A few weeks ago I wandered into the local B&N. As usual, the trade paperback table at the front of the store was my first stop. I wanted to try a new author - by that I mean new to me. Looking around, I saw the regular bestselling authors and literary titles there. Then I saw this one: Farther Than I Meant To Go, Longer Than I Meant To Stay by Tiffany L. Warren. It’s not the usual short and snappy type of title. The plot isn’t the same ‘ole thing either. It has a mix of topics, such as self-acceptance, romance, societal pressures relating to marriage and appearance, self-discovery and spirituality.

I didn’t realize that last part about religion and spirituality when I picked up the book. The back cover blurb didn’t particularly clue me in. For some reason, the publisher - Walk Worthy Press - didn’t really hit me either. Yeah, I’m slow. It’s a Warner imprint…you know, in case you were wondering.

Here’s the cover:

The description from the Hachette/Warner site:

She’s independent, successful, and fulfilled in her spiritual walk. But bank president Charmayne Ellis is also overweight, close-to-forty…and wondering if she will ever be as successful in her personal life. She’s never gotten much praise or caring from her ever-critical mother and sister. And her friends are more into matchmaking than being truly supportive.

So it seems her prayers are answered when hardworking, saved, and just-too-fine Travis Moon asks Charmayne to marry him. Or were they? Charmayne soon finds the only thing her new husband has to share is one bad-news secret after another. Now, with her reputation and career destroyed and her life at rock bottom, her faith will be tested as never before. Her challenge will be to face her own willful heart-and find the courage to finally put herself in God’s hands and discover where her real blessings lie.

Not my usual thing. I rarely read fiction with a religious angle, but this was fresh and smart. Worth a read when I wanated something different.

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