No Turning Back

by Katie Vorreiter Narrated by Christa DelSorbo

Overview

Chronic panic attacks have stolen Livvy Fischer's classically trained soprano voice and derailed her life. Due partly to a mix-up, partly to her crush on Pastor Lucas, Livvy joins a worship team bound for the chapel at San Quentin. But when a full-scale riot breaks out, she is separated from Lucas and the rest of her group. Survival becomes this song bird's sole focus.

Snatched from the chapel by an inmate, Livvy doesn't know who to trust. Tobin says he's protecting her, but she's been blindsided before. She struggles to put her trust in God, while all too aware that free will can wreak horrible consequences. Tobin wants her to hide and ride out the prison storm, but Livvy becomes the obsession of another inmate who is a serial killer. Will God protect her? Will Tobin?

It's one thing if Tobin is turning his life around behind bars. It's quite another to fall for him. 

"A propulsive action tale." -Kirkus Reveiws

Editorial Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

2017-03-30
A debut novel offers a prison thriller leavened with Christian philosophy. At the heart of this tale is Livvy Fischer. Poor Livvy, a young Christian and an opera singer, is finally coming to terms with the suicide of her stalker, Wade. Since Wade immolated himself in front of her at a recital, she hasn't been able to sing publicly again. But she has resumed working at a local coffee shop, where she has become infatuated with a cute customer, Lucas. When Lucas finds out Livvy sings, he invites her to participate in his church's Christmas program. Livvy attends a meeting about the event and discovers that Lucas is actually a pastor at the church. She also allows herself to be talked into taking part in an outreach program at San Quentin prison to spend more time with Lucas: "Three hours round-trip with Lucas—that was part of the deal. The compensation." This proves to be an unfortunate choice, as a riot breaks out right after the church singers and a prison devotional group gather in San Quentin's chapel. Livvy is soon on the run with Tobin, a born-again prisoner who is trying to keep her safe from Gant, a serial killer whose victims are petite blondes like her. And Lucas is the prisoner of Gant, who is trying to beat information about Livvy out of him. Throughout the narrative, Vorreiter has the Christian characters, such as Lucas, drawing solace from the Word of God: "Lord, I know that you are in charge even though it doesn't look like it. Please give me wisdom and courage. Shelter us, protect us." Still the Christian philosophy doesn't distract from the fast-paced plot. The author turns San Quentin into a character, graphically changing it into a foreboding setting for the civilians stranded there. She challenges the concept of who is a good guy and who a bad guy, as some of the prisoners aid the church group members caught inside. Vorreiter has created characters that readers should care about, regardless of their backgrounds. She transforms a prison into a place where Livvy, Tobin, Lucas, and others are born again, learning better ways to cope with their lives. A propulsive action tale augmented with worthwhile character development.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177816661
Publisher:	Katie Vorreiter
Publication date:	12/21/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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