John David's Calling
By Caryl McAdoo
About the Book:
itle: John David’s Calling
Author: Caryl McAdoo
Genre: Historical Romance
Release Date: May, 2018
When much is given, much is required.
Everything comes easy to David Nightingale. The favored son of Cypress Springs comes of age in the Texas Hill Country with one foot in PawPaw’s Church of Christ and the other in Gramp’s Holiness Church. He loves tilling the soil, traipsing the back woods varmint hunting, and most of all Hannah Claire. But the Lord calls him to leave everything. Will he choose to follow or succumb to his love for Hannah? If he stays, can he have it all?
My Thoughts:
Caryl McAdoo has a very special way of story telling that is unique in its ability to touch your heart appealing to your innermost soul. The Christian values that are stressed in each novel are ones that we all need to remember and live accordingly.
Although this is a new book beginning The Revivalist series, the author has managed to pull in characters from previous novels. This book is a standalone, but also pleases those who are already familiar with the Nightingale family and have wanted to know what the future held for them.
The characters are ones that are so vividly described that you are easily drawn into their lives, enabling you to walk alongside them in their rather bumpy path of life. John David is a strong Christian man, who has a past that he is not proud of. Through no fault of his own, he started out with a black mark against him. However, being the strong man that he is and with the help of others, he becomes a man with high values and ambitions, all to follow the Lord's direction. He was definitely a man with strong morals and his only desire is to follow God's plan, which he determines will lead him to the mission field. Sounds simple, doesn't it?! Well, it may have been , but we all know how life likes to throw obstacles in the way when life is going smoothly. Entering John David's life is a lovely young woman, Hannah. A loving relationship develops but a rather giant roadblock appears in their path. Hannah wants nothing more than to marry , have babies, a good marriage BUT there is no room for the mission field in what she believes is her perfect future!
What will John David do?? Will he leave this newfound love to follow the Lord?? If God wants him to forsake all and do His will in Africa, will Hannah change her mind!! Can Satan win this game. luring John David away from his calling? Can faith carry this young couple through these extreme challenging times??
The plot , although at times, seemed to move slowly, advanced at a steady pace. There were just enough twists and turns to keep the reader engrossed from beginning to end of the story. There was time to think and reflect on the difficulties this young couple faced. What would I do?? Would I have the strength to remain a strong follower of Christ?
Faith and following God's plan is the underlying theme throughout this tale. Caryl McAdoo manages to instil the desire to follow Christ into each reader!
Although this is a new book beginning The Revivalist series, the author has managed to pull in characters from previous novels. This book is a standalone, but also pleases those who are already familiar with the Nightingale family and have wanted to know what the future held for them.
The characters are ones that are so vividly described that you are easily drawn into their lives, enabling you to walk alongside them in their rather bumpy path of life. John David is a strong Christian man, who has a past that he is not proud of. Through no fault of his own, he started out with a black mark against him. However, being the strong man that he is and with the help of others, he becomes a man with high values and ambitions, all to follow the Lord's direction. He was definitely a man with strong morals and his only desire is to follow God's plan, which he determines will lead him to the mission field. Sounds simple, doesn't it?! Well, it may have been , but we all know how life likes to throw obstacles in the way when life is going smoothly. Entering John David's life is a lovely young woman, Hannah. A loving relationship develops but a rather giant roadblock appears in their path. Hannah wants nothing more than to marry , have babies, a good marriage BUT there is no room for the mission field in what she believes is her perfect future!
What will John David do?? Will he leave this newfound love to follow the Lord?? If God wants him to forsake all and do His will in Africa, will Hannah change her mind!! Can Satan win this game. luring John David away from his calling? Can faith carry this young couple through these extreme challenging times??
The plot , although at times, seemed to move slowly, advanced at a steady pace. There were just enough twists and turns to keep the reader engrossed from beginning to end of the story. There was time to think and reflect on the difficulties this young couple faced. What would I do?? Would I have the strength to remain a strong follower of Christ?
Faith and following God's plan is the underlying theme throughout this tale. Caryl McAdoo manages to instil the desire to follow Christ into each reader!
This book was received as a gift. The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own. I was not required to post a positive review.
