Meet Me At The Altar
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Meet Me At The Altar is Tamika Johnson’ debut novel. It will be released September 2006 and I had the opportunity to review an advanced copy.
The novel opens up with an introduction to the four main characters. Shana is a divorced single mom with a precocious six year old. Her marriage ended abruptly after finding her husband in the bed with another man. Derek is the typical nice guy looking for love, but unfortunately has found it in the wrong places. He still has not quite gotten over the destruction to his life and business by an unscrupulous woman. Derek’s cousin, Shawn has decided married life is not for him. After his wife, Desiree, had their daughter and stopped working, Shawn feels unattracted to the woman he once swooned over. Sherry has learned quite well how to use her body to get what she wants from men. One of her victims was Derek. Now she is back, but Derek has his eyes on someone else.
Derek believes God has finally sent the right one his way as he begins a friendship with Shana. A little tentative, Shana does embrace her new relationship with reservations. Not completely understanding how Shana’s ex-husband hurt her, Derek misinterprets her conflicting emotions as though he must not be good enough for her.
While Shana tries to deal with her new relationship, she also is adjusting to new business opportunities and to her new business partner, Desiree. Still struggling over how Shawn treated her, Desiree struggles with bitterness and is not interested in dealing with Shana’s strong faith. Desiree is determined to take on a new client that is causing some unease for Shana. Unfortunately, Shana’s uneasiness maybe a sign she shouldn’t ignore.
I’m fairly impressed with Tamika Johnson’s first novel. I was a little hesitant after reading the introduction for each character because they seemed so stereotypical. She might could have left those introduction out and just let the reader jump into the storyline which turned out to be quite a page turner. In some areas the story seemed predictable, but what was not predictable was the hint of mystery. Someone was out to get Shana and as a big mystery fan I was stumped as to who it was until the very end. Bravo Ms. Johnson!
I like the redemption and forgiveness aspects of the novel. The writer keeps it real which I think will make this novel appealing to a broad range of readers. I’m looking forward to her next novel “Healing at the Altar” where readers will see how Shawn and Desiree reconcile their marriage.
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