{"id":3198,"date":"2009-10-28T08:22:56","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T13:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2009-10-28T19:31:57","modified_gmt":"2009-10-29T00:31:57","slug":"eye-of-the-god-by-ariel-allison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=3198","title":{"rendered":"eye of the god by Ariel Allison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/5500\/1432\/1600\/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/5500\/1432\/320\/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"74\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">This week, the<\/span><br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianfictionblogalliance.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n <span style=\"font-size:100%;\">is introducing<\/span><br \/>\n <span style=\"font-size:130%;color:#993300;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1426700687\">eye of the god<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n Abingdon Press (October 1, 2009) <br \/>\n by<br \/>\n <span style=\"font-size:130%;color:#006600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arielallison.com\/\">Ariel Allison<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong> <br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_m32TlugOPkM\/Suem7nfOg0I\/AAAAAAAADHI\/nM-3U5GP7b8\/s1600-h\/ariel.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397466221569278786\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_m32TlugOPkM\/Suem7nfOg0I\/AAAAAAAADHI\/nM-3U5GP7b8\/s320\/ariel.bmp\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n Allison is a published author who lives in a small Texas town with her husband and three young sons. She is the co-author of <em>Daddy Do You Love Me: a Daughter\u2019s Journey of Faith and Restoration<\/em> (New Leaf Press, 2006). <em>Justin Case<\/em>, the first of three children\u2019s books will be published by Harvest House in June 2009. Ariel is a weekly contributor to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ChristianDevotions.us \">www.ChristianDevotions.us<\/a> and has written for Today\u2019s Christian Woman. She ponders on life as a mother of all boys at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themoabclub.blogspot.com\">www.themoabclub.blogspot.com<\/a> and on her thoughts as a redeemed dreamer at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arielallison.blogspot.com\">www.arielallison.blogspot.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Ariel: <\/strong><br \/>\n I am the daughter of an acclaimed and eccentric artist, and given my \u201cunconventional\u201d childhood, had ample time to explore the intricacies of story telling. I was raised at the top of the Rocky Mountains with no running water or electricity (think Laura Ingles meets the Hippie Movement), and lived out the books I read while running barefoot through the sagebrush. My mother read to me by the light of a kerosene lantern for well over a decade, long after I could devour an entire novel in the course of a day. Authors such as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, George MacDonald, and L.M. Montgomery were the first to capture my heart and I have  grown to love many others since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/strong>:<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_m32TlugOPkM\/SuejhQvDsSI\/AAAAAAAADHA\/PbrNLwDlrbg\/s1600-h\/eyeofthegod.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397462470250180898\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_m32TlugOPkM\/SuejhQvDsSI\/AAAAAAAADHA\/PbrNLwDlrbg\/s320\/eyeofthegod.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>eye of the god  takes the fascinating history surrounding the Hope Diamond and weaves it together with a present-day plot to steal the jewel from the Smithsonian Institute.<\/p>\n<p>We follow Alex and Isaac Weld, the most lucrative jewel thieves in the world, in their quest to steal the gem, which according to legend was once the eye of a Hindu idol named Rama Sita. When it was stolen in the 17th century, it is said that the idol cursed all those who would possess it. That won\u2019t stop the brilliant and ruthless Weld brothers.<\/p>\n<p>However, they are not prepared for Dr. Abigail Mitchell, the beautiful Smithsonian Director, who has her own connection to the Hope Diamond and a deadly secret to keep. Abby committed long ago that she would not serve a god made with human hands, and the \u201ceye of the god\u201d is no exception. Her desire is not for wealth, but for wisdom. She seeks not power, but restoration.<\/p>\n<p>When the dust settles over the last great adventure of the Hope Diamond, readers will understand the \u201ccurse\u201d that has haunted its legacy is nothing more than the greed of evil men who bring destruction upon themselves. No god chiseled from stone can direct the fates of humankind, nor can it change the course of God\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to read the prologue and first chapter of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1426700687\">eye of the god<\/a>, go <a href=\"http:\/\/thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/eye-of-god-prologue-chapter-1.html\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Ariel and her books on her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arielallison.com\/\">Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing eye of the god Abingdon Press (October 1, 2009) by Ariel Allison ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Allison is a published author who lives in a small Texas town with her husband and three young sons. 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