Ray of Hope - Softcover

VANESSA DAVIS GRIGGS is a motivational speaker and the author of over a dozen novels which include The Blessed Trinity series: Blessed Trinity, Strongholds, If Memory Serves, Practicing What You Preach, Goodness and Mercy, The Truth Is the Light, The Other Side of Goodness, The Other Side of Dare, and The Other Side of Divine. A recipient of several awards, this married mother of three adult sons, mother-in-law of one daughter, and grandmother of four adorable granddaughters and one handsome grandson lives in Birmingham, Alabama. Visit her online at VanessaDavisGriggs.com.

Lenora Nichols can’t handle her wild, rebellious teen daughters, Crystal and Sahara. Their antics are so out of hand that she’s lost what little control she had. Enter Ma Ray, the fearsome twosome’s 75-year-old God-fearing, churchgoing, no-nonsense grandmother, who is ready, willing, and more than able to tame these teen hellions. There’s a plethora of multigenerational conflict and bonding as the girls learn there’s more to life than constantly acting out. Besides, Ma Ray has a secret: Crystal and Sahara are tame compared to what she was like as an adolescent. She knows all their tricks, and more. Griggs (Practicing What You Preach, 2009; Goodness and Mercy, 2009; The Truth Is the Light, 2010) has created another entertaining book with characters who will be enjoyed by a large cross section of readers, including those interested in African American literature and those who prefer inspirational fiction. --Shelley Mosley