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About the Author
Caryl McAdoo prays her story brings God glory, and a quick scroll through her novels’ rankings by Christian readers attests to the Father’s faithfulness. She loves writing almost as much as singing the new songs He gives her—look her up on YouTube to hear a few. Her high school sweetheart husband won her heart fifty-two years ago, and now they share four children and seventeen grandsugars. Ron and Caryl live in the woods south of Clarksville, seat of Red River County in far Northeast Texas, waiting expectantly for God to open the next door.Guest Post from Caryl McAdoo
At just one-year-old, David John Prescott sat on the hip of his mother, Sandra Louise Harris Prescott in the end of CHIEF OF SINNERS, book ten (and last) of my Texas Romance Family Saga series. His biological father, Buddy Nightingale walked away from them both, choosing obedience to God over the love of his life and his son.Staunch Church of Christ believers, his mother’s parents took in the baby while her guilt took her to Dallas and eventually France to oversee the care of her mentally deranged husband Harry Prescott. So David grew up in the Texas Hill Country, well loved and cared for, with his mother visiting as often as she can.David’s paternal grandfather, Nathaniel Nightingale (from Texas Romance’s book eight and nine COVERING LOVE and MIGHTY TO SAVE)—once a famous tent preacher with a healing ministry—has been close, quitting the road to pastor a nearby Holiness Church. As David grows, he sees him occasionally when his father Buddy visits from Alabama and Gramps always came to watch him play sports.From a long line of people who love the Lord, I thought to write a trilogy titled THE REVIVALIST. JOHN DAVID’S CALLING is book one.At fourteen years of age, David stepped in to rescue a little third grader being bullied and instantly became her hero. As Hannah Claire grew, doting on him, making him gifts and cards, swooning, she won him over, and PawPaw allowed him to visit her church one Sunday a month.The second book in the Trilogy will be HANNAH’S WILDERNESS, and then I’ll wrap up their stories with book three, KING DAVID’S TABERNACLE.I’ve so enjoyed these characters—the Buckmeyers, Baylors, and Nightingales—I find it hard put them on the shelf. They’re like family. I’ve even got one story started that’s a contemporary called THE KING OF TEXAS, with Patrick Henry the III as hero.As all are written to stand alone, it’s never necessary for readers to know all the ancestors to enjoy JOHN DAVID’S CALLING or any of the series really—though I’m pretty certain reading the Family Saga in order would be the best! So if you love David’s book, you might want to go back to VOW UNBROKEN, book one and read all ten. I think you’re sure to love them all!One thing I love about this JOHN DAVID’S CALLING is that it takes place in my days. I graduated high school in 1968, same as David, so he lives through the same times as me! That’s really been fun. But I must say I do resent it being called a historical a little J LOLAs always, I pray my story gives God glory and that its readers will be drawn closer to Him through it. He blesses me and highly favors me daily. I cannot thank or praise Him enough! Thank you for reading my stories!Blog Stops
A Baker’s Perspective, May 24cherylbbookblog, May 24Quiet Quilter, May 25Bibliophile Reviews, May 26Texas Book-aholic, May 27Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 28Simple Harvest Reads, May 28 (Spotlight)Janices book reviews, May 29Margaret Kazmierczak, May 30Maureen’s Musings, May 30D’S QUILTS & BOOKS, May 31Bigreadersite, May 31Locks, Hooks and Books, June 1Connie’s History Classroom, June 2Christian Author, J.E. Grace, June 3Splashes of Joy, June 4Jeanette’s Thoughts, June 4ansel book blog, June 5Artistic Nobody, June 5 (Spotlight)proud to be an autism mom, June 6Carpe Diem, June 6Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Caryl is giving awayGRAND PRIZE : $50 Amazon Gift Card 1st Prize: THREE Choice-of-Caryl’s Titles (print–US only or ebook) 2nd-4th: ebook of JOHN DAVID’S CALLING 5th-7th: print copy VOW UNBROKEN 8th-10th: $5 Amazon gift cards!!Click below to enter. Be sure to comment on this post before you enter to claim 9 extra entries! https://promosimple.com/ps/cee1/john-david-s-calling-celebration-tour-giveaway
Congrats on the tour and I appreciate the book description, review and the great giveaway as well. Love the tours, I get to find books and share with my sisters and now my twin daughters who all love to read. We have found some amazing books for everyone. So, thank you!
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