Unplanned (A Kennedy Stern Christian Suspense Novel)

For Harvard pre-med student Kennedy Stern’s “parents were missionaries. She had grown up singing praises in Sunday school. People prayed for her. People admired her. She wasn’t the kind of person who could just disappear…She assumed her own life would continue on as always, paved with blessings, filled with abundance, sheltered from tragedy, free from fear.” Until a mysterious call interrupts Kennedy’s life forever; “she had gone from a volunteer weekend receptionist to a hostage in this huge, impenetrable cell…Could she ever find the intestinal fortitude,” the “mental acuity,” the “internal viscera” to survive? Her desperation compels her to her knees–physically and spiritually. “Lord, you’re the King. You reign bigger than all this. You reign bigger than this center. You reign bigger than politics. You reign bigger than abortion or racism or intolerance or injustice. You reign bigger than the ignorance that has kept this country in darkness for so long. And now we’re asking you to come into our little, humble, violated center today and show yourself bigger. Bigger than fear. Bigger than revenge. Bigger than any of their slurs or any of their hate speech or any of their rage. And be bigger than us, too. Bigger than our unforgiveness. Bigger than our hurt. Because, Father, you know we’re hurting something awful right now.” When Kennedy discovers that “sometimes you have to give up the most worthy of battles, the battles that deserve to be fought, the battles that hold life and dignity and innocence captive…The future opened out before her like a brand-new novel with limitless possibilities for adventure, blessings, and growth between its covers. She couldn’t wait to see what the next chapter would contain.” Even after celebrating its ten year anniversary, Alana Terry’s Unplanned remains unparalleled!