The Baxters Take Two, Karen Kingsbury
The Baxters Take Two, Karen Kingsbury
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Synopsis

Will the price of fame be worth the cost?Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison have completed their first feature film, and Hollywood is buzzing with the news. In the wake of that excitement, the producers acquire rights to a novel that has all the ingredients they want for their next project. At the same time they cross paths with a well-connected player who introduces them to the right people, and suddenly every studio in town wants to talk to Chase and Keith.The producers' dreams are on the verge of coming true, but Chase's marriage is strained and Keith's daughter--Andi Ellison--is making questionable choices in her quest for stardom. The producers are gaining respect and are on the verge of truly changing culture through the power of film--but is the change worth the cost?Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming onlineInspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance

About Karen Kingsbury

American author, Karen Kingsbury, is the country's bestselling, inspirational storyteller. She has over twenty-five million copies of her books in print. She knew she wanted to be a writer as soon as ten years old, falling for the Dr. Seuss at the age of 5. She was born in Fairfax, Virginia, but given her dad's computer programming job, the family of seven moved quite often. When Karen was 10, they moved to the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. Just thirty minutes from the beach, she spent hours sitting on the sand, reading her books, and dreaming of being a novelist.

Karen's journalism teacher placed her on the newspaper staff at Pierce College, and told her to never stop writing. She graduated from California State University at Northridge with a degree in journalism. She immediately began a job as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times. She wrote mostly high school sports articles in the beginning, but later wrote for college and national professional sports. It was during this time that she met her future husband, Don. He was a handsome young man with an extraordinary love of Jesus Christ. Karen tells the story that he came to pick her up for their first date, with Bible in hand. It became what she considered annoying after three months, so she confronted him about it. Don left that day, but God would bring them back together. She unknowingly came to understand Don's thoughts about life as a Christian. They married and lived their married life as God would see fit. When she found out she was pregnant after six months of marriage, she did not know how she
would take care of a baby with such a busy work schedule. Don said that God would show them the way to write at home. Later, she submitted an article to People Magazine, and they thought the article would make a great book. Karen submitted a book proposal, a bidding war resulted, and she ended up with a book deal that paid her a little more than she already made in one whole year of work. She has been home writing books ever since.

Karen wrote four books in the crime genre, then decided to switch to books that glorified God. Her first novel in the new genre was ......Where Yesterday Lives. It was published in 1997, the same year their third child was born. Ever since her first novel, she wrote life-changing fiction. She said God puts a story on her heart and in her mind. Many of her books are under development with Hallmark Films and as major movies.

Karen and Don now live in Tennessee. She is an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001, they adopted three boys from Haiti, very quickly doubling their family. They are now empty nesters, living near their five adult children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathryn on April 12, 2012

I love Karen Kingsbury novels but this was not even close to a good book. First, let me say, I started this series before I picked up on the continuation of the Baxters after their first series ended. Knowing that may effect my opinion of this series but really she explains everything that has happene......more

Goodreads review by Rachael on July 09, 2019

This book was not nearly as good as the first one. It falls into the category of “I’m glad it is out there for people who are/were struggling with the issues addressed, but I prefer not to fill my reading choices with these books”. Before I get into this, I just want to say that 1) I don’t normally......more

Goodreads review by Reagan on March 14, 2017

SORRY EVERYONE! I HAVE BEEN INFORMED I HAVEN'T BEEN AT YOUR PRESENCE ON THIS SITE FOR 13 DAYS! I'm incredibly sorry for the inconvenience. but I did finish this book last night and the ending was good. finished of with Kelly knowing what to do and things. BUT I wish the book included more of the Bax......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on July 23, 2009

I enjoy all of Karen Kingsbury's books and story lines. And while this was another one that had a good line to it, there was also a side to this one that I didn't like. It was much more sensual than what I remember any of her others to be. While I will most likely read the next one to continue follo......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on September 03, 2020

3.5🌟 Not as good as the first book. There are a lot of storylines that are a little hard to keep track of. The one producers daughter makes some really bad decisions and her parents don’t really seem to try very hard to get involved in her life to help her. Bailey’s story is fun, so I’m glad there i......more