Kept by Sally Bradley

Book Description:
Life has taught Miska Tomlinson that there are no honorable men. Her womanizing brothers, her absentee father, and Mark, the married baseball player who claims to love her—all have proven undependable. But Miska has life under control. She runs her editing business from her luxury condo, stays fit with daily jogs along Chicago's lakefront, and in her free time blogs anonymously about life as a kept woman. 

Enter new neighbor Dillan Foster. Between his unexpected friendship and her father's sudden reappearance, Miska loses control of her orderly life. Her relationship with Mark deteriorates, and Miska can't help comparing him to Dillan. His religious views are so foreign, yet the way he treats her is something she's longed for. But Dillan discovers exactly who she is and what she has done. Too late she finds herself longing for a man who is determined to never look her way again. 

When her blog receives unexpected national press, Miska realizes that her anonymity was an illusion. Caught in a scandal about to break across the nation, Miska wonders if the God Dillan talks about would bother with a woman like her—a woman who's gone too far and done too much. 

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Oh wow, and I do mean wow!!! This book was sooo good! In the beginning I wasn't sure if it would live up to all the hype I read in its reviews; I mean I thought it was good and all but it wasn't blowing me away... But just wait, it will! There comes a point where you are so consumed by this story, these characters, that you are no longer sitting on your couch reading a novel, you are there! These do not seem like characters but they live and breathe, and you cannot walk away from them.

This story was so good on so many levels. Captivating, well formed and smooth flowing, this novel breathed life, it was so real. The characters were honest, fresh and compelling; their interactions, their doubts, struggles, hurts and more brought a sense of reality to this novel in the best possible way. Miska's questions on faith, her struggle with it and later her desire for it, seemed very natural, never pushed or unrealistic. One of the reviewers referred to this novel as being a modern day classic version of Redeeming Love. And in some ways it is. Both are excellent novels, dealing with similar subject matter... Sin, redemption, grace, love, fear, faith, and so much more. All I can say is this book is one to add to your must read list, it is well worth your time reading it. In fact, I wouldn't mind reading it again today!

Simply, an amazing debut novel! I am excited to see what Sally Bradley has in store for us next!