Secret Thunder

Something is horribly wrong in the small town of Plover Creek, Texas. After the death of her father, the faith of 25-year-old Beth McDade is fiercely tested by reactivated childhood misgivings of an old family friend. Upon secretly uncovering a ten-year conspiracy of deception, revenge, and serial assassination, including the murder of her parents, Beth is bombarded with horrifying threats.

Her brother and his best friend, David, believes Beth’s suspicions are simply a reaction to her grief. That is until they are attacked with gunfire upon placing their horse ranch on the market. As Beth covertly grows closer to gaining irrefutable evidence of her allegations, she is targeted for death. David, a man hopeful of Beth’s affection, attempts to convince her to back off. But just as her investigation begins to pay off, Beth’s name is added to the list of strange disappearances.

Will she live to tell David how she feels? Is her faith strong enough to deliver her from the horrors planned by her captor?

REVIEW BY RAWSISTAZ BOOK CLUB

Date Reviewed: Mar 31, 2007 <<pre-publication>>

A Test of Faith

Everyone knew from birth that Beth McDade was a special child. Her brother Carl and their close friends, Manny Jefferson and David Spencer, also knew there was something special about Beth. They saw she had a knack for knowing just when something bad was going to happen. For Beth, this gift was frustrating because many in her community of Plover Creek, Texas thought she was cursed. As Beth grew up on the McDade Horse Ranch and within a godly family, she learned her gift enabled her to hear the voice of God. Unfortunately, four years prior Beth was brutally attacked by someone she knew personally, and her faith suffered a blow as well.

Now, having to prepare for the funeral of her father, Reverend Ray McDade, Beth is overwhelmed by suspicions of foul play. Circumstances surrounding her father’s death, the death of a few friends, several disappearances, and a nagging sense that something is being relayed to her, Beth becomes incensed that there is more going on in Plover Creek than meets the eye. Through her reservations, she keeps wondering God is trying to speak to her, and if so, why can’t she hear Him? All she can hear is a distant rumble of thunder. As she searches for answers, her personal life takes yet another turn when David Spencer returns to town with his son, Bree. Will she seek and find God in all the turmoil that is brewing? Or, will she become one of the missing?

In SECRET THUNDER, Annetta P. Lee has written an inspiring account of restoring one’s faith when it looks like circumstances surrounding life has all but destroyed it. She shows God is never far away from any of his children. He is always ready and willing to accept us back into the fold, when we are willing to focus on Him only. Sometimes He has to carry us through situations in order for us to depend on Him. Lee’s writing is fluid and her characters are intriguing. I love the added suspense in this novel with the twists. I always enjoy reading books by this author; she makes the experience spiritually uplifting.

Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon

of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

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Brenda M. Lisbon is an avid reader and a big supporter of school-sponsored reading activities for children in her community. She and her son reside in Bishopville, SC.

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