James Scott Bell

Actor and father Mark Gillen finds out how far modern courts will go to keep a child from a parent who has strong Christian views.

Breach of Promise

Jeni Enjaian

My opinion of Bell's writing continues to trend downwards. Back in 2006, this was the first book I read of his after being introduced to him through the Kit Shannon series. I remember really liking it. 
Out of the three I've read recently, this is the best. That's not saying much. 
While several things seem plausible (and I like the fact that Mark's lawyer is an Armenian woman) everything else is just too hyper-stereotyped and far-fetched. The fact that this story is set in Hollywood doesn't help on that front. 
The nail in the coffin was the overt preaching that found its way into the story a little over two/thirds of the way through. There are do many better ways to get Bell's point (which I forget what it actually was) across without resorting to having the main character sit in a church service and listen to a pastor preach a sermon full of pithy, "appropriate" sayings.
Also, everything was resolved way too easily. Few things turn me off more than a near fairy tale ending.

Breach of Promise

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