This
is a great read for mature teens and young adults waging the war of staying
sexually pure until marriage. As an adult and mother of three teenaged
children, it brought home the terrific pressure the world puts on young people
to give way to the momentary pleasures of sin, particularly Christian teens and
young adults, some of whom are children of pastors and bible study teachers!
In this story, sweet and innocent Annie fights off
the advances of her high school love, Tony, who is also an avid churchgoer and
son of the local pastor. Tony is handsome and dreamy, but has succumbed to the
worldly idea that “waiting” isn’t realistic, particularly with the girl he
loves and plans to marry. Sound familiar? Despite Annie’s resistance, she caves
under the pressure of an enormous diamond engagement ring – one owned by his
grandmother. But, as fate would have it, the night Annie plans to give herself
to him, she is brutally attacked and maimed and left for dead – a victim of
robbery (you guessed it – over that precious ring!) Tony’s guilt for not having
been there to protect her will not allow him to forgive himself or face her in
her time of need; he instead turns to alcohol to assuage the pain in his heart.
Enter Tony’s older brother, Dan, who is equally
handsome and dreamy and who has loved Annie from afar for several years. With
Tony going AWOL, he now becomes the friend she needs and helps her recover from
her injuries, both physically and spiritually. Dan tells her she is beautiful
and treats her with tenderness and affection without the pressure of a sexual
relationship looming in the background. Of course, when Tony comes to his
senses and wants to resume his romance with Annie, she is torn. Was what they
had real love? Or has Dan showed her something far deeper and richer: a love
that comes only by first having a love relationship with the Savior, Jesus?
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