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Vanessa Davis Griggs -  Forever Soul Ties -  Available Now! -  4 out of 5 books -  Evelyn ‘Butterfly’ Payne has raised her children, established her dream business, The Painted Lady Flower Shop, and accepts the fact that her husband doesn’t want to spend quality time with her. She works at her shop and for Christ and has found a mundane contentment. Entering from the left wing is Ethan ‘Spears’ Roberts and the ‘what ifs’ take residence in her mind and suddenly her peace is disturbed with temptation. Ethan is a ‘Man of God’, a husband and a father as well, but he and Evelyn have unfinished business.  Forever Soul Ties delves into the lives of two Christians and their tempestuous connection that threaten everything that they have worked for. Will the Word of God transcend the risks that threaten to topple their lives and their testimonies’ as his chosen ones? When childhood sweethearts continually remember the pet names and the special times and qu...

Vanessa Davis Griggs -  Redeeming Waters -  Available Now! -  5 out of 5 books -  Unzell and Briana Waters were college sweethearts that later were happily married. During their college years, Unzell was a football star. With a NFL career ahead of him, he was destined for stardom. That was, until an unfortunate play that left Unzell unable to have football as his career. Determined to have a fresh start, Briana and Unzell decided to move to Georgia. While living in Atlanta, Unzell got a job working with gospel superstar King d.Avid. Unbeknownst to Unzell, Briana knew the artist from her childhood, and that it was not just an ordinary encounter...even though she was ten and he was twenty-five! Briana never forgot David R. Shepherd, and he didn't forget her either. While Unzell is travelling with King d.Avid's crew. Briana is home and starting to feel a little neglected, and that's when David steps in. An unforeseen tragedy happens and Briana has to make a de...

Vanessa Davis Griggs - Ray of Hope - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - When Crystal and Sahara go to stay with their 75-year-old grandmother, Ma Ray, for the summer, they think that they're about to kick back and let loose. Unfortunately for them, Ma Ray doesn't roll like that. Every time they think that they are one step ahead of their grandmother, she's always two steps ahead of them. They will finally understand that with age comes wisdom. And all Ma Ray is trying to do is show them that they have to use their common sense to get ahead in life. Will the girls take their grandmother's advice, or will they just continue to go down their own path? Ray of Hope is about a grandmother trying to give advice to her out of control granddaughters. Each time the girls were in a predicament, Ma Ray always had a solution. I loved the fact that this book was written on common sense because nowadays, teenagers think that they have everything figured out and are grown en...

Vanessa Davis Griggs - The Truth Is The Light - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - When Clarence Walker decided to give his life to Christ, he knew that it would lead to some controversy. Being the son of a well known pasto, Clarence knew that giving his life to Christ at a church other than his father's would lead to some hard feelings between him and his dad. It was no secret that Rev. Walker and Pastor George Landris were walking the same path, but in different directions. When Rev. Walker found out that his son was getting baptized at Pastor's Landris church, it brought forth family secrets that will not only shake up the Walker family, but the congregations at both churches. There were secrets that were supposed to be buried with three wooden boxes that Randsom Perdue had made when he was younger. This brings up a lot of questions about family members that no one knew about. The most surprising of them all was about Clarence's own father. Soon everyone fi...

Vanessa Davis Griggs Goodness And Mercy Available Now! 5 out of 5 books Gabrielle Mercedes had a dream like every little girl...she wanted to become a dancer. An unfortunate event put a delay on her life's dream, and her life took another direction. When Gabrielle started to wonder what her purpose in life was, she turned to God to find out what's been missing in her life. When she found a church that she enjoyed attending, the Lord spoke to her heart again when she found out that the church had a dance ministry.      At this point, Gabrielle knew things were falling right where they needed to be. Then she meets a handsome man by the name of Zachary Wayne Morgan. Zachary was not only handsome, but he was a successful businessman. They started attending church together, and nothing could make Gabrielle happier. But she will realize that sometimes happiness can be tested. Something from her past could put ...