Scandal in the Sanctuary (Pioneers in the Pulpit Book 4)

A widowed mother of two, Attorney Sandra Butts never expected to find romance a second time. On vacation with her kids, she finds it with a guy she never thought she’d go for because of a major difference between them. Zeke Russell is a persuasive man who convinces Sandra to open herself to a romance he calls ‘a different kind of special.’ She believes, but doubts set in on the long journey home and she lets a good thing go.

A little under a year later, Sandra accepts the call to pastor the Words of Life SAB Church. The congregation is rich in means but deficient in ministry. Sandra sets out to change that and meets resistance from some of the membership. But leadership is behind her. The elders and Dorothy Cunningham secure support for the changes Sandra introduces to move the church forward and reach out to the community.

All runs well until Sandra unknowingly places herself on Dorothy’s black list. Now leadership wants her to reverse her changes or face loss of their support. Sandra dances only to God’s song and rejects their ultimatum. Her former supporters are now her active oppressors, and they are determined to cause havoc in the house of God and blame her for all of it.

Sandra stands her ground, but will she have the fortitude to follow through when the guy she left behind has resurfaced and their love gets caught in the crossfire?