Karen Kingsbury, Family

Family

Karen Kingsbury

Tyndale, October 2006, $13.99

ISBN: 0842387463

Though she will be a star witness at the assault trial of Margie Madden, that does not frighten her, as she survived the woman's efforts to make her the latest Los Angeles' homicide statistic. However, Katy Hart fears her new found fame and her relationship to Hollywood heartthrob Dayne Matthews will make her a paparazzi moment, in which her privacy and that of her family will be forsaken. Still, she believes their love for one another will carry her through the trial, though she is not as confident about their relationship surviving his fame.

Dayne feels on top of the world since he met and fell in love with Katy; much greater than any of his films have taken him. Through his love for his cherished Katy, he and his father John Baxter have got together, and he has forgiven him and his late mother, even as he looks forward to meeting his siblings. However, he does not want them or Katy to become meals of a media feeding frenzy, that his blood link, if exposed will bring to them.

Fans of the Firstborn series will enjoy the continuation of the Baxter family saga, which inspires the audience to believe in God's overall plan, even when it feels off kilter. The storyline is action-packed, especially during the trial scenes, and insightful as the Baxter brood, Dayne, and Katy forge new relationships. Though the repugnance of the paparazzi is overkill, series readers will appreciate this entry, while newcomers should start with book one FAME, and continue sequentially (through FORGIVEN and FOUND) to better grasp the complex interrelation nuances of the extended FAMILY.