Off the Bookshelf: BELLANOK: Reluctant Savior, by Ralene Burke

The second book in my quest to read all my fellow-Realmies' books (the ones already in my library) before going to Realm Makers in July is BELLANOK, a fantasy by Ralene Burke.

This is a really a novella, the beginning of a series of stories about the adventures of Brian, a pastor in a Chicago church who is ready to throw in the towel. What good is he doing there? Is this church where God really wants him?

Then Fauna and Roman walk into his church, and they need his help. He thinks they're crazy, until strange, scary things start happening and his life is threatened. They voyage to the island of Bellanok, a separate kingdom, a piece of Eden -- right off the Georgia coast ...

And doggone it, that's where the story ends! So what happens after Brian and his two recruiters wash up on the shores of Bellanok? You gotta read the next installment.

Next up: FINDING ANGEL, by Kat Heckenbach