Red Lipstick Revelations

By Cheryl Lawson

Red Lipstick Revelations is a fictional story about a young girl named Ruth who moves from her small Island of Jamaica to the big city of Atlanta, GA. Her journey is filled with twists and turns as she falls into the trap of sin while wearing the one thing that gives her the power, her red lipstick. Despite all the trouble that follows her, she is reminded that God is still with her the entire way. She eventually turns her life around as is able to live the life that God intended for her, still wearing her red lipstick, but with a different stride.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Apr 20, 2018
• ISBN: 9781543929928

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It came as a surprise to me, sitting one night on my bed and connecting with God, that God gave me the vision to write this short novel – Red Lipstick Revelations . This journey has been a different but fulfilling one for me as it is my first novel. God has given me different platforms to motivate and encourage others, and now my first book. This book is a great read, exciting and inspiring, one you will be thankful to have experienced. I pray that this book causes a shift in the lives of all who read it towards purpose, faith and living the life God intended for us.

Red Lipstick Revelations is a story of a young woman who transitioned from Jamaica to Atlanta, and the many experiences she encounters in Atlanta. Ultimately, she finds God and starts living the life meant for her. The story, characters, and incidents portrayed in this book are fictitious. They were created intentionally, so that every person could in some way relate. Ruth is a young woman who knew Christ but fell victim to the temptations of the enemy. Although she was already equipped with the Holy Spirit who lives inside all of us, she wasn’t able to fully experience God and all His goodness because of her life choices, Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living, Psalm 27:13. She thought what she needed was in the material and fleshly things but God was all she needed. She eventually realizes and turns back to her first love, Jesus, May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. 2 Thessalonians 3:5. My prayer is that those who touch this book read it fully and are fully transformed by it. I pray it reaches women and men all over and is a tool that will bring lives back to Christ. As a woman of faith, I strongly believe that this story will be blessing to others. God bless you all!

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in St. Ann, Jamaica. The sun was shining brightly, the trees were dancing with the breeze, and the ocean waves were crawling gently to the shore. It was a rather peaceful morning and Ruth Elizabeth Davis—who normally woke up at the sound of the rooster crowing—had a big day, but was still soundly sleeping.

Ruth, Ruth, Ruth, wake up! Her grandmother yelled. You are going to miss the plane!

Ruth jumped out the bed and made a dash for the bathroom. She was filled with excitement as she brushed her pearly white teeth, pulled her long, dark, curly hair into a ponytail, and washed her mocha-brown face. It was the biggest day of her life, the day she had been anticipating for the past year. The day the young 18 year-old would leave her small country town in St Ann, Jamaica and head off for college in Atlanta, Georgia.

The moment was bittersweet, as Ruth loved her small country town with the beautiful blue ocean waters, white-sand beaches, chicken pens, goats, and cows. It was a beautiful country town where people were happy all the time and spent most of their time in church, tending to their farms, or enjoying the beautiful beaches. Ruth loved the country. She had lived there with her grandmother all her life but was looking forward to leaving to attend college in America. She was an only child who was raised by her grandmother after her parents died in a bus accident when she was just two years old. Due to the tragic circumstances and loss of her parents at such a young age, her grandmother worked hard to make sure that Ruth had all she needed. When Ruth told her grandmother that she wanted to attend Stillman College in Atlanta after seeing it in a movie, her grandmother supported her fully, as she wanted her grandchild to live her dreams.

Ruth’s grandmother Beverly did not have a lot of money. She worked as a Seamstress, and her income would not be enough to send Ruth to such a prestigious school. However, she was a woman of faith, and through prayer, hard work and reaching out to family members, she was able to get enough funds for Ruth’s travel expenses to Atlanta. Ruth, on the other hand, was a straight-A student and was able to get a full academic scholarship to attend Stillman tuition-free.

Ruth’s grandmother Beverly was a sweet Christian woman, who was also keeping a secret that Ruth knew nothing about but would soon find out.

Beep, Beep! The taxi had arrived.

Ruth grabbed her bags and gave her grandmother a big hug. "Mommy, I will