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Ever Present Danger
By Kathy Herman
Review by Cheri Clay
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Popular honor student Ivy Griffith went down the wrong path, starting with
dating Pete Barton, basketball player, and hanging out with his buddies Reg and
Denny. As the fab four, getting stoned was the normal way of life. Then one
afternoon Ivy sat dumbstruck and stoned in Pete’s car as Pete strangled Joe
Hadley, classmate and teammate, and Pete, Reg and Denny buried his body. The fab
four made a pack to never tell what happened. Spinning out of control, Ivy ran
from home to college, never looking back.
Ten years later, thanks to seventy-year-old Lu Ramirez, Ivy has cleaned up her
life, has been off drugs for three years, and has a seven-year-old son, Montana.
Gramma Lu, as Montana calls her, lived next door and cared for Montana when Ivy
was stoned and pulled Ivy back from the pit of self-destruction. But now Lu is
dying, and Ivy doesn’t know what else to do but go home to her parents, even if
it means facing the past.
Ivy’s parents welcome her home and take care of the arrangements for Lu after
she dies and starts to help take care of Ivy and Montana. Pete keeps hanging
around, pressuring her to make sure she keeps the pact. Also in her life is Bill
Ziwicki, one-time classmate and drug dealer for the fab four. At the high school
reunion, feeling pressured by Pete, Ivy agrees to sit with the fab four. Reg and
Denny get very drunk, and Ivy suggests Pete should take them to their room.
While he’s gone Ivy dances with Bill—a start of a romance. Later Ivy worries
about Pete being gone for so long, so Ivy and Bill go to the guys’ room to find
all three have been murdered!
Bill and Ivy find themselves in the mist of a murder
investigation and the police, and FBI believe both murders are related and that
Bill and Ivy are involved. And that is only the beginning….
This page-turner was too good to put down! Not only is it a compelling story,
but you’ll learn about God’s unfailing forgiveness and grace. Between the pages
is an awesome lesson of temptation and how sin leads to more sin. Author Kathy
Herman has done an outstanding job of telling this story of suspense and
intrigue. A perfect read for high schoolers and adults alike. Also included is a
reader’s guide perfect for a reader’s group or even a Bible study as the
teaching is that amazing. But what I really liked was the “Afterword,” a letter
written by the author to the reader that will have you stopping and analyzing
your own life long after you’ve finished this book. So sit back and enjoy this
spellbinding tale, and be prepared—the ending is amazing!
Publisher: Multnomah
Publication Date: April 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-59052-921-8
Price: $12.99
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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