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Potter Springs is one of those books that defy a category. It’s a complex story of love and forgiveness that Britta Coleman unfolds slowly and beautifully. When Mark, a charismatic young pastor, who is on track to be the head of a huge mega-church for all the wrong reasons, finds Amanda, his girlfriend pregnant, his life begins to unravel. All his promise is stripped away when his private sin is made public. All the support and respect of his fellow believers vanishes.
Amanda, who adores Mark and was supposed to complete his picture perfect life, now doubts his love. Mark sees his elegant, vivacious girlfriend sink into depression. Mark is used to his charmed life. When he faces challenges that he can’t control, their love is tested until they can’t remember why they ever cared about each other.
And lost somewhere in Mark’s stunted ambition and Amanda’s withdrawal, they’ve lost sight of God.
Coleman did a wonderful job of creating characters I cared about in Potter Springs. I caught me and held me through to the end as the newlyweds slowly realize they can’t find happiness until they find God.
Reviewed by Mary Connealy
for The Road to Romance
May 14, 2002
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