About the Book

Book: The Sinner in Mississippi
Author: D.L. Lane
Genre: Historical Fiction, Inspirational Romance
Release Date: May 1, 2020
The Sinner in Mississippi Cover

Not expecting me to live, the midwife cleaned me up, wrapped me in an old tea towel, and placed me in a knitting basket beside the wood-burning stove. According to Mama, the storm raged until morning, but I never made one sound. So, hours later, when they peeked in at me, they were surprised to see me sucking my thumb, staring up at them with eyes the color of bluebells.
Mama told me, that’s when she cried.
See, she hadn’t shed a single tear during the harsh pain of giving birth or out of fear of the horrible storm taking the house and her with it, but she sobbed when she saw me. To her, it would have been better for all of us if I’d passed on in the night, carried off on the wings of angels, never to suffer the evils of this world. And sometimes, I wondered if she hadn’t been right.
–Mississippi Singleton

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"The Sinner in Mississippi" by D.L. Lane is a book that is filled with the evil of man, well, I guess I should say mankind, because there are evil women in this book also. This is a story about forgiveness and shows what real love is.

The author does give a warning about triggers at the beginning of the novel, for those who could be affected by “violent acts and sexual assault” but the scenes are written in a way that isn't really graphic, the violent acts are a little more detailed than the sexual assaults.

This book is not a fun read but well worth the tears that might be running down your cheeks while reading. I recommend this book to readers who like Christian fiction and Historical fiction.

I knew, I was going to like this book as soon as I opened the first page and read this before the story even started because I knew it was going to be a tale of "Beauty From Ashes" and it certainly was. I am going to include what I read because it truly is what Mississippi Singleton learns.

"From the Author"

"You are beautiful. You are important. Your life matters, even when people say you're pathetic, worthless, less than nothing, when they hurt you in ways that hard to express and sear your very soul, you still matter. Look up. You're a child of the King. God loves you. He can pull out of that pit of despair, heal your deepest wounds, and transform your life into something beyond your wildest dreams. He's there, waiting for you to acknowledge Him." I just felt tingles again when I was writing that for this review because the more I reflect on that I have to say it is true, because it happened in my life and is happening everyday in my life.

I have so much in common with Mississippi, not her life circumstances, but I have been sexually attacked and I was told that I didn't have the sense God gave a goose, both of these were by someone that I trusted. I also felt unwanted by others that was supposed to love me, maybe that is why this book has really touched me deeply.

I received a complementary copy from the author and Celebrate Lit and these opinions are my own.

About the Author

D.L. Lane is a wife, musician, a graduate of Liberty University, and a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. In 2010 she walked away from the day job and started a writing career using a pen name. As far as the world was concerned, she was very successful writing romances, however, success aside, she knew she wasn’t on the right path but stubbornly kept on going for nine years. Although a Christian and raised in a religious home, D.L went her own way, leaving God out of her choices until He said, “Enough.”
Weary and seeking guidance, she finally listened and left the course she was on as an established novelist to take a new path—putting God first in her life where He always should have been.

More from D.L.

I love writing, and I love to challenge myself as an author, and so I thought, why not write a fictional historical piece. This was a test for me since there are many things to research when writing during a different era, especially when I wasn’t around at that time. But I prayed about it, grabbed my laptop, and started writing about a poor, uneducated girl who grew up in Louisiana during the Great Depression in a motherless home with a group of reprobate males.
Not unlike the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis, a boy despised by his brothers who plotted against him, later rose from the depths to become one of the most powerful men in Egypt, facing the very men who had been responsible for the atrocities he’d suffered. Joseph had a choice. Let them die or help the ones who never helped him? This story weaves some of that same treachery with truth, teaching not only the heroine but the hero the ultimate meaning of love.

I wanted to give readers a book demonstrating the fact God will never leave us, even if we have left him for a time. That a personal relationship with Christ is our ultimate source of strength, and with His help, we can be pulled out of the depths of great sorrow, rising to heights we never imagined possible.