Runaway Saint

<p><b>When her aunt shows up homeless on her doorstep Sara suspects anything but a miracle.</b></p> <p>Sara's an artist with a supportive husband and a house that folks on her block admire outright. But she's restless and bored with life.</p> <p>Then her legendary Aunt Bel shows up wearing a smile after years without a word.</p> <p>Twenty years ago fresh out of college Bel left for a summer missions trip and never returned. Now she's on Sara's doorstep looking for a place to crash. Sara can't say no to family even if she hasn't seen Bel since she was a nine-year-old girl. But saying yes to Bel turns Sara's whole precariously-balanced life upside down.</p> <p>The enigmatic Bel gives Sara's family and their community a jolt of fresh thinking and clarity.</p> <p>But Bel is hiding something. Though she won't talk about it Sara soon learns that Bel has been through a hellish ordeal. And she has the burn marks to prove it.</p> <p>[Samson's] gift for creating unique flawed character elevates this book above others. Each line has so much truth and readers will likely ponder different passages long after finishing. -<i>Romantic Times Review</i> TOP PICK! 4 1/2 stars</p>