Surrendered

I was given this book to read and review. The following is my honest opinion of the book.
Secrets can be like a weight on your shoulders. However, if someone is to disclose the secret, timing is important, as is who to share it with.
Tess O'Shay's life is turned upside down when her father's will gives guardianship of her teenage sister to a man that they barely know. The family restaurant and Tess's future are also in this man's hands.
According to Sean O' Shay's will, Tess is to go back to college, something she gave up when her mother became ill and then died. If she does not comply, she will lose everything. But to give in is to turn everything over to Jake Holland, a man who is as secretive as Tess is.
Tess goes back to school, but then the secret that she has held comes face to face with her. A former teacher who had raped her is back teaching at the school. Tess is torn between facing the man or turning him over to the police for an attack that happened 10 year ago.
What she does changes the lives of others that are in her life.
The characters who Jennifer Sienes created are true-to-life, as is the story. It flows from one chapter to another with ease. Even though the story flips from one point of view to another, it helps the story to move along while answering questions. I had an easy time staying engaged with this story, there were twists and turns throughout that kept me reading to the very last page. 
This book receives my highest recommendation. 

Book Review: Extraordinary Women of Christian History

Women such as Joan of Arc, Anne Hutchinson, Ann Judson, Harriet Tubman, Hannah Whitehall Smith, Corrie ten Boom and Mother Teresa are more than women's names from history. Each one of these women, and more, had such an impact on our Christian world. They did with faith, forgiveness, strength and patience. Ruth A. Tucker tells each of their stories in Extraordinary Women of Christian History. Through this book, many discussions can be opened up between family members, friends or even in a small group. 

I found this book touching when I think each woman was one working in the world, yet look at the changes that were made through them.  

I was given this book by NetGalley and Baker Books in exchange for my honest review.