Heart Shadows

Book excerpt: Non-Christian Whitney Paige travels cross-country to rescue her sister, Morgan, from her dangerous religious fanaticism. On her arrival, she is rescued from a sand gully by good-looking, but despicable, Travis McLaughlin, who quotes Bible rhetoric, just like Morgan, and mistakes Whitney for a prostitute. When Whitney finally finds Morgan’s house, Morgan has disappeared! Whitney is saddled with the Bible-thumping Grace as a roommate. And she finds herself caretaker for a neglected young girl when the child’s mother is hit by a car—the same car that had tried to run Whitney down! Everyone in town loves Morgan—so what could have happened to her? As Whitney meets the people of Battle Lake, it becomes obvious that the sleepy town hides deep secrets. As Whitney searches for Morgan, danger closes in all around her. She has to deal with her increasing attraction to Travis. And what does it mean when Whitney is told that she has a “green” heart shadow, while Morgan’s heart shadow is gold? As Whitney nears the end of her dangerous search for Morgan, she finds a strength in God she didn’t believe existed; a strength that helps her overcome her perilous situation.