Defining Moments
Do you see what God sees?
Defining Moments by Jacquelin Thomas, a faith based novel of inspiration.
Sheila Moore, a blast from The Prodigal Husband’s past is back after her last attempt to destroy the marriage of her business partner Jake Madison and his wife Tori.
The novel begins with the relocation of Sheila as she opens and heads the New York branch of Madison Moore Creative Visual Solutions Inc. The move serves as a way to expand the business while distancing herself from the shameful acts of her past.
Sheila appears to be relatively happy and moving on with her life until she receives devastating news concerning her health. While out purchasing books to research her condition, she runs into Nicholas Washington, a handsome author and best friend to Tori Madison.
Nicolas and Sheila develop a close friendship which has the potential to turn into more, but Sheila’s overwhelming self loathing and hatred for Tori gets in the way. Nicholas is caught in the middle, while trying to be a friend to Sheila and Tori simultaneously. His unconditional faith and love for God helps him through these rocky relationships.
Defining Moments is a sequel to The Prodigal Husband; however, as a separate book, the storyline and characters are strong enough to stand alone. My initial introduction to these characters was in the first book, but, if this were my first introduction, Ms. Thomas would have more than adequately filled me in on their backgrounds.
I found this to be an extremely engrossing book that not only catches your attention by the characters but the subject matter as well. The protagonist in this story could very well put soap opera diva, Erica Kane (All My Children) to shame. Sheila Moore is not a character to be taken lightly. Ms. Thomas has excelled in portraying a woman that is seemingly bad to the bone. Her skill as an author is abundantly clear as she makes a simple statement. “If you really want to know who God is, just look at all He’s done”. That statement itself is more powerful than anything else that I could add. So with that said, readers beware, The Prodigal Husband has met its match.
Reviewed By: Eleanor S. Shields, Black Butterfly Review