. I found I could only read it in the daylight, because of my own personal history with that kind of thing. Set against this you have two characters, who really don’t get on at first, yet even that fits the mood of the story perfectly.
I cried, shivered and smiled through this story.
The WINGS from the title of the book are prayer warriors, praying for their community and pastor and I think that is something every church should set up.
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Interview
with the main characters from Love in the
WINGS
Clare:
Tell us your name and a little bit about yourself.
Hero: Hi, Clare! Thanks for inviting us to chat with you. I’m Corbin
Bishop, a youth minister at The Falls Tabernacle in Angel Falls, Texas. And the
pretty lady here with me is—
Heroine: Excuse me, Corbin Bishop! I can speak for myself, thank you very
much. (Shoots the hero a withering glance.) Hi, Clare! My name is Aria Robbins.
I’m Pastor David Myers’s secretary at The Falls Tabernacle. Well…that’s one of
my jobs. The other is at a jewelry design company called Jewels for the
Kingdom, which is owned by Pastor David’s wife, Pia. She’s my best friend, and
we have a great time working together.
Corbin:
Aren’t you going to tell her about—?
Aria: Corbin! (Rolls eyes and
offers Clare an embarrassed smile.) He wants you to know that I’m the praise
team leader at The Falls Tabernacle. For some reason, Corbin thinks that’s
important, but I do it because I love it. Singing is such a huge part of who I
am…and I love working with the worship team.
Clare:
Tell us about where you live and why you choose to
live there? Aria, why don’t you go first this time.
Aria: Well, as Corbin mentioned—without waiting to be asked, of
course—we live in Angel Falls, Texas. It’s a lovely little town in the Angelina
National Forest of East Texas. Corbin and I both have cabins in Heart’s Haven,
which is truly a blessed and wonderful place to live. There’s a precious legend
of love surrounding the place, and the owner, Mr. Andrew Hart, is—”
Corbin: (A frustrated groan.) Please, Aria…don’t do this.
Aria: (Completely ignores him.) Mr. Hart speaks with angels! Folks say
they hang out at Heart’s Haven, and there are all kinds of stories about
various tenants having divine encounters with them.
Corbin: (Huffs out a breath.) You had to say it, didn’t you?
Aria: I wanted to say it. I
love being a part of a place that’s touched by the divine.
Clare:
What is a quirk of your personality that most
people wouldn't know? Corbin?
Corbin: Hmm…I don’t think I’m a quirky person.
Aria: (With a sugary smile) I can answer this one for him, if you’d
like…
Corbin: (Hurriedly) I don’t think so. OK…well, I guess I’m kind of
obsessive about my appearance. It’s kind of a…I don’t know, a—“
Aria: A façade. You gotta make a good impression on absolutely everyone.
Gotta dress perfectly, have every hair in place, speak eloquently, live—”
Corbin: So I like to be well thought of. What’s wrong with that?
Aria: (Harrumphs) Let me count the—
Clare: OK, then. Aria, what
about you? Personality quirks?
Aria: (Blushing) Sorry about that, Clare. Corbin and I tend to bring out
the worst in each other sometimes… (Pulls in a deep breath.) I’m not quirky at
all. Just your ordinary, everyday—
Corbin: Umm...I can answer this one for you…?
Aria: (Glaring, as politely as possible with Clare looking on) I don’t
think so. OK. Umm…Well, I don’t know…uh…
Clare: (Grinning behind her hand) It’s all right, Aria. You don’t have to
answer anything that makes you uncomfortable. Let’s try another question. How
about this—name two things you would hate people to know about you?
Aria: (Laughing) I’m pretty much an open book. Really. But if had
something I wanted to hide, I doubt I’d just blurt it out in an interview.
Corbin: (Also laughing) For once, we are in complete agreement.
Clare: Nothing to share then? Truthfully?
Corbin: (With a heavy sigh) Well, since you put it that way…I wouldn’t
want anyone to know about my childhood. But that’s all I’m saying. I’d really
prefer not to share anything more about it.
Clare: That’s fine. No problem at all. Aria, what book are you currently
reading?
Aria: Oh, how I wish I had more time for reading! I’m always so busy. I’m
trying to find time to read Boo Hiss,
by Rene Gutteridge. So far, I’m loving it.
Corbin: (Chuckles)
Clare: (Hurrying to stop any possible argument) And you, Corbin?
Corbin: I don’t really do a lot of pleasure reading, but interestingly
enough, I’m in the middle of a great book right now—one Pastor David
recommended it. And the Angels Were
Silent by Max Lucado.
Aria: (Grins and opens her mouth to speak)
Corbin: (Just drop it, Songbird.)
Clare: Corbin, tell us about your special lady. What makes her special?
Corbin:
She’s beautiful and feisty, has a heart just about
as big as the state of Texas, and a voice…man, my woman sings like a bird!
Clare: She sounds somehow familiar… How about you, Aria? Is there a
special man in your life?
Aria: (Blushing) I think so, but…well, I’m not sure he knows it yet.
Clare: Hmmm... The first time you saw him, what did you think? Did you
like him immediately, or did he have to grow on you?
Aria: (Laughs out loud) He definitely had to grow on me. The first time
I saw him, I thought, “You need to turn around and go back to wherever it is
you came from.”
Clare: (Laughing) And now some silly questions. Pepsi or coke
(Simultaneously)
Corbin: Coke
Aria: Pepsi
Clare: Rain or snow and why
Aria: Rain. I love the sound of it on the roof when I’m in bed. I sleep
like a baby.
Corbin: Snow. Because it looks so beautiful in—uhm…in a certain girl’s
hair and eyelashes.
Clare: Tea or coffee
Simultaneously, with a special look at each
other, and even a smile) Texas sweet tea!
Clare: Elephant or tiger
Corbin: Never thought about it. Both, I think.
Aria: Definitely tiger. They’re such beautiful animals!
Corbin: And yet you tell me I’m too “into” my looks. (Laughing)
(Clare rushes into the next options)
Clare: Roast dinner or burger and chips (fries for our US readers)
Corbin and Aria, loudly and simultaneously:
Pizza!
Clare: Classical music or pop
(Again
with the laughter and simultaneous answer)
Contemporary Gospel
Clare: Sunrise or sunset
(Aria and Corbin look at each other, and
Clare knows these two are head over heels in love—even if they don’t know it
themselves…)
Aria, very softly: Definitely sunset
Corbin: (Clears throat) Yeah. Me too. Sunset, without a doubt.
Clare
hesitates, then decides to leave it alone.
Clare: Walk or run
And
they do it again, in complete unison, they’re gazes locked: Walk
Aria
continues in a whisper: Absolutely. Very long
walks.
Clare: Chocolate or crisps (chips for our US readers)
Aria
and Corbin don’t even hear. He holds out his hand. Aria places hers in it.
Clare
shrugs and leaves without saying good-bye. She has a feeling they don’t even
know she’s gone.
Bio:
Bio: DELIA LATHAM is a born-and-bred California gal, raised in a place called
Weedpatch and currently living in the lovely mountain town of Tehachapi with
her husband and a spoiled Pomeranian. She enjoys multiple roles as Christian
wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, but especially loves being a
princess daughter to the King of Kings. She has a "thing" for Dr.
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I'm so glad you enjoyed Love in the WINGS!