Jaded

Winner of the ACFW Genesis Award for Romance, Jaded combines small town warmth with a coming of age love story.



As a child, Ruthie was shunned by the local congregation. Thirteen years later, Ruthie's heart begins to stir when an attractive single preacher arrives. But their relationship is bitterly opposed-unearthing a string of secrets which threaten to turn the church, the town, and her world upside-down.



Jaded is the rare novel that is both love story between a woman and man ... and God and His church. Plunging deep into the waters of shame, forgiveness and restoration, it will resonate with every woman who's experienced a loss of heart ... and a thirst for hope. Ruthie Turner resents the Christians in her small Texas town. When she falls for the new preacher, she release her bitterness ... as she learns to love.

Varina Denman writes stories about the unique struggles women face. She teaches creative writing and literature, volunteers in her local cooperative, and is a home educator to her five children. She resides with her family in North Texas. This is her first novel.