Fiction for Adults


The Eighth Scroll by Dr. Laurence B. Brown


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Book description from the back: Nineteen hundred years after the Essene Jews hid their most precious scrolls in the caves at Qumran, a Catholic priest working on the Dead Sea Scrolls Project discovers a text that describes the final edict of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but hides it in fear if the heresy it contains. When prominent archeologist Frank Tones unearths a reference to the hidden scroll, he wonders of this scroll could be the long-lost Gospel of James, or even Jesus himself. But before he can act, those who know of the scroll's existence become mysteriously silent or dead, leaving only a father and son team to find the scroll and tell its secrets to the world. In an epic, multigenerational story that spans the globe, they must outwit the Mossad, the CIA, and the Vatican's secret weapon- the Italian Mafia- to bring the truth to light. No matter the cost.

The author of two books of comparative religion, MisGod'ed and God'ed, physician and religious scholar, Laurence B. Brown provides a thrilling read, while at the same time reviving critical religious controversies. Powerful and revealing, this book makes you think, feel, react and wonder- what if we knew the truth about Jesus?

My review @ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/234950751?book_show_action=false

 
The Returned by Dr. Laurence B. Brown

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Book description from the back: From Dr. Laurence B. Brown, author of the critically acclaimed best-seller, The Eighth Scroll, comes an exhilarating adventure of surprising depth and extraordinary resonance.

For brothers Nathan and Mark Jones, the best summer vacation they can imagine is one of wild adventure. That is why they join their college geochemistry professor on a prospecting trip to South America. But what begins as a simple expedition rapidly devolves into a life-altering trip into the darkest corners of the human soul. The brothers’ lives soon morph into a kaleidoscope of the best and worst that lawless human nature and untamed wilderness can dish out. They quickly realize that their survival depends not only upon one another, but upon the native Indians they have been taught to fear—the only ones who can lead them back to civilization.

Forty years later, Nathan returns to uncover the truths behind the deadly expedition. In the process, he uncovers a secret that traps him in a terrifying collision of belief, superstition, and survival.

In the vein of Thomas Berger’s Little Big Man and John Boorman’s The Emerald Forest, Dr. Brown captures with primal ferocity the clash between the west’s fanciful myths of indigenous cultures, and the harsh reality we encounter when our worlds, ideals, and morals collide. Probing the deepest recesses of the human psyche, he lays bare the unadorned savagery not just of primitive cultures, but of all people who are forced into adrenaline-fueled battles of wits and wills to survive. The Returned is an insightful, scintillating, action-packed adventure that illuminates the survival-based instincts that lie dormant in us all—and how choices in desperate circumstances define our characters.

My review @ http://www.writereaderteacher.com/2014/08/the-returned-by-dr-laurence-b-brown.html
 
The Zion Deception by Dr. Laurence B. Brown

Paperback: 386 pages
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About the author: http://drlbb.com/?page_id=1726

Book description from the back: David Cohen's wife didn't deserve to die. Sarah Weizmann shouldn't blame herself for Leah's murder. But the shocking crime served a militant Zionist group's strategic purpose. When David and Sarah team up to find Leah's killer, they are drawn into a maze of murder and intrigue designed to conceal the ugly history of Zionism. Following a path through Poland's WWII death camps, they are forced to fight for their lives against both a psychopathic Nazi war criminal and Israel's Mossad. When they discover the dark secret that links their two antagonists, they realize something is bound to die – themselves, the horrifying truth, or all together. The Zion Deception is a fully-annotated and meticulously researched work that expresses pro-Jewish, anti-Zionist views popular among Jewish revisionist historians. Although controversial, it challenges what readers know about anti-Semitism, Zionism, and Israel. With a keen sense of closure and awareness of the interconnectedness behind history's failings, author Dr. Laurence B. Brown exposes popularized fallacies, and reveals the threat Zionism poses not only to Jews, but to the world as a whole.

