Grounds To Believe

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Summary: A Great Read
Review: Grounds to Believe is the best inspirational romance I've ever read. Shelley Bates creates characters that draw the reader completely into the story. The heroine's struggles to find a true faith are both believable and compelling. The hero is strong in his faith--and yummy as well! I found the description of the cult particulary sensitive and balanced. This truly is a wonderful book.

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Summary: A+++++ Debut for Shelley Bates
Review: I just finished reading GROUNDS TO BELIEVE and I loved it!!! I have been an avid reader of fiction for many years and had believed I'd grown cynical of finding good thought-provoking interesting novels. Everything I read seemed to be the same old boring storylines just rearranged. Not so with GROUNDS TO BELIEVE. For one thing, Ms. Bates grabbed my attention by bringing me into the cult believing system and giving me an idea of what that kind of life is like. I really liked both Julia and Ross. They were believeable sympathetic characters and I felt like I really knew them. My heart went out to Julia as she struggled to go against all that she'd been brought up to believe. The only thing I found hard to believe was how quickly Kailey accepted Ross back into her life. But overall I thought this was a wonderful book and I recommend it to everyone!

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Summary: I really enjoyed this book!
Review: Its refreshing to me to read a Christian romance where a man is the main character. I also appreciated that 'The Elect' weren't all just a bunch of robots. Each character from the group was treated as an individual. I look forward to reading Shelly's next books in this soon-to-be trilogy!