The Chase

I really enjoyed this storyline. The twists will keep you guessing who the conspirators are until the end of the novel. The authors do a wonderful job of combining Christian morals, suspense, and romance. I highly recommend this story to all readers!

Engaging suspense and heartwarming intrigue gives The Chase a balanced pace. The characters are believable and real. Jill, the main character, endures real life events that leaves her to make real life choices. I could feel the terror she felt. I could share in the suspicion of everyone around her. Who could she trust? I would not have trusted some of the people she did, and would have trusted others she hadn't. The book plays out in a well organized fashion with plenty of twists that kept me guessing. The unfolding of facts, the emotional roller coaster, and how God played a role in it left me satisfied! I give it two thumbs up! Good job!

I've just had the opportunity to read THE CHASE by Susan Wales and Robin Shope and I just had to comment.  The authors have a real gift for creating multi-dimensional characters with heart.  I fell in love with the main character, Jill, but I loved all the secondary characters like Miss Cornelia and Jill's Mom and especially Marge at the newspaper...she was a hoot! Jill, the investigative reporter is like so many young women today on the fast track with their careers, leaving time for little else in their lives...friendships, romance or a relationship with God.  When her career is suddenly taken away from her in some shocking and unusual circumstances, Jill Lewis find that she has little else to hang onto.  She has no faith to pull her through, and just plods through her dire circumstances until she gives up and realizes what is missing in her life.  First she falls hopelessly in love with someone who is not available, and then she discovers things about her family that are devastating, but as we all do her last resort is to give it up to God.  When she gives her life to God, things don't automatically turn around; in fact they get worse, which is often true of the Christian walk, but she has peace for the first time in her life; a calm assurance that whatever happens next, she can handle it with God's help, and she does!  I found it very difficult to figure out what was going to happen next and who the bad guys were, but that's what the kept me reading until I finished the book in two sittings!  I highly recommend this book, a great thriller, and I must admit that the romance is very guy friendly.  It helped me figure out some things about women I'd not learned before.  The ending left me longing for a sequel.

I just read The Chase: A Novel and I thought it was very,very good. If I could of, I would of read it in one day, I did not want to put it down! I am orginally from the northern part of Illinois and have been to Delevan, Wis. It was interesting to be able to imagine all this going on in such a lovely town. As I read,I would try to figure out what was going to happen next,but I was always taken by surprise. I also loved the way the authors described, in detail, things like clothes, the house and other items. It made it more enjoybable and I was able to picture them better. I am not a person who likes to reread a book but this one I will enjoy rereading many times.

With all due respect to Publisher's Weekly, this new Christian romantic thriller is a pleasurable read. Susan Wales and new author Robin Shope take us through a weave of intrigue, romance (of course!) and a discovery of faith through Jesus. You won't be disappointed!