Friday Reading: Stacy Monson’s Chain of Lakes Series

It’s Friday Reading!

As I’ve mentioned, during my long, cold summer (lol), I read LOTS of books. Two of the books I read were Stacy Monson’s Shattered Image and Dance of Grace in her Chain of Lakes series. The third book in the series, The Color of Truth, is next on my to-read list!

Since I was IN Minnesota, and these books take place in Minnesota, I was especially excited to read them. While I was there, I finally got to meet Stacy and shop for chocolate with her! I knew her books would be good, but what I didn’t realize was that I would be completely pulled into the stories and get more reading done than writing!

Stacy writes about people who are real. They’re not flat, good or bad characters, but feel as though you’re reading about real human beings who have plenty of hurts, habits, and hang-ups that they struggle with on a daily basis. God’s at work in these people, but as is true with us all, they don’t always go in the direction He’s leading them. Learning that God can use even the most terrible situations for His glory is something that her characters struggle with, but eventually realize. Just like us.

The first book, Shattered Image, focuses on a high-profile model that gets in with the wrong people, but has a heart for girls who have body issues and low self-esteem.

Here’s the back-cover blurb:

Kiera Simmons’ career as a high-profile fashion model ends abruptly when a failed relationship nearly lands her in jail. Now she forges a quiet life helping teens understand their eternal value in a world saturated with the distorted messages of society.

Peter Theisen is on the fast track to everything the celebrity life promises, with each step of his meteoric rise in the music world orchestrated by his ambitious manager.

Their sweet, unexpected romance is threatened by her past and his future, a life-changing diagnosis, and financial devastation. As they struggle to find their way back to each other, and to the One who matters most, the allure of wealth and fame may jeopardize everything.

Book 2, Dance of Grace, Vanessa loses everything in an accident, and Kurt is fighting to get back what he lost through his imprisonment and his relationship with Christ.

Here’s a bit about that one!

In one unexpected moment, dancer Vanessa Jordan lost her family, her career, and her future. She blames God for destroying everything that mattered. Kurt Wagner, an ex-con with a second chance at life and faith, aches to shed his past and see his dream of helping teens become reality. The former dancer and the ex-con form an unlikely alliance to build River House, a safe haven for kids on the street.

When Kurt’s past threatens his dreams and his life, Vanessa becomes a target as well. It will take a stubborn love, the grace of God, and one courageous teen to keep the River House dream alive.

I can’t WAIT to get started on The Color of Truth.

Read Stacy’s Chain of Lakes series! You’ll be searching for the rest of her books!!