Abandoned Memories Pre-Release Party Week 2!!

Welcome to the second week of my Pre-Release party for Abandoned Memories!!!  Last week we learned about our heroine, Angeline Moore. She's quite an interesting character, isn't she?  The winner of last week's drawing is:
Caroline!!!   Congrats!  And thanks to all who entered!

If you didn't win, no worries, you have 3 more chances!  I add all the names from last week's drawing to this one so if you comment again, you'll have double the chance to win!

So without further ado..  Let's meet the Hero of Abandoned Memories!!

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James Callaway

Brief Description:  At 28, muscular, with wheat-colored hair and hard bronze eyes, James presents   he knows his appeal is only external for he has already made a huge mess of his life. He failed at pastoring his father’s church—TWICE—and then failed as a doctor on the front lines of the Civil War when he was overcome with an acute fear of blood. Though he wants more than anything to make a difference in the world and help others, everything he touches turns to ash. He blames his failures on a weakness he has for beautiful women, and in particular immoral, beautiful women. Twice, women lured him away from his duties as pastor and his devotion to God, the last time they cost James his father’s life. Blaming them for his failings, James vowed to rid his city of all immoral women, and when that didn’t work he joined the expedition to Brazil in the hopes of creating a Southern Utopia free from immorality.  Only there will he be able to become the preacher his father hoped and make a difference in the spiritual lives of the colonists. Even so, guilt weighs heavy on James as he goes about his duties, for he never seems to live up to his own expectations. Perhaps if he could find a Godly, chaste women to marry, that would set him straight. Fortunately, there is such a lady among the colonists, Angeline Moore.  

quite a commanding figure. Unfortunately,

Strengths: Smart, Patient, Cares for others, Devoted, Hard-working, Courageous, Self-sacrificing

Weaknesses: Insecure, feels like failure, unable to control passions, fear of blood, vulnerable, sensitive

Quirks:  James’s most precious possession is his father’s Bible. James wears his heart on his sleeve. He has a scar on the right side of his mouth from a sword fight with a husband of a lady he “spent time with”. 

Inspiration: James is a male messiah. He wants so badly to make his life count for something, to make a difference and help others! I love his character. His heart is in the right place, but it’s the execution of his dreams that needs some help. He tries his hand at both pastoring and doctoring but fails to call upon God for help and strength when things get tough, and therefore he ends up failing at both. Not only failing, but inadvertently causing his father’s death. Now, weighted down with more guilt than a man can bear, he looks for someone to blame, and instead of blaming himself, he blames the loose women who led him astray. Yet, how many of us do the same thing?  We want so badly to serve God, yet when the enemy comes against us, we don’t ask for God’s help. We try to do it on our own power. Then when we fail we blame anyone but ourselves! James has a hard road to travel before he realizes his error. 

So, what do you think of James?  Do you know anyone like him? A person who really wants to do the right thing but keeps relying on his own strength and failing?  Haven't we all done that at one point or another? 

Leave your answer with your email and I'll draw a winner next Friday!
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Have a great weekend!

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