"L.A. bodyguard/bouncer Caleb Rush (Crush) is back in this second Crush novel, a fast-paced thrill ride rich with Hollywood lore, noir atmosphere, and droll wit. When Rachel Fury, a con-artist friend who'd vanished for a couple of years, reappears under a new name as a glitzy movie star, she hires Crush as a bodyguard, and he quickly gets drawn into a criminal mess that requires all his brawn, skill, and savvy to negotiate"--

"In his most personal offering yet, Bishop Jakes tells crushing stories from his own journey--the painful experience of learning his young teenage daughter was pregnant, the agony of watching his mother succumb to Alzheimer's, and the shock and helplessness he felt when his son had a heart attack. Bishop Jakes wants to encourage you that God uses difficult, crushing experiences to prepare you for unexpected blessings. If you are faithful through suffering,...