Victoria Christopher Murray Books In Order

Diamond

Diamond. India. Veronqie. Aaliyah. What does that spell? DIVA!! The Divine Divas. They’re fifteen and they’re fine, and they want to be the hottest, hippest new girl group to hit gospel music. First they’ll have to win the team talent competition. But with looks, energy, and voices like theirs, they are sure they’ll go right to the top. Diamond Winters is the one who formed the Divas. With her wealthy, loving parents and an endless supply of charm, she’s always been able to sweet talk her way into anything. But this time, has Diamond talked her way right into trouble? Diamond has support for her group from her family and church, but she has a lot going on. She’s made it onto the school’s varsity cheerleading squad, and she’s caught the eye of the totally cool senior Jason Xavier. Jax is sweeping her off her feet, but Diamond is starting to feel as if she’s in over her head. Diamond has always been so sure she’s in control. Will she have the courage to ask for help and guidance when she needs it? And will the Divas even manage to stay together long enough for the first round of the talent competition?

India

The Divine Divas are on their way! They won the local, and now they’re all set to wow the judges at the state competition in San Francisco. This hot, hip girl group is out to set gospel music on fire. While India Morrow is happy her BFFs included her in the Divas, she knows she’s not cute like Diamond, cool like Veronique, or smart like Aaliyah. Maybe if she were supermodel thin, like her mom, she’d stand out in a crowd, but dieting never seems to work for her. The Divas are poised to win the next level of the competition and India is scared she’ll let her friends down. With only fifty eight days to get it all right, her cousin Jill tells her the secret how to lose weight while still eating. The pounds start falling away; India is finally getting lots of attention. If only she didn’t feel bad about keeping a secret. She’s scared of what her friends, parents, and Pastor Ford would say. What she’s doing isn’t so wrong, is it? All she wants is to be a star…
but will the price be too great for her, body and soul?

Veronique

New York City are you ready for the Divine Divas? Because these teenage gospel music sensations are ready for you! Veronique wants to be a star just as much as her fellow Divas do, but there’s more to it than just fame for her. Unlike her middle class friends at Holy Cross Prep, Veronique is there on scholarship, and if she wins a recording contract, she can move her mother and brothers out of their crummy apartment. But Veronique has another dream that’s hers alone. She longs to meet her dad, who disappeared to New York when she was just a baby. Could going to the Big A with the other Divas be Veronique‘s big chance to find him? Veronique knows she’ll have to do some legwork on her own, though, so she turns to the internet for help. While it seems like a miracle when she gets a response, her friends aren’t so sure. Is Veronique putting herself in danger, just when the Divas are on the brink of really making it big? And will her faith and her friends be enough to keep her safe?

Aaliyah

Diamond, India, Veronique, and Aaliyah are fifteen year old high school sophomores on their way to becoming the hottest new group to hit gospel music The Divas. That is, if they win the team talent competition. Now, the fourth book in the series follows Aaliyah, as she comes face to face with a secret from her past.. Straight A student and brainiac of the group, Aaliyah is an only child living with her father, the deputy Chief of Police in Los Angeles. Even though Aaliyah isn t interested in singing, she’s shown a remarkable, natural talent since childhood. It takes a bit of persuading to get Aaliyah to be a part of the Divas, but she gives in, and joins the group to be close to her friends. During one of their rehearsals, the girls hear a song by Zena, a successful African American singer. All the other girls are inspired and imagine themselves being as successful one day except for Aaliyah, who turns off the CD and grumbles that they can find a better role model. Then, when Aaliyah learns that Zena will be attending their performance accompanied by her father her whole world comes crashing down. And all of her friends, who d been told that Aaliyah s mother died when she was a baby, suddenly realize where her natural singing ability came from .

Sinners & Saints

TEAM JASMINE or TEAM RACHEL? Bestselling and award winning novelists Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley bring their favorite hero*ines together in a novel that will delight their legions of fans. Jasmine Larson Bush and Rachel Jackson Adams are not your typical first ladies. But they ve overcome their scandalous and drama filled pasts to stand firmly by their husbands sides. When a coveted position opens up president of the American Baptist Coalition both women think their husbands are perfect for the job. And winning the position may require both women to get down and dirty and revert to their old tricks. Just when Jasmine and Rachel think they re going to have to fight to the finish, the current first lady of the coalition steps in…
a woman bigger, badder, and more devious than either of them. Double the fun with a message of faith, Sinners & Saints will delight readers with two of their favorite characters from two of their favorite authors.

Temptation

Kyla and Jefferson Blake count their 16 years together as a wonderful blessing from God. Their marriage is passionate, their daughter is a joy, Jefferson’s medial career is prospering and they have loyal friends.

Kyla knows her newly divorced and lifelong friend, Jasmine, is desperately unhappy and no amount of prayer or encouragement seems to help. But what Kyla doesn’t know is that Jasmine has a plan to move her life forward with the type of man she feels she should have married in the first place.