My review @ http://www.writereaderteacher.com/2013/11/the-zion-deception-by-dr-laurence-b.html

The Gift by Zaipah Ibrahim

Paperback: 271 pages
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Book description from the back: The Gift is a halal love story set in exotic Asian Malaysia. The Gift is a story about a mother's last wish for her son - a gift of a new life. Her gift opens up buried unresolved pasts, hurts and wounds of two young people. Accepting the gift leads them to finally come to terms and resolve their past lives. The gift that comes from a mother's heart brings two people's hearts together while their memories of a mother's love lives with them forever.

My review @ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/784061230?book_show_action=false

The President is a Muslim? A Novel by Hakim Muhammad Rashid

Paperback: 385 pages
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Book description from the back: Mark Holloway was born in Chicago to Bosnian parents. Left in an orphanage when his parents were killed in an auto accident, Mark was adopted by an American CIA agent and his wife. While spending his high school years in Khartoum, Sudan, he meets Zayd Abdullah, the son of a Muslim African American professor. Zayd helps Mark reconnect with his Islamic roots. Their lives become interwoven for over three decades amidst growing geopolitical turmoil. Constantly struggling with his identity, Mark chooses a career in politics and ultimately runs for President of the United States. Zayd becomes the Chief Political Advisor to the Amir (Leader) of the newly formed United States of Islam. As sinister forces push the two nations toward all out war, can their friendship avert a conflict that seems inevitable? Moreover, is the United States ready for its first Muslim President?

The Size of a Mustard Seed by Umm Juwayriyah

Paperback: 340 pages
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About the author: http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/mp_UmmJuwayrriyah.html
 
Book description from the back: It's a new era of fiction; Urban Islamic Fiction that is! Stepping up out into the spotlight is Jameelah Salih. Jameelah is a 27-year-old Muslim woman born to what appears to be one of the inner-city's stronger blended American Muslim families. She works as a hair stylist with her two best friends in the city's only Muslim women's owned and operated hair salon, Covered Pearls. On appearance and material possessions alone Jameelah seems to be doing big things; she has a loving family, owns a fly car, she has her own apartment and she's not too far off from getting her second degree. What most don't know is that she is one traffic jam away from losing control of her life. Being a single Muslim woman isn't easy plus post 9/11 stresses still seem to haunt her. Jameelah prays for a change, but what will she do if change actually comes?
 
When a prominent Imam proposes marriage to Jameelah she feels as if it's the blessing that she has been waiting for from Allah. She knows marrying him will change her life, but when an unexpected family crisis erupts and secrets are exposed, Jameelah is forced to make hard choices and put her complete faith in the only One unable to break it.
 
Echoes by Jamilah Kolocotronis

Paperback: 270 pages
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About the author: http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/mp_JamilahKolocotronis.html
 
Book description from the back: Joshua Adams has always been a wild child. He graduated from reckless childhood accidents to girls and alcohol. By the time he is twenty-three he has three children and a failing marriage. He leaves his wife, after yet another argument, and moves in with some Muslim guys he knows.

With the patient encouragement of his friends, Joshua begins to study Islam. Six months later he becomes a Muslim and looks forward to starting a new life. But his fresh start is overshadowed by echoes from his past.

First Joshua must conquer the old habits which haunt him after the initial excitement of his conversion has worn off. He must continue his new life as a practicing Muslim while facing difficulties from his past life: a bitter ex-wife, three children whom he abandoned, and strained relationships with his mother and two older brothers. Joshua makes the greatest jihad-the jihad of the self-as he struggles to overcome his past and become a true Muslim.

Echoes, the first book in the Echoes Series, is a story of determination and love.

My review @ http://www.writereaderteacher.com/2014/12/echoes-series-by-jamilah-kolocotronis.html
 
Rebounding by Jamilah Kolocotronis

Paperback: 372 pages
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Book description from the back: A Muslim must always honor his or her parents. But does every parent deserve unconditional love? Echoes of the past ring through Rebounding as Joshua, Umar, Evie and Brad battle painful memories and search for resolution and peace. Revenge and revelation dominate this sequel to Echoes. Rebounding is the second book in the Echoes series by Jamilah Kolocotronis.

