ML Barnes is the pen name for Mari Lumpkin Barnes. Mari has been a practicing word nerd for most of her life, proofreading and editing others’ words for more than 30 years. She’s never met a bookstore that she didn’t like and she loves adventures (mostly of the literary variety). Mari lives with her family in Hammond, Indiana.
Signals are crossed at River Jordan Full Gospel Church!
A mix-up with Pastor’s schedule takes Deanna “Dee” Ramsey from a wedding hike to a funeral with a floor show. When a vicious attack at the church leads to murder in a ballroom with a wrench, Dee jumps at the chance to help the Chicago Police Department solve another crime. This time it’s personal—the murderer has kidnapped Dee’s mother!
Who says church isn't funny? Deanna “Dee” Ramsey is NOT nosy, but Chicago’s River Jordan Church gives her reasons to snoop. Feuding factions become TWO churches, sharing the building they’ve literally split down the middle. Dee uncovers a plot to destroy the church completely! Fire, football, a “Baptismathon” and romance--can Dee keep the Parting of River Jordan from becoming the end?