A man like Jefferson.

Alexis Ward, Kyla’s, best friend, is single and successful and willing to wait for the right man for all the right reasons. But, when ‘Mr. Right,’ Dr. Brian Lewis, finally appears she finds herself facing a new challenge. Does she really have to walk away from what she believes in order to have a man in her life?

As people who love God, Kyla, Jefferson and Alexis discover, each in their own way, what happens when they truly allow God to be first in their relationships.

Full of contemporary characters who struggle to keep their strength, friendships and daily lives framed by the Word of God, Temptation is a novel no reader will soon forget.

Joy

Anya Mitchell has it all: a successful L.A. financial services company, a loving fianc , and an unshakable trust in God until she is attacked in her office by a stalker. Her fianc helps her deal with the horror, but when a painful truth is revealed, Anya is faced with a serious dilemma: either she chooses a future with her fianc clear of this tragedy, or she follows the path on which she believes God has placed her even if it means losing the man she loves.

Grown Folks Business

‘There’s no other way to say this. I’m in love with someone else.’ With these words, Sheridan Hart’s life as she knows it comes to a crashing halt. She thought she was living every woman’s dream: for the past seventeen years of marriage, Quentin had been a model husband, father, and business partner. But for all those years, he’d been hiding a secret from her. In fact, he had kept his secret from everyone. His startling confession is a lifelong attraction to men, and he is leaving her to be with his lover.

While coming to grips with the destruction of her marriage, Sheridan must also deal with the emotional reactions of her sixteen year old son and ten year old daughter. When word gets out about Quentin, everybody has something to say her family, her friends, and her church community all have advice to give and judgment to dole out. But at the end of the day, Sheridan must lean on her faith and her heart to decide what’s best for her family.

Truth Be Told

The author of Essence bestsellers Temptation and Joy returns with a story about one woman’s personal and spiritual journey to overcome the consequences of her husband’s dark secret. Grace Monroe has the ideal life: a devoted husband, adoring daughters, and a booming career in politics. Newly elected on a Christian platform to the Los Angeles city council, she is determined to put her mistakes behind her and focus on her bright future. But when a secret from her husband’s past is revealed, setting off a chain of attacks that threaten to rip her family apart, Grace must face a dilemma that will force her to question her life and her faith.

A Sin and a Shame

After fleeing Los Angeles when her attempt to break up her best friend’s marriage fails, Jasmine is now a changed woman…
and a Christian. She vows to attend church every Sunday, swears off married men, and begins her search for the soul mate she is sure God has for her. Now living in the Big Apple, she has shed twenty five pounds, shaved ten years off her age, filled her expensive apartment with designer clothes…
all to begin her man finding mission. She quickly meets her dream mate a preacher who falls head over heels in love with her. Surely, God is good! But things start slipping when another man from Jasmine’s past refuses to stay there, and an unexpected pregnancy threatens to sabotage all of her dreams. Will Jasmine’s lying and scheming continue? Or will she finally learn that honesty is the only path to redemption?

The Ex Files About Four Women and Faith

There are four ways a woman can handle heartbreak. She can fall apart, seek revenge, turn cold, or move on. The Ex Files is the story of these four women: When Kendall Stewart finds her husband and her sister in bed together, she vows to never let anyone get that close again. But when she is faced with saving the life of the woman who destroyed hers, will she be able to forgive? When an NBA superstar tells his mistress, Asia Ingrum, that he’s decided to honor his marriage vows, her shock quickly gives way to revenge…
but her decision may come back to haunt their five year old daughter. Every night Vanessa Martin wonders why her husband committed suicide. Even worse, she contemplates joining him in eternity. Will Vanessa be able to gather the strength to live again? Sheridan Hart is finally finding her way after a lie destroyed her seventeen year marriage. Her new love is ready to get married, but will she commit to this younger man or is her ex husband taking up too much space in her heart? When their pastor asks Kendall, Asia, Vanessa, and Sheridan to meet weekly for prayer, they can’t imagine they will have anything in common. But then a devastating tragedy strikes and these strangers are forced to reexamine their choices. Will they find true friendship, or will prayer and their union fail them?

