Secrets of a Prayer Warrior

Secrets of a Prayer Warrior, by Derek Prince, was a practical guide to biblical prayer. The first three chapters discuss the fundamentals of prayer and changing any preconceived and negative images of God.

In chapter four, the author discusses the twelve different types of prayer while chapters five through eight looks at discovering God's will, spiritual warfare and our response to God's purposes. The final chapter is a look at the church.

Subject and scripture indexes are also included for easy reference.

Espresso Shot

Espresso Shot, by Cleo Coyle, was a book sale find and number seven in a series of mysteries. The main character, Clare Cosi, is the manager of a coffeehouse and an amateur sleuth who investigates the death of people close to her ex-husband's fiancee.

Since the book was a light mystery, it would have been easy to read; however, the sprinkled profanity, sexual innuendos and heavy-laden barista lingo got in the way of the characters and the plot for this reader. On a positive note, the who-dun-it was a surprise at the end.

Kiss

Kiss, by Ted Dekker and Erin Healey, is more of a psychological mystery instead of the on-the-edge-of-your-seat spiritual warfare thriller this Dekker fan enjoys. However, the book did have some suspense elements and a mystery to solve so it was still a good story.

The main character, Shauna, wakes up from a comma and struggles to regain her memories from the previous six months, including the terrible accident that has left her brother barely alive. As she struggles to sort the good guys from the bad guys, she realizes that recalling those memories may get her killed.

When she discovers through a kiss (thus the title of the book) that the medically-induced comma and subsequently prescribed drugs has brought about an unusual ability, she uses it to search for the truth about her past and the accident before an unknown assassin takes her out.