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Publisher:
Virtualbookworm.com |
Release
Date: February 2004 |
ISBN:
1-58939-444-5 |
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Genre:
Male Romantic Suspense Novel of Faith |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Sheila Griffin |
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The
Burger Barn on Sunset
By Thomas H. Griffith
Ron Jobeman's
first day as manager of the Burger Barn is marred by a drug bust.
One of the workers pulls a gun and the police retaliate, killing
him. The police inform Ron that this is the sixth drug bust at this
restaurant in the past four months. If there is another one, they
are going to shut it down. What a way to start a new job! Welcome
to Hollywood.
Ron is a former pastor. When his wife
divorced him, the church let him go. In a matter of days, he had
lost his wife, his job, and most of his friends. God turned his
back on Ron and Ron returned the favor.
When his old friend, Max, asks
him to manage the Burger Barn on Sunset Boulevard, Ron is eager
to help. He takes the job in order to make ends meet. He finds that
not only is he good at it, he enjoys it too.
Ron asks Max why he had sent
him into such a bad situation. Max explains that the last manager
had left with no notice after only 4 days. The store is also constantly
losing money. And then there's the drug situation. Worried about
being fired, Max gives Ron carte blanche to fix the restaurant.
Ron has some innovative ideas
for increasing revenue, but his main focus is on stopping the drug
traffic. As he struggles with these two problems, he stumbles across
a small church. The pastor, Eldon Humphries is so welcoming that
Ron finds his anger with God beginning to cool. Eldon introduces
Ron to Janet, a woman who's also been mad at God. She's training
to be a private investigator and is able to help him with drug busting
ideas. As they find their way back to God, they begin to fall in
love.
This story is interesting and
the characters are enjoyable. God's love is vividly demonstrated
by Reverend Humphries. Everyone should be lucky enough to have a
pastor like him. This book has mystery, romance and an inspirational
storyline. It's a very good book. |