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A brother and sister share a business—and a dark secret—in this novel about violence and redemption. Relatively new to Louisiana, Taylor and Trevor Forrestier own a successful architecture and interior design firm together. Enduring some horrific childhood pain that neither of them is willing to discuss, the brother and sister struggle to work together, but can’t stand to be apart. But when Taylor is late to work one day, Trevor becomes livid, endangering his life—and the secrets of their buried past. Thibodeaux (The Inheritance) produces a melodramatic novel about family and Christian healing. While the story is somewhat ...
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A brother and sister share a business—and a dark secret—in this novel about violence and redemption. Relatively new to Louisiana, Taylor and Trevor Forrestier own a successful architecture and interior design firm together. Enduring some horrific childhood pain that neither of them is willing to discuss, the brother and sister struggle to work together, but can’t stand to be apart. But when Taylor is late to work one day, Trevor becomes livid, endangering his life—and the secrets of their buried past. Thibodeaux (The Inheritance) produces a melodramatic novel about family and Christian healing. While the story is somewhat plausible, the sensationalized details that drive the novel’s mawkish romances weaken rather than strengthen the book’s religious message. (Nov.)

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  • ISBN-13: 9781432825492
  • Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
  • Publication date: 11/16/2011
  • Pages: 276
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.60 (h) x 0.80 (d)

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  • Posted February 17, 2012

    Excellent new novel!

    The Visionary by Pamela S. Thibodeaux is a moving story that will transport readers across the gamut of emotions, keeping them on the edge of their seats as they turn page after page of this fascinating yet meaningful story. I can’t encourage you enough to get a copy of this excellent book, read it, and then tell others about it. It’s life-changing.

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  • Posted January 30, 2012

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    A wise look at forgiveness and an intriguing storyline

    Advertised as “Inspiration with Edge,” Pamela Thibodeaux’s The Visionary offers an intriguing tale of adult twins Taylor and Trevor as they struggle to bury past hurts under present success. Taylor’s curious visions make her an ideal artistic partner in the design and renovation of old homes, and I might have liked to see more of them in the story. Meanwhile Trevor deals with the finances and together they promise to create the home of Alex Broussard’s dream from the wreck he’s inherited.

    Set in present-day Louisiana, the beautiful descriptions of scenery and houses certainly convince me there’s more there to be seen than just the remains of passing hurricanes. Author Pamela Thibodeaux shares enticing visions in her novel, peopling the countryside with interesting characters and very real issues, from workmen staring at a female carpenter’s scarcely clad curves to a young man remembering horrific violence. The “aroma of fresh-brewed coffee” fills the air in a well-appointed office, and the reader is content to sit and listen and learn.

    Violence rears its head in remembered pain, and The Visionary is fueled by a story of overcoming and forgiving past hurts—a house rebuilt on the memory of its past, but redesigned and repurposed to its present.

    Edgy in its honest depiction of sin and its wise retreat from denominational faith, definitely Christian in its message and purpose, fiction in its fast-flowing story-telling and well-woven characters, this is a story with wise lessons well-told; not one for non-Christian readers I suspect, nor for readers who want their Christianity pristine and unwounded, but a fine tale whose wounded location matches the healing and forgiveness in its core.



    Disclosure: I won a free copy of this novel during the author’s blog tour and am delighted to offer my review.

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  • Posted January 19, 2012

    Romance and Religion

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    Pamela Thibodeaux has a flare for writing romantic description. Possibly this is part of her Louisiana heritage. I would describe The Visionary as a book of several parts. First, it is a romance with a sympathetic heroine and hero—in fact, there are actually three romances. Secondly, it is a religious novel, a testament of Christian faith. Third, there is a philosophical element implicit in the story.
    Why do bad things happen to good people? The fraternal twins, Taylor and Trevor seek to deal with this, each in their own way. The twins have been emotionally scarred by the sexual abuse suffered as children. It’s left them both emotionally fragile. Taylor considers her visionary gift God-given and turns to religion for support. Trevor agonizes and suffers trying to find his way by holding obsessively to his twin. Love helps them both recover. This is a thoughtful novel which makes us ponder the human condition.

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  • Posted December 10, 2011

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    Fantastic story! One of my favorites this year!

    The Visionary is a powerful story about healing, forgiveness and dealing with the effects of childhood trauma. I've never read a novel before that included such clear scriptural references combined with realistic tension and struggles within the characters' lives and their minds. While there were a lot of tears and pain expressed in this novel, I can see this story being very effective toward healing the emotional lives of people who have been severely abused. I found the way the information was slowly revealed over time, and the damage done to Taylor and Trevor as very believably written. The emotion was powerful and realistic. The overwhelming shame, guilt, and the sense of being dirty or damaged, as well as the feeling of being unworthy of "real" love was excellently shown. Trevor's anger and irrational behavior was typical of men, and so well done.

    Having worked for over two decades with abused children and adults, and in particular sexually abused children and adults, I can say with assurance that this author portrayed it well. The portayal of their enmeshment, their fear, the clinging behavior toward each other, the inability to separate emotionally and trust people other than themselves, was all evident in their portrayal. And anger doesn't begin to touch on the feelings of the victims, especially when they felt helpless to protect not only the other person, but were made to participate in the abuse as well.

    Rage describes the emotion better and the author did an excellent job showing how rage, bitterness, and distrust were slowly destroying their lives. She also showed how this kind of intense pain cannot truly be repressed for long. It still leaks out and severely damages whatever it touches, like battery acid. It makes the sufferer feel crazy and irrational at times. But there is healing that can be found at the foot of the cross.