Too Little, Too Late

Jasmine Larson Bush returns to her devious ways in this tale of two marriages each threatened by lies and betrayal. She took marriage vows to be honest and true, but Jasmine’s still hiding secrets to keep her husband, Minister Hosea Bush, by her side. When Hosea’s ex fianc e, Natasia, suddenly appears in New York, Jasmine knows it’s not a coincidence. A former manstealer herself, Jasmine is very aware of Natasia’s motives even if Hosea is not. Complicating Jasmine’s life is the secret she’s kept from her baby’s daddy. Luckily for her, Brian Lewis has problems of his own. His wife, Alexis, is convinced he’s cheating on her but Brian’s real betrayal is much worse. Revealing the truth to his wife could lead him back to the biggest mistake of his life…
Jasmine. Two marriages are in desperate jeopardy. Will Jasmine be able to scheme to save her own? Or will she have to choose between protecting her past and compromising her future? Even if Jasmine and Brian find the courage to stop the lies, it may be Too Little, Too Late…
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Lady Jasmine

Juicy Jasmine Larson Bush is at it again battling her past in order to save her future. With her own lies, she nearly destroyed her marriage to Pastor Hosea Bush. Why, Jasmine was forced to reveal every secret she’d ever kept from her husband, right down to her real age, weight, and shoe size! She thought she had told Hosea everything. But when Jasmine is blackmailed with a terrible truth from her past that she ‘forgot’ to tell Hosea, more than just her marriage is in jeopardy. Surprisingly, her first instinct is to tell the truth. Jasmine knows, however, that this is one part of her life that can never be exposed. Determined to keep the life she fought so hard to save, Jasmine is willing to commit any sin even murder to leave her past behind her. No one can know the truth about the First Lady of City of Lights at Riverside Church. No one can know that beneath the veneer of a redeemed Christian wife, there lies a sinner especially not her trusting husband.

Sins of the Mother

Have the Sins of the Mother come upon the daughter?Jasmine Larson Bush is finally living a drama free life. She’s left her lying, cheating, stealing stripper days behind and is standing by her husband s side as the first lady of one of the largest churches in New York City. The Bushes have been blessed with the best of everything including two lovely children. But just when Jasmine has committed her life completely to God, her daughter Jacqueline is kidnapped from a mall the day after Thanksgiving. The police and the church community join in the frantic search to find the four year old. As the days pass without any sign of her daughter, Jasmine begins to crack under the strain and turns to Brian Lewis, Jacqueline s biological father, for solace. Has Jasmine s past finally caught up to her? Will her daughter be found or will Jasmine pay the ultimate price?

Blessed Assurance

With all of the chaos, confusion, and uncertainty of life, we all need to know of the Blessed Assurances that God has for our lives. Blessed Assurance is an enjoyable, empowering, engaging, and encouraging example of the everlasting truth that God can move us from heartache to healing, burden to blessings, depression to deliverance, and from trials to triumphs. Fast paced, witty, entertaining, and inspirational, the writings are modern day renditions of biblical stories. In the short story, The Best of Everything, based on Hannah, you gain a better level of appreciation and thankfulness for what God has already done in your life, which will provide you with strength to endure in the midst of a crisis as well as give you patience as you await new blessings. Lust and Lies, based on Samson and Delilah, reminds us of the temptations of lust, the importance of honesty, the dangers of sin and the significance of repentance. Traveling Mercies, based on the parable of the Good Samaritan, teaches us not to place limitations on how and through whom God may send a blessing, and our responsibility to help people whom we often do not know. Baby Blues, based on Abraham and Sarah, lets us better understand the importance of timing, patience, and consequences of operating in God’s permissive will versus God s perfect will for our lives. A Sprig of Hope, based on Tamar, acknowledges that tragedy, sadness and betrayal are an unfortunate part of life, and yet ultimately there is healing, restoration and happiness if you place your trust in God. Sword of the Lord, based on Jephthah, confirms that your past can t define you if you give your future to God and that everyone at some time or another needs to forgive. Enjoyable, Moving and Inspiring Reading A DEFINITE MUST READ!!! Blessed Assurance: Full of Hope and Strength for Life s Journey By ESSENCE Best selling Authors Victoria Christopher Murray, National Best selling Author of Temptation and A Sin and A Shame The Best of Everything based upon Hannah”…
Pastor Ford hesitated for a second before she asked, ‘Would you want a child if it wasn t God’s will; if that wasn t His purpose for your life?…
” Jacquelin Thomas, National Best selling Author of Prodigal Husband and Jezebel based upon Tamar”…
Her delicate beauty haunted him night and day, making her his one obsession…
.” S. James Guitard, National Best selling Author of Chocolate Thoughts and Delilah’s RevengeLove Lust and Lies based upon Samson and Delilah”…
Lustful rendezvous and misguided love have me lying in the bed while lying to a woman who I know deep down doesn t really love me…
.” Patricia Haley, National Best selling Author of No Regrets and Still Waters Baby Blues based upon Sarah and Abraham ”…
I know this is an enormous and, perhaps, bizarre request…
I want you to have my husband s baby…
.” Maurice Gray, Popular Author of To Whom Much Is Given Traveling Mercies based upon the Good Samaritan ”…
It was ridiculous for her to even think about getting any more involved, but she couldn t help herself…
.”Terrance Johnson, Popular Author of Shades of Black, Eyes of Faith, and Baptism of Fire Sword of the Lord based upon Jephthah ”…
I m a fighter, a warrior. Wherever there s a brawl, I try to be in the center…
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