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This review is for: A Debt Too Deep (Paperback)

Leandra Brooks lost her father, whom she idolized, at a young age and she blamed God. She eventually learned to believe in God again when she met Vince Mitchell, but he, too, deserted her when she most needed him and she blamed God. In fact, she began to despise the Church and the hypocrites that make up the church body. Now, nine years since that faithful day Vince walked out on her, she faces a new job, a new city and the biggest hypocrite of all.

Vince Mitchell, the ministerial leader of a youth Christian movement, met and fell in love with Leandra during college. He thought they would marry and share their lives as well as the ministry. But, during the course of their relationship, Vince slipped and went back on the same things he taught the followers of his ministry--to live above reproach and avoid the appearance of any evil. The consequences were phenomenal for him; he walked away from Leandra. Now, he has the opportunity to ask her for forgiveness so he can finally move on with his life.

A DEBT TOO DEEP by Marguerite Benjamin Parker is an inspirational depiction of the life of Christians and the responsibility God has entrusted to them. Parker shows it is a struggle that sometimes will include failure, but God wants you to repent and ask forgiveness. Parker even includes a nice lesson on where faith should rightly be placed--in God not man. The two main characters kept me enthralled until the end. Although the book didn't end like I thought it would, it was still realistic and gives me hope for a sequel.

Reviewed by Brenda Lisbon
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers