The Preacher's Son

Awesome book. I can’t wait to read more from this author!!!I wasn’t expecting this book to be complex and erotic.

Jeremy Ferguson has always felt that he was a disappointment to his preacher father especially as he refused to follow in his footsteps and instead headed to New York to be a successful model. However, bringing home his girlfriend, Aura, brings things to another level, as she definitely doesn’t fit into his ideas of a future spouse. Aura also has to contend with prejudice from her family. I really enjoyed this story of a young couple in love battling to gain acceptance.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

The story was well written but I did feel it should be put in the Christian category as it did relate to quite a lot of religious situations as well as the racial factions.

I also did find members of the families hypocritical and that did bother me whilst reading this book. Secrets were kept and opinions stated that were actually opposite of what went on in their families backgrounds.

However, the relationship between Aura and Jeremy was a strong one and neither backed down from the love they felt for each other. I was impressed that Jeremy stood up for his beliefs in regard to his Modelling Contract and was adamant that he would not keep his wife a secret to further his career.

Lots of relationships going on in this book and plenty of surprises also.


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A good romance that is more than just a romance. Family drama, personal issues, career choices. A very good story. I will keep my eyes on this author.

What an amazingly complicated story that was one I just couldn’t put down. It’s subject I would have that I was reading this story’s subject about a time from the 1960’s. Yet, it was 2006 and it was about two families one black and one white who could seem to support their children in their love for one another.

On one side there is Aura Vanderleigh a full-figure woman of twenty-six who is an accountant and very involved with her church. She lives a spiritual life and has saved herself until marriage. Which hasn’t been a problem she believes due to her darker color skin for a black woman, her size 16 body, she keeps her hair in its nature with small twists, but most of all she is not very pretty.

What she doesn’t have in looks she tries to have in her faith, her service to God, and her friendships. People just seem to want to be around her she just seems to have this grounding an effect on people. But none more than on Jeremy Ferguson.

One day at church she sees the most gorgeous white man enter her all-black Baptist church while she played the piano for the youth choir that day. After services pastor asked her to show him around. And so, it begins. Let me back it up.

You see Jeremy is a big-time model for Chaz well known everywhere especially at Macy’s New York where he is from. At least now originally, he is from South Carolina. Anyway, he was getting tired of the life that modeling afforded him. “Wine, women and song.” Especially, like on the very day he signs on to do an important contract and there is no one to share it with.

Jeremy resorts to what he grew up with, you see he’s a preacher’s son. He gets on his knees and he asks his father God to help him to not only find a home church but to find him a wife to share his life. Someone that he could love and that would love him for him, not the model they see. One that would believe as he does and understands his work and be okay with it yet be his partner too. He finishes he feeling, so much better, lighter.

He finds a church to call home and gets to a bible study for a week before the first service. When he sees the most beautiful smile from the woman playing the piano. He thinks maybe she’s the one. She was a big beautiful curvy woman black woman with a big beautiful smile.

When the service was over the pastor called out to him to come to the altar. It was perfect because She was up there where the piano is and he could get a much better look at her. When he got closer he could tell she had it all. The pastor asked Aura to show him around it was the best thing he had ever heard. She recognizes him, which was embarrassing. She just laughed this laugh that went straight to his man parts.

He circled Aura several services before asking her out. Now, over a year has gone by and she is meeting his parents. Say what you will about progress but in South Carolina in this story any way it doesn’t accept interracial marriages openly and in your face. Now you can have affairs with them and even children history can prove that. Just not marry them. You know colored/black people.

Jeremy knew his parents were going to be a touchy sell and warned Aura. Hell, his dad still thought he was gay for being a model. When he said he invited a girlfriend over for dinner the first night of his visit they were excited now they were wishing he was gay. His father was hostile.

See if they can turn this around and find a peace within their families? Or whether with or without their blessing they will end up married? Or will the pressure be too much?

This author deals with some heavy-duty subjects in this book. Yet, she allows you to laugh at the craziness of it all. But also, see how sad it is how we think we have progressed yet we are not even close. Her style of writing is funny and fast-paced. There is a sequel: part two where a couple of the characters will get the rest of their story told. Yay! I give this: 5++++ stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.

This book has its fair share of drama, racism ,love, conflict and tensions. All of this is mixed into a Christian sense but not over powering. I actually felt like I could relate with Jeremy and Aura talking about how they had been away from church and found that they had missed going alot. I have experienced that in my life a few times,especially after being away from church for 9 years and wanting a safe place again to make friends and connect with god again.

The flow of the book was ok, I found it easy to read, but I found some of the dialogue to be dead ends, and some unfinished. Other than that, the author really zoned in on some of the prejudices and how generations are overcoming them and seeing people for who they are, not by the color of their skin and how some prejudices the world still needs to work on, especially with body image. I also liked how Christians were seen through out the book. As a Christian, I know I'm not even close to being perfect, I struggle personally every day.Does this make me a bad Christian? No, just shows you we are all human, we all sin and we choose to get up and dust ourselves off and start again in our walks with Christ.
This book was such a delight to read , The way two families come together it tells the story of these two through and through. Would I recommend this book to my friends? Yes I would now that I know there i more to the story, the ending left you hanging lol.

The Preacher's Son is a riveting romance by BD Anderson. Right away, I knew this would be a 5 star book for me. I immediately feel in love with Jeremy and his struggles, as well as the writing style.

Jeremy's a model in NY, but his family is conservative. His father doesn't approve of his profession, and certainly wouldn't approve of his sexuality. At the same time, his girlfriend Aura is battling her own demons with her family.

This story is full of a father preaching homophobia and racism, and a couple who struggle to make people accept them. This is a story of not following the path your father expects from you, and not having your relationship or career accepted by your father. And, at it's heart, it's about the relationship between a father and a son.

I was certainly maddened at all the racism and other judgements they face, so be warned.

The Preacher's Son is a compelling read. Everything about this book appeals to me, leaving me unable to put it down.