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  Date / Time: 1/22/2008 3:14 AM UTC

  Love Like Hallelujah by Lutishia Lovely
  

  
  Love Like Hallelujah
  by Lutishia Lovely (Author)
  
  
  

  (4.5 stars) Wonderful Sequel----Love Like Hallelujah is the continuing saga from Sex in the Sanctuary. In Love Like Hallelujah, Tai and her husband are trying to move past his infidelities and work on making their marriage last...until an ex-lover comes back into the picture. And when she comes back, all hell breaks loose, especially when she brings back her teenage son...but who's the daddy? Will their marriage handle this next obstacle, or will this be the final straw? Remember how Vivian had the ideal life, perfect husband, kids, etc? Well Vivian must now deal with her husband's ex. She tells Vivian that if it wasn't for her coming into the picture, she would be the first lady. Now the ex is coming back to claim the life that she felt should've been hers. Love Like Hallelujah is a very good sequel to Sex in the Sanctuary. It picks up where the first book ended. In this book, love is really put to the test and not just in one house. I enjoyed the way Lutishia Lovely kept the plot going. It didn't drift to something that was not in the first book. I would not suggest starting with this book, but start with Sex in the Sanctuary, because the way the author details each character, you may be a little confused by just reading Love Like Hallelujah. I enjoyed the story and the way it flowed. Nothing dragged on, and you could feel the pain and anger each family encountered. Reviewed by Jackie for Urban Reviews
  
  ISBN-10: 0758217536
  ISBN-13: 978-0758217530
  
  
  Sex in the Sanctuary by Lutishia Lovely
  
  From exciting new author Lutishia Lovely comes a steamy debut in the manner of Victoria Christopher Murray and Kimberla Lawson Roby. Set in a church community on fire for the Lord--and for each other--Sex in the Sanctuary is filled with scintillating sisters, playing brothers, and church matrons trying to run everybody's business...

  As first lady of Kingdom Citizen's Christian Center, Vivian Montgomery has it all: a beautiful home, lovely children, and a pastor husband who makes her shout Hallelujah--and not just in church. There's no doubt Pastor Montgomery has a healthy appreciation for the Lord and for the pleasures of the flesh, namely his wife's flesh. If only Vivian's best friend, Tai, was so blessed...
  

  
  A first lady herself, Tai's husband, King, is pastor of Mount Zion Progressive Baptist Church. But with two affairs under his belt, Tai wonders just what "progressive" means. In fact, she strongly suspects her husband is at it again. Now she can follow her mother-in-law's example and threaten to shoot any would-be-husband-stealing floozies, or she can take Vivian's advice and listen for God's instruction. But Tai's husband isn't the only one fighting temptation.
  

  
  Whether trying to wait until marriage or just waiting until the next mating opportunity, these congregations are filled with members whose eyes are on more than Jesus! The result is a page-turning read, not soon to be forgotten.

  
  
• ISBN-10: 075821751X
• ISBN-13: 978-0758217516