'Til I Want No More

By Robin W. Pearson

Description:

When the man she loved years ago returns to town, one young woman’s complicated past rises again, threatening to expose her well-kept secrets.

If Maxine could put her finger on the moment when her life went into a tailspin, she would point back twenty years to the day her daddy died. She tells herself he’s the only person who ever really knew and loved her, and if he hadn’t left her behind, her future would’ve taken a different path. No absentee mother, no stepfather, no rebellious ripping and running during her teenage years. And no JD, who gave her wandering young heart a home, at least for a time.

But that’s over and done with. All grown-up now, Maxine has pledged her heart and ring finger to Theodore Charles, the man she’ll promise to love, honor, and obey in front of God and everybody. At least that’s what she’s telling anybody who will listen. The only folks buying it are the dog and the readers of her column, however. Her best friend and family aren’t having it―not even Celeste, the double bass–playing thirteen-year-old the community of Mount Laurel, North Carolina, believes is Maxine’s adopted sister. And apparently, neither is the newly returned JD, who seems intent on toppling Maxine’s reconstructed life. As her wedding day marches ever closer, Maxine confronts what it means to be really known and loved by examining what’s buried in her own heart and exposing truth that has never seen the light of day.

A Christian fiction novel with a poignant story of romance, a search for truth, and a journey to redemption. For fans of Chris Fabry, Lauren Denton, and Charles Martin.

Book Takeaway:

Faith is my main character. Evidence of Maxine’s faith weaves through her dreams, the words of her articles, and her day-to-day conversations at the kitchen table and in the pastor’s study. Her lack of faith is what drove her away from her family and her growing faith is what drew her back. Though it seems down for the count in Maxine’s heart, faith eventually emerges as the hero, victorious. Faith saves the day.

Why the author wrote this book:

People tend to cling to the past and their mistakes like they’re life rafts, when in reality, they’re dragging them under and away from God’s saving grace. ’Til I Want No More is both a confession and an admonition: When Jesus says in Luke 6:37, “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” it includes forgiving each of us. We must trust what God says about us and not let anything or anyone—our spouses, children, parents, friends, enemies, work, success, or failure, the enemy—tell us who we are.