BooksChatter: ☀☄ Prodigal Son: Sister Christian [4]

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Prodigal Son, a Contemporary Fiction novel by Lisa Beth Darling (30 August 2016, Moon Mistress Publishing, 534 pages).

This is the fourth and final book in the Sister Christian series.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and excerpt below. Read the first four chapters with Amazon Look Inside.

Author Lisa Beth Darling will be awarding a digital copy of Prodical Son to three randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour. Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀).

Synopsis | Teaser | The Series | About the Author | Giveaway & Tour Stops

Synopsis

When the Hour is Darkest Faith and Love can Conquer All

In the final installment of the Sister Christian Series, the Court has demanded a hearing regarding Hannah's capacity. Hannah and Nick are falling deeper and deeper in love. Looking forward to a bright future together they begin planning their life.

A shadowy stranger from the past has set his sights on Hannah and her 3.5 million dollar trust fund.

Is he really Rick MacNeill, the son Hannah thought died in the terrible fire at Saint Anne's? Is he someone sinister? The last of the family secrets come to light in this roller coaster ride of suspense, love, betrayal, and faith.

Teaser: Excerpt

Grabbing a second piece of pizza and again settling into the comfortable chair Mason answered, "I'm not bi-polar I'm just a temperamental geni—" the pizza fell from Mason's hand to the paper plate.
     Nick felt movement and thought Aphrodite was going after the food again but when he moved his hand to shoo her away Mason grabbed his wrist to stop him. His eyes shifted upward to meet Mason's gaze and saw him raise a finger to his lips before he pointed to the bed. Nick looked down to see it wasn't Aphrodite moving on the bed it was Hannah's fingers and they were going for the pizza sitting on the flat of his stomach. Nick's mouth opened and Mason's grip tightened to silence him. Both of them sat frozen watching Hannah's slow hand make its way toward the cooling slice of cheese and pepperoni. In their current positions only Mason could see Hannah's face, her eyes looked a little clearer but her expression was still blank until her fingertips touched upon a slightly burnt slice of pepperoni.
     Hannah snatched the pepperoni from the top of the pizza along with a gooey strand of melted mozzarella and popped it into her mouth like a thief in the night making off with someone's family jewels. A splash of tomato sauce burst off it as she chomped down nearly biting her fingertip. It stuck on the corner of her mouth with a strand of cheese clinging to it.
     Even though he was slightly awestruck, Mason had enough experience with family members to anticipate Jackson's next move even before he thought of making it. He wrestled the man's arm to the mattress to keep him from jumping up and shouting out something that would startle her. "Not a sound," Mason whispered. "Don't move."

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The Series: Sister Christian

In this adult family drama, Doctor Richard Mason discovers that, not only is he adopted but he's also been put in charge of his mentally and physically disabled sister, Hannah Rice. Dark family secrets are revealed as Mason peels back the layers of Hannah's lonely life.

**This is not a 'Christian' or 'Religious' series per say. Further, The Doc and Sister Christian are unrelated.**

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Genesis [1]

Doctor Richard Mason has just received a certified letter informing him of several things; he's adopted, his biological father has died, and Mason has been put in charge of his physically and mental challenged sister, Hannah Rice. If that wasn’t enough to shatter the personal reality of this brilliant but jaded loner, according to the terms of the will, Mason must let his sister live with him in his tiny house and invade his tiny life or she will be sent back to a state run group home where she has spent the last 30 years of her desolate life. But, along with Hannah comes a 3.5 million dollar trust fund and a whole pack of dark family secrets.

Upon her arrival in his life, Hannah struggles to communicate with Mason, the brother she's longed for since she was a girl. Even in her addled state Hannah knows this is her last chance at having the family that was long denied her. Ever the optimist, Hannah breathes new life into her brother's dreary world. All Mason can ponder is how to get rid of her and the responsibility of caring for her.

Mason is world-renowned for healing bodies but is woefully lacking when it comes to the human heart. In his fumbled attempts to save his sister she may just end up saving him.

Although suitable for such an audience, this is *not* a "Christian" or "Religious" novel/series. Please do not let the title fool you.

[Published 26 December 2014, 330 pages]

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Sins of the Father [2]

The second installment in the Sister Christian series delves deeply into Hannah's past. For it is only when we deal with our demons that we can leave them behind and work toward a bright future.

As Hannah recovers from emergency brain and heart surgery, memories of the past take over her dreams with such clarity they cannot be denied. As the last of the painful family secrets, including what really happened the night of Hannah's accident and the circumstances surrounding the death of her only son, Little Ricky, come to light it's up to her brother, Doctor Richard Mason, and his unconventional methods to help her confront the ugliness.

[Published 11 January 2015, 266 pages]

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Mysterious Ways [3]

As Hannah begins to spread her wings and regain control of her life her brother, Richard Mason, suddenly falls deathly ill.

When none of the doctors at the prestigious Mountainside Wellness and Research Center can find out what's wrong with Mason will a vision from God be his only hope? Will the staff believe Hannah when she tells them she must find the White Rabbit or will they think she's still delusional?

[Published 28 May 2015, 472 pages]

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About the Author

Lisa Beth Darling is 49 years-old, lives in her hometown of New London, CT with her husband of 30 years, Roy and is mother to their two daughters. She is the author of more than fifteen novels along with several short stories and non-fiction books. When she’s not writing she likes to garden and is an avid movie buff.

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