Paperback, 324 Pages

Review Copy

When fifteen-year-old Lance Covington finds an abandoned baby in the backseat of a car, he knows she's the newborn daughter of a meth addict he's been trying to help. But when police arrest him for kidnapping, Lance is thrust into a criminal world of baby trafficking and drug abuse.

His mother, Barbara, looks for help from Kent Harlan---the man whom she secretly, reluctantly loves and who once helped rescue her daughter from a mess of her own. Kent flies to her aid and begins the impossible work of getting Lance out of trouble, protecting a baby who has no home, and finding help for a teenage mother hiding behind her lies.

In this latest novel of suspense and family loyalty, bestselling author Terri Blackstock offers a harrowing look at drug addiction, human trafficking, and the devastating choices that can change lives forever.

Mini-Review

Vicious Cycle was an unstoppable heart pounding read, which hooked me from the first page. Blackstock displays pure emotional depth as she drags her characters through drug addiction, facing sobriety, kidnapping and human trafficking. The suspense was nail bite worthy and the story dug deep to show a real word that contains 15 year old moms high on meth, children facing a life of the harshest realities and the overall ensnaring control of addiction. What I admired most about these characters was the fact that they were all good people stuck in horrible situations. They were the innocent, the addicted and the helpless all looking to be saved. I also loved the fact that not only did the author showcase her main characters as Christians, but used characters who weren’t and how each person Christian or not faced the same harsh realities and how easy struggles and addictions come to all of us, in every walk of life and in every class situation.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Vicious Cycle, go HERE.

Rating

An excellent book for all to read, especially mature teens. Content includes: Drug use, addiction and drug dealers/culture, teen pregnancy, human trafficking, rehab treatments, intense situations, suspense, homelessness and friendship.

4.5/5- Inspirational Suspense

Thanks to Zondervan and the CFBA for review Copy