My review @ http://www.writereaderteacher.com/2014/12/echoes-series-by-jamilah-kolocotronis.html

Turbulence by Jamilah Kolocotronis

Paperback: 360 pages
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Book description from the back: Brad Adams appears to have it all. A devoted wife. Two intelligent sons. A large house in the suburbs. And a successful career.

But the death of his mother in a plane crash disturbs his tranquil existence. His brothers are able to mourn and get on with their lives, but Brad finds he cannot put his grief behind him. Instead he enters a world of panic and nightmares. A single incident of rage, brought on by the constant stress he is experiencing, destroys all he has worked so hard to build.

The pain of his failure leads him to a path of destruction which becomes an odyssey as he searches for the peace he has never known.

My review @ http://www.writereaderteacher.com/2014/12/echoes-series-by-jamilah-kolocotronis.html

Ripples by Jamilah Kolocotronis

Paperback: 398 pages
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Book description from the back: Isaiah, Kyle, and Jennifer. As children, the three cousins laughed together, played pranks, and generally caused chaos within the family. Now, as they approach adulthood, each faces a special challenge.
 
Isaiah's father, Chris, has dreams for his first-born son, anticipating that he will travel the world to "spread the word of God." Isaiah has dreams of his own-of history and anthropology-and he refuses to give into his father's demands. Their unspoken conflict erupts into a bitter war of faith and will.
 
The car accident changed everything. Kyle, Brad's oldest son, was once a star athlete, popular and self-assured. Now he is disabled and alone. He struggles for acceptance and the opportunity to prove himself. Through his own determination and the encouragement of a special friend, Kyle strives for another chance at life.
 
Jennifer, Joshua's daughter, is a new mother who has built her life around her Pakistani husband and their infant son. When cultural clashes in her marriage present special difficulties, Jennifer is challenged to make her own way in the world. Eventually she accomplishes what she once thought was impossible.
 
In Ripples, the fourth book of the Echoes Series, these three children of Brad, Chris, and Joshua learn how to overcome obstacles and endure hardships in the transition from youth to adulthood.

My review @ http://www.writereaderteacher.com/2014/12/echoes-series-by-jamilah-kolocotronis.html
 
Silence by Jamilah Kolocotronis

Paperback: 432 pages
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About the author: http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/mp_JamilahKolocotronis.html

Book description from the back: Life is a struggle. But when does struggle become extremism?
 
Luqman Adams has been the perpetual scholar, but he's decided to leave the university and take his theories to the street. He joins a Muslim street gang and skirmishes to gain control over the powerful New Pilgrims. Dissatisfied with insignificant victories, he forms an explosive plot to shake the city of Chicago, persuading other gang members to join him in intensifying the struggle.
 
In contrast, Luqman's father, Joshua, struggles quietly to combat increasing unemployment and homelessness, putting in long hours as a community worker. As Luqman spirals out of control he helplessly stands by, not understanding Luqman's fervor and not knowing how to stop him.
 
The finale of the Echoes Series erupts into chaos and, then, Silence.

My review @ http://www.writereaderteacher.com/2014/12/echoes-series-by-jamilah-kolocotronis.html
 
If I Should Speak: A Novel by Umm Zakiyyah

Paperback: 200 pages
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Book description from the back: The author promises to revolutionize story telling in this powerful story about three college students, one Christian and the others Muslim, who find themselves unlikely roommates at a small, private American university. Tamika, the main character of this novel, is a sophomore in college who dreams of becoming a famous singer. After a fight with her roommate, she is forced to move out of her room and ends up living with two Muslims, one who is religious, while the other is becoming discontented with the religion. Tamika is immediately drawn to Durrah, the latter, who shares her love for singing. Durrah is emerging as a successful model and singer in her own right and enjoys a growing level of prominence in her career, which has earned her many admirers, Tamika being one. Captivated by Durrah's magnetic personality, breathtaking beauty, and powerful singing voice, Tamika has found both a friend and mentor in life. As the seeds of friendship are sown between them, the doors of fame are beginning to open for Tamika. But she is unprepared for the one obstacle that stands in her way to success...

