The winner of the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild�s 2008 Operation First Novel contest is back with a story of the heartache of abandonment and the power of true forgiveness. Sixteen-year-old Roxi can only dream of what being a part of a real family would feel like, after being shuffled through the foster care system to end up living in an RV with a thieving family. Through a tragic set of events, her path is intertwined with that of Abby Dawson, a divorced cop desperately trying to reconnect with her daughter when her brother is murdered, the victim of a burglary gone wrong in his rare book store. Peppered with intense moments of suspense as well as grace, Darlington�s latest provides fans of Christian women�s fiction with a solid page-turner that may also intrigue readers interested in rare books and fans of inspirational crime fiction. --Elizabeth Ponder
Bound by Guilt by C.J. Darlington is the sequel to Thicker Than Blood. Roxi Gold has never felt truly wanted anywhere. Taken from her mother at the age of eight after suffering a terrible accident, she was shuttled from foster home to group home until a cousin of her mother's named Irene took her in. Life with Irene and her teenaged son Diego isn't what most people would consider normal. They live most of the time traveling across the country in an RV, which sounds like fun, … more