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Book Shelf The Soul Saver By Dineen Miller I had been waiting for a book to capture my attention, that would keep me turning page after page all the while telling myself just one more page and I’ll put it to down. I found it! May I present to you The Soul Saver by Dineen Miller. In The Soul Saver we are introduced to the three people that the story line revolves around; Lexie: has a giftthe Lord shows her the face of a person and sends her on a mission to minister to that person. Hugh: Lexie’s husband, a professor, and an atheist. Nate: a father, a Pastor, a man whose life has been wrecked by tragedy. Miller masterfully developed each character on their own; unfolding their past, their likes and dislikes, and individual characteristics that made it possible for each person to stand on their own. She then intertwined the individuals with the “second string” players; Lexie and Hugh’s son Jeremy, Nate’s daughter Sam, Abby the intercessor, and Tobias the soda shop guy (amongst other things). After thoroughly laying out these characters and how they relate to one another she introduces two more layers of characters. With the amount of people in The Soul Saver, you would think it would be hard to keep track, but it was just the opposite. She painted such a wonderful picture of each character that the reader was able to personally connect with them and keep them straight. Miller was able, in one book, to write one plot with multiple subplots. With Lexie and Hugh on opposite ends of the faith spectrum, their marriage is shaky, and their son is in an unknown tug-of-war battle between them that he is unaware of. She meets Pastor Nate at a bar drinking a cup of coffee, strikes up a conversation and is taken back by how much he and her nonbelieving husband would be alike if not for
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his unbelief. In the midst of their growing friendship and potential attraction, the plot of the enemy is revealed with an unexpected target; everyone else’s tragedy is just a bonus for him. But the Lord is not void in this book. Lexie is on a mission, and little by little all the pieces begin to fall in place, but at what cost? What is she willing to sacrifice to be obedient to God, to be committed to her husband, to save a friend, to help a child? The Soul Saver had all the elements of great movie. It pulled on your heart strings with traces of comedic relief like a romantic
comedy. It was suspenseful, thrilling, and dramatic. It was so well written that I could see the characters and make up their facial expressions in my head as I was reading their dialogue. Do I recommend The Soul Saver…? YES! The long and the short of it is this… it’s a good book. But in my opinion, if you read it and only get a good story out of it, I think you have missed the point all together. This book takes real life events and paints a fictional picture with them. It’s a story with a lesson of love, redemption, good versus evil, passing judgment on those not like you, faith and hope, sacrifice, and so much more. I highly recommend The Soul Saver. Read it for enjoyment. Read
About the Author
Dineen Miller
Dineen Miller readily admits that one of the greatest lessons she’s learning about life is that there’s purpose in our trials. It’s all about trusting God and putting our hope in Him. Her favorite stories are of the miracles God has wrought in the lives of her family. Through this lens she also believes her years as a youth counselor, a Stephen Minister, a women’s ministry leader and a life group leader fuel her desire to ignite the souls of others through words of truth. She’s also a retreat and conference speaker and has been featured on the Moody Radio Network, Focus on the Family Radio, Dr. James Dobson’s FamilyTalk and FamilyLife Today. In addition to writing for SpirituallyUnequalMarriage.com and www.MismatchedandThriving.com, Dineen has won several prestigious awards for her fiction, and is also the author of A Love Meant To Be, part of the Central Park Rendezvous Collection. She is the co-author of the Winning Him Without Words: 10 Keys to Thriving in Your Spiritually Mismatched Marriage, which received the award for Non-Fiction Book of 2011 from the San Diego Christian Writers Guild. Her latest book, Not Alone: Trusting God to Help You Raise Godly Kids in a Spiritually Mismatched Home will release in October. For more information about Dineen’s current projects and speaking engagements, check out her News & Events and Speaking pages. www.gracenglorymagazine.org 25