Name: City of Angels
ISBN: 9780764224188

Tracie Peterson

James Scott Bell

Arriving in the turbulent city of Los Angeles just after the turn of the twentieth century, Kit Shannon dreams of becoming a lawyer, but soon she struggles against her socialite aunt's insistence that she find a proper husband. Original.

City of Angels

Jeni Enjaian

I remember ardently loving this series back when I first read it. I was hesitant to pick it back up again (as part of my slog through my books to see which ones stay and which ones go) because I have become increasingly soured on Tracie Peterson. To put it simply, she is part of a large number of Christian authors whose work is full of fluff and nonsense. (aka trite "Biblical" wordings, plot lines and characters written very poorly)

James Scott Bell, however, is not one of those authors. His contribution to this story is the only reason I continued reading. I could easily discern which sections were written by which author. Bell has a compelling style. He does not shy away from Biblical topics, rather he approaches them head on in the nitty, gritty realities of life that we all live.

While I cringed a few times at some occasional obvious preaching, I really did enjoy the book.

I would definitely recommend this book as a good stepping stone between trite Christian fiction and the good stuff. :)