Review: Love and a Little White Lie

Love and a Little White Lie by Tammy L. Gray
My rating: 💛💛💛💛

Truth be told, I almost didn’t read this book - yes, I saw all the great reviews, the cover is gorgeous and the premise interesting, but I wasn’t really in the mood to try a new-to-me-author. AM I GLAD I DID!

This was one of the best contemporary novels I’ve picked up in a while. January was refreshing with her raw honesty and unbelief in God. The author did a great job of pinning her character - she was honest, meddling in a way which helped others and quirky and fun. Even when at first I thought I would not relate to her, I ended up feeling like she is my best friend.

This book had one of the best love-revelation scenes ever! I couldn’t help smiling.

And the men was total contrasts. Cameron on paper looked perfect and Dillion with this raw emotions and broodiness…who can’t help loving a man like that. I loved both but had my secret favourite and you will just have to read this book to see what happened.

But more than Jan finding her own path, forgiveness and the road to healing, what I also loved is just the picture of Christians represented - we all have our struggles and mistakes (yes, even those working for the church) and trying our best to make the right decisions each and every day, sometimes missing the path a bit but then God in his unconditional and gentle way, nudges us back. (Like Jan and Dillon’s friendship). And how God used an unbeliever to answer more than one prayer.

I loved Aunt Doreen and most of the secondary characters and hope to see more great adventures and HEA’s to come.

Prayer is not about changing your situation, although sometimes God grants those requests. It’s about changing your heart. The difference between you and me, dear, is that when the bad times come, and they do for us all, I have comfort and peace.

Highly recommended to fans of Christian contemporary.

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About the book:

January Sanders grew up believing karma was more reliable than an imaginary higher power, but after suffering her worst heartbreak in 29 years, she's open to just about anything, including taking a temporary position at her aunt's church. Keeping her lack of faith a secret, January is determined to use her photographic memory to help Grace Community's overworked staff, all while scraping herself off rock bottom.

What she doesn't count on is meeting the church's handsome and charming guitarist, who not only is a strong believer, but has also dedicated his life to Christian music. It's a match set for disaster, and yet January has no ability to stay away, even if it means pretending to have faith in a God she doesn't believe in.

Only this time, keeping secrets isn't as easy as she thought it would be. Especially when she's constantly running into her aunt's landscape architect, who seems to know everything about her past and present sins and makes no apologies about pushing her to deal with feelings she'd rather keep buried.

Torn between two worlds incapable of coexisting, can January find the healing that's eluded her or will her resistance to the truth ruin any chance of happiness?

About the author:

Tammy L. Gray lives in the Dallas area with her family, and they love all things Texas, even the erratic

weather patterns. Her nine modern and true-to-life contemporary romances include 2017 RITA award winning, My Hope Next Door, and show her unending quest to write high quality, culturally relevant stories with relatable and flawed characters.

When not taxiing her three kids to various school and sporting events, Tammy can be spotted crunching numbers as the financial administrator at her hometown church. Writing has given her a platform to combine her passion with her ministry all while sharing the messy, yet remarkable journey that is a faith-filled life.

Tammy L. Gray has lots of projects going on. For all the latest info, visit her website at http://tammylgray.com