My review @ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/235401708?book_show_action=false

A Voice, the Sequel to If I Should Speak by Umm Zakiyyah
 
Paperback: 421 pages
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Book description from the back: From the author of the internationally acclaimed novel If I Should Speak comes the anxiously awaited sequel. In this deft second book, Umm Zakiyyah again takes us through the lives of Tamika and those who brush her life. Now Muslim, Tamika must face her Christian mother who instilled in her a love for Christ and made church the heartbeat of the family. Torn between her dedication to Islam, the longing of her soul, and her mother, the longing of her heart-her "lifeline", Tamika struggles to find peace somewhere in between. But she finds that something must give.

A story of faith, determination, and love, A Voice penetrates the heart and moves the reader like no other, as the reader is transported from fiction to a reality so profound that one feels part of it.

My review @ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/235072490?book_show_action=false

 
Footsteps by Umm Zakiyyah

Paperback: 308 pages
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Book description from the back: The journey began in If I Should Speak with Tamika Douglass's path of spiritual growth and direction, treaded at the hands of her college roommates, Aminah and Dee, two Muslims on opposite ends of their strength in Islam. Footsteps, the third in a trilogy to follow Umm Zakiyyah's A Voice, is a story that stands on its own in both impact and inspiration.
 
At the heart of the novel is the story of Ismael, a forty-seven-year-old biracial son of a White mother and Black father, and Sarah, a forty-nine-year-old White daughter of the racist South. Married for twenty-six years and having accepted Islam on a journey they took together, the Ali pair has what every partnership hopes to achieve. Stability, dedication, and a comfortable life. As the story unfolds, the hairline fractures in their marriage become visible, and the fractures become splintering cracks as Sarah discovers a detrimental secret her husband has kept from her for four months. In the face of his wife's discovery, Ismael is torn between the love and security of his marriage, and the natural inclinations any man must temper in a world full of choices, and devastating consequences.

Forming the thread that weaves the characters' lives together is Alika Mitchell, a strikingly beautiful daughter of a mulatto mother and half-Nigerian father, who is conducting a multicultural research for her master's, and who inspires in the reader questions that one is left to ponder long after the book is closed.

My review @ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/254834830?book_show_action=false
 
 
Realities of Submission: A Novel by Umm Zakiyyah

Paperback: 330 pages
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Book description from the back: In Realities of Submission, internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak, A Voice, and Footsteps introduces us to her first novel written independent of the If I Should Speak trilogy

In this novel, we become witnesses to the heart, mind, and life of Renee Morris, the narrator of this reflective tale. Told in three parts, Renee's first person narrative tells of a stringent childhood in her father's church and her ultimate submission to the religion of her nature in young adulthood. As Renee embraces Islam wholeheartedly, the spiritual tranquility of her initial conversion begins to wane as she faces the often painful realities of navigating the terrains of the Muslim experience itself.

At times humorous and at times painful, the story touches the reader's deepest thoughts and incites the familiar questioning of the human soul.

Hearts We Lost: A Novel by Umm Zakiyyah
 
Paperback: 369 pages
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Book description from the back: In this novel that spans the Atlantic, from Saudi Arabia to America, internationally acclaimed author of the If I Should Speak trilogy and the novel Realities of Submission shares with readers a heart-moving tale of faith, betrayal, and affection. Sharif, the main character of this novel, after completing his undergraduate studies in America, is asked by family and friends to leave the comfort of the land he has known since childhood to study at a prestigious Islamic university in Riyadh. Haunted by the sudden death of his father who would have wanted this opportunity for his son, Sharif reluctantly agrees to the proposition and to assuming the position as imam over the small suburban Maryland masjid where his father once held the same post. After his six-year study abroad, Sharif returns to America changed in ways he cannot fully comprehend. Now doubting his engagement to his childhood friend, Sharif is confounded by questions of marriage and how he should practice the Islamic faith. As he searches for answers to spiritual perplexities and the deeper affairs of the heart, he finds guidance in a vision he sees while asleep, a vision that is made all the more perplexing when it manifests itself in real life. Navigating the enigmatic world of dreams and the mystery of the human soul, Hearts We Lost is by far the author's most powerful novel to date, and the most unforgettable.

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