cover image Lead Me Home

Lead Me Home

Stacy Hawkins Adams. Zondervan, $14.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-0-310-33403-3

The only thing predictable about Adams’s latest installment in the Winds of Change series is that nothing is ever as it seems. Shiloh Griffin is the First Lady of Milwaukee’s St. Stephens Baptist Church, a role she approaches with grace, poise, and a few personal challenges. When a young woman of her acquaintance faces a monumental crisis, Shiloh must open herself to God’s wisdom and confront the pain and shame of her own past in order to help. The deeply personal reasons for her steadfast dedication to her God and her family weave themselves through this beautifully inspiring, relatable story, leading her into a deeper communion with her faith community. Elegantly emotional and intriguing, the story reaches deep to gently touch the soul. What, upon first view, is a stereotypical story quickly reveals itself to be an intricate blessing in disguise that speaks to the heart. Liberal use of Biblical references serves to enhance the story and allow for moments of personal reflection for readers as well as characters. Agent: Steve Laube, the Steve Laube Agency. (July 9)