Sammy: Dallas Detective

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Summary: Over the top, but fun
Review: I get the idea that this book is something of a departure for Hardy, but she's obviously having fun with it. Sammy is this Dallas cop with an attitude who finds God and tries to walk the straight and narrow. Christians who are uptight about everything won't like it, and people who don't believe that God can do anything won't like it, but most other poeple would find it worth reading.

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Summary: Another Great Robin Hardy Book!
Review: Sammy: Dallas Detective is a wonderfully written book and I loved it.
Marni Taylor is young and looking for a serious relationship. Sammy Kidman, though handsome, seems totally wrong for her. After finding out he's an undercover detective, Sammy convinces Marni to help him by becoming a waitress at a restraunt where he hangs out. At her new job, Marni sees another side of Sammy that confuses and worries her.
This book is a great story about forgiveness as well as the affect of prayers in our lives.
I've read the second book in this series, Sammy:Women Troubles, which was also good and can't wait for the next one, Sammy:Working for a Living,to come out this July.

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Summary: Charismatic Cop v. Stubborn Savior
Review: The world's most lovable jerk with a smile to dazzle any woman (eat your heart out, Gilderoy!) has just discovered the one assignment he can't get away from...the persistence of the love of a personal Savior. Sammy: Dallas Detective is the first book in the series that hilariously and fondly follows Sammy's attempts to live his faith despite his profession, his surroundings, and his own ghosts of the past.

Sammy's pre-, conversion, and post-conversion experiences are wrought with the realism of modern-day spiritual warfare in the midst of a world with its eyes closed and a church that is sometimes blinded. However, Mrs. Hardy unceasingly points to the goodness of God's plan throughout Sammy: Dallas Detective, Sammy: Women Troubles, and the other uproarious sequels.

Once again, Mrs. Hardy does not disappoint as she launches into a modern-day setting with her consistently inspired stories. If only the VIP cover did the book more justice....