Almond Street Mission: When a homeless man rescues a woman, he's not who he seems. (Almond Tree Series Book 4)
- 4.4 out of 5
- 88 ratings
- 239 pages
Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13
The story centers on a Christian homeless mission, shelter life, romance among staff and volunteers, and characters working through faith, forgiveness, and family troubles. Parents should know there is a notable scene where a woman is assaulted in an alley and fears rape, which the hero tries to stop. Physical conflict appears in several places: punches, a bleeding eye, injured feet, a serious head wound, and a man hit with a gun barrel. Language stays relatively light; strong swearing is largely absent from the samples, though insults and one interrupted vulgar line appear in arguments. Christian prayer, church, and scripture-shaped choices are woven through the plot.
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Crude Mild
3Dialogue includes mild put-downs such as calling someone a foolish kid or disliking a place. One tense scene has a man shout a cut-off crude insult before a physical attack.
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Specific words
- stupid: 3
Sex Moderate
2A single alley confrontation includes forced touching and kissing, and the victim describes fear of sexual assault when calling for help. There is no detailed depiction of intercourse on the page.
Specific words
- grope: 1
- rape: 1
Violence Moderate
13Characters face street attacks, fistfights, and head injuries with bleeding and first aid or hospital care. A disturbed man also threatens others with a gun and strikes someone with it. Shelter rules and misunderstandings lead to people being removed, but most fighting is brief rather than constant gore.
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- punch: 5
- bleed: 4
- blood: 3
- kick: 1
About this book
When a homeless man rescues Glorilyn from a violent assault, he's not the man he seems. What powerful secret keeps him on the streets? When Glorilyn Neilson's nineteen-year-old brother, Tannon, goes missing without a trace, she's frantic. Prayer and volunteering at the local homeless shelter in El Camino must fill the time until her sibling returns. But her sapphire eyes and auburn hair inadvertently cause a stir among the male population at the center. Her life changes one evening when she's attacked by a burly vagrant intent on rape in the alley behind the building. Jeremiah Goodman loves the Lord, but he's homeless. When he witnesses a foul-mouthed vagrant overpowering one of the volunteers at the homeless shelter, he defends her, saving her from unwanted advances. When Glorilyn offers him a way of escape from his impoverished lifestyle, he can't tell her why he must live the life of a vagrant. Almond Street Mission is a heart-warming novel that will captivate your heart. - Carol McClain, award-winning author of Borrowed Lives. An inspirational novel with extraordinary characters - Cynthia Hickey, award-winning author of Secrets of Misty Hollow. June Foster creates characters that we genuinely care for and want to succeed. I was touched by so many of the broken homeless men in the shelter. - Amazon Reviewer Read more