Books - The Heart's Flames ISBN: 1-932802-99-1 Price: $5.95 163 pages Author: Ashely Shawntel Cover illustration: Alex Pashin Cover design: Shannon Mattiza Smoke jumper Cole Hunter has it all: a loving relationship with his wife Julie, a career he thrives on, a beautiful new daughter, and a fulfi lling camaraderie with the members of his jumping team. His life is perfect until a wildfi re in Arizona takes the life of his best friend and captain and leaves Cole virtually deaf. This accident leads to the dissolution of the love between himself and his wife. Cole is left searching for ways to be the man his family needs and overcome his own doubts and struggles while his wife feels abandoned and unwanted and has a set of struggles all her own. When Cole goes away for a month of treatment for his hearing loss, Julie falls into lust with a young man from church and commits adultery. As Cole discovers his purpose and restores his heart to the Lord, Julie falls from grace and forgets the love she came from. Ultimately the Lord restores all, and through a devastating act of vandalism, the Hunters reunite under the name of the Lord, coming to realize His truth that no sin is too big to forgive and no bridge is too broken to restore. The story is moving and has modern-day principles that apply to everyone: the reality of the Lord’s plan for each person, the realization that although bad things do happen to good people, no situation is too big for the Lord; that He only gives us as much as we can handle; that sometimes His strength is all we have to get us through the day; and that love is the most lasting, forgiving human act of all. The study questions at the end of the book plays a key role in helping the reader directly apply the truths of the story to the reader’s own day-to-day life. Video: Ashley discusses The Heart's Flames (1 Minute) Download a sample chapter. Click here to Order! This page current as of May 24, 2007 8:43 AM |