The Circle of Friends, Book III...James
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Haunted by a troubled past...
The future appears bright for James Sheppard. Emerging from a troubled childhood, he is blessed with talent and a good work ethic. Excelling in his classes and at the campus newspaper, James’s goal of editor appears within his grasp.
However, years of abuse and loneliness have dampened his spirit. By the time Maria enters his world, James is nearing the breaking point. Her innocent love slowly fills the void in his life, boosting his confidence and giving him hope.
When a crisis abruptly forces him into adulthood, James is saddled with more responsibility than expected. Struggling to cope with the situation, the past returns to haunt him. Will James find peace before the mistakes of his father destroy him completely?
L. Diane Wolfe
L. Diane WolfeProfessional Speaker & Authorwww.spunkonastick.net www.thecircleoffriends.nethttp://www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.comKnown as “Spunk On A Stick,” Wolfe is a member of the National Speakers Association. “Overcoming Obstacles With SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting”, ties all of her goal-setting and leadership seminar’s information together into one complete, enthusiastic package. She also conducts seminars on book publishing and promoting, and assists writers through her author services. Her YA series, The Circle of Friends, features morally grounded, positive stories that appeal to both teens and concerned parents. Ten years associating with a motivation training system and experience as a foster parent gave her the in-depth knowledge of relationships, personality traits and success principles. Wolfe travels extensively for media interviews and speaking engagements, maintains a dozen websites & blogs, and contributes to several other sites and newsletters.
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Reviews for The Circle of Friends, Book III...James
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Circle of Friends, Book III... James is a heart warming book about overcoming obstacles. James, abused as a child, must face his personal demons as life throws him a curve ball. James must figure out the best path without having a role model to follow. I enjoyed this book, following the trials and tribulations of James and his friends. If all young people were as mature and hard working as the characters in this book, the world would be a far better place.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As I have just started to read young adult fiction I really don't have a lot to compare this book to, but I can tell you that I really enjoyed it. Personally, this book hit a bit close to home for me as I married my husband when we were quite young, and just last month we celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary!James has always been a quality young man with good work ethics and strong morals. He persevered and defeated the odds by not continuing the path of emotional and physical abuse that he had endured as a child. James finally breaks away from that home life when he leaves for college to start working on his own future.When James meets Maria his whole world changes as he finds himself falling deeply in love with her. Before you know it, one mistake changes the paths of both of their lives forever. Visions of carefree college days are no longer within grasp as they find themselves struggling to do what is right for themselves and each other.During these difficult times, James is also trying to come to terms with the unstable relationship he has always had with his father. James finally realizes that he cannot lead a healthy life himself until he accepts what happened between the two of them as he was growing up, and actually forgives him. Once he can get past that obstacle, James gets a glimpse as to what provoked his father's abusive behavior all those years ago. I really enjoyed this part of the book, because although abuse is never acceptable, it is always helpful to realize what makes people act the way they do.James and Maria's relationship weathered many storms through this book. Maria's parents greatly disliked James, but she stood up to them to show her support of the decisions that they made. Relationships do not come easy, they are hard work! It also was an excellent example that when you make mistakes there are consequences that you must live up to. This book showed that when times are tough, you can make things work out by supporting and loving each other. I want to give a special Thank You to L. Diane Wolfe for providing me with this review copy that I thoroughly enjoyed.This book brought one of my favorite quotes to mind by Lewis B. Smedes: 'To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.'
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Earlier this year I reviewed book 2, Sarah’s story, in this series and while I enjoyed it I did have some issues with life and money seeming to come so easy for the characters. So when I was offered the chance to read James’ story and was told it had a little more angst in it I was very excited. I could not put this book down and felt like I was riding the waves up and down along with the characters. I loved James and Maria and instantly felt like I could relate and was connected to them. This story was a reality check that no matter how in love two people are they can still have to struggle with money issues, parent issues and realize they have to work to keep their relationship going. It was heart warming to see how James and Maria deal with unexpected parenthood and I will admit that I did shed a tear or two towards the end as James is forced to deal with this issues regarding his father. This was a wonderful book that will make you fall in love with the characters, hurt when they hurt and rejoice when things go their way.