    I was blown away by the realism of the emotion in this novel and am thoroughly impressed with this author's ability to capture restrained passion and the fear of that very same passion because of how it had been expressed in such a twisted way when they were victims. I loved the message that they weren't to blame. That was so true. Sibling sexual abuse isn't as uncommon as people would want to believe. I've known at least twenty cases both personally and professionally where this has occurred. It hadn't been forced in those cases, but it still caused a lot of damage. At the same time the abused siblings (even when they were sometimes the abusers) caused an inseparable trauma bond between the kids. It's profound, deep, and difficult to address in therapy. Trust is difficult to earn in these relationships.

    The whole thing with Taylor's gift of visions was a nice touch, but not really needed. The story was compelling without it. I can see this book as a useful tool for counselors to offer victims, especially Christian counselors. I found the story inspiring and demonstrating that their is hope even for the most severely traumatized people. I loved this book! It's making my top fiction list for 2011.

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  • Posted October 26, 2011

    A Vision of Hope and Forgiveness

    The Visionary tackles two common questions facing much of humanity - 1) the conundrum between trusting God and questioning why He allows bad things to happen to good people, and 2) the act of forgiving those who clearly don't deserve it. The story follows a brother and sister, severely damaged by childhood trauma and abuse. One turns to God, the other away. Taylor is lovely and blessed with a special gift. Her brother, Trevor is handsome and will do all in his power to protect his sister. No limits. While Taylor is still tormented by night terrors and past grief, her ability to move slowly forward with God's help contrasts her brother's heart rending struggle as he confronts a living, loving God. The Visionary beautifully lays out the nature of forgiveness, including the resistance against it, the need to understand before forgiving, and the freedom available to all who give as well as receive it. This is my first read from Pamela Thibodeaux, but it won't be my last.

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  • Posted October 9, 2011

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    an engaging inspirational family drama

    Fraternal twins Taylor and Trevor Forrestier establish T & T Enterprises in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Their firm focuses on architectural and interior design. However, each remains haunted by a horrific abusive childhood that they fled from when they came to Louisiana.

    Alex Broussard hires T&T to renovate an old stately home. Taylor uses her uncanny skill to "see" what the interior once looked like in its heyday and sketches it as she would prefer to return the house to its glory past. As Taylor and Alex fall in love, she struggles with caring for someone besides Trevor, who is very protective of her. He worries about her though she insists she has found God. When Trevor is hurt he looks inside himself and how he feels about office worker Pam and God. Still in spite of each twin finding love, neither can let go of their emotionally crippling childhood even as a hurricane threatens the area.

    This is an engaging inspirational family drama with two romantic subplots. The story line is character driven by the twins who never moved passed their abusive childhoods until forced to confront feelings for God and people besides each other. Readers will appreciate this fascinating tale as the child is the adult; summed up by Trevor who always had love with his sister, but now finds love with Pam and the Lord but fears taking chances on the latter two as he will always suffer from nightmares.

    Harriet Klausner

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  • Posted September 29, 2011

    Absorbing, luminous story!

    Eerily "identical" fraternal twins, Trevor and Taylor, are talented, utterly devoted to each other and living furtive half-lives concealing their past. Switching towns and "starting over" doesn't provide them the distance from their secrets or the fresh start they had hoped. Besieged by the horror of abuse and the evil environment of their childhood, they falter in normal relationships and peace alludes them. But God beckoned them to this new town where true friends, true loves and healing await - if they can open their hearts to the majestic, awesome healing power of the Lord. I loved this book and HIGHLY recommend it.  K.M. Daughters

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  • Posted September 24, 2011

    Truly a Visionary Tale

    With a deft hand, Ms. Thibodeaux mixes angst, faith, love and hope into a novel I'll not soon forget. You become firmly engaged in the lives and challenges of the characters in this story and I found myself racing through the pages to see what would come next...and discover this very unique story's resolution. I highly recommended, and can't wait for more from this talented author.

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  • Posted September 6, 2011

    An Absolute Must Read!!

    Pamela S. Thibodeaux debuts her inspirational women's fiction novel, THE VISIONARY in time for Christmas.

    Fraternal twins Taylor and Trevor Forrestier share a successful architectural and design firm in Lake Charles, LA. The twins are close, but closed to others. Their successes and outward appearances belie a nightmarish past.

    Alex Broussard, a client, and Pam LeBlanc, their office manager, fall in love with Taylor and Trevor. They are strong support systems for the emotionally fragile twins.

    THE VISIONARY is a story of surviving hell, dealing with hatred, lack of trust, betrayal of the utmost sort, and pain. The paths Taylor and Trevor traverse are never smooth. Faith and forgiveness through tragedies in their past and the present lead each of them on separate healing journeys. They finally find and accept unconditional love at the end of the tortuous road.

    THE VISIONARY was clearly divinely inspired. Writing about abuse in any form must be done delicately and cautiously. The messages within the covers of THE VISIONARY offer hope to readers who have experienced or are experiencing abuse. It offers insight to readers who have not experienced such things. It offers healing. Most importantly, it delineates the path toward hope and healing.

    This reviewer, a retired Registered Nurse, believes this novel can successfully be used by crisis centers, counselors, psychiatrists, and others who work with those suffering abuse. The words crafted by Ms. Thibodeaux are filled with promise.

    Ms, Thibodeaux has been tagged as "inspirational with an edge." Her words portray real-life issues for Christians. Her characters are human.
    THE VISIONARY reviewed by Winona Bennett Cross, President of the Red River Romance Writers-Chapter 124 RWA, Wichita Falls, TX.

    THE VISIONARY releases on 11/16/2011. It goes on sale 12/7/2011. The publisher is Five Star, a part of Gale Cengage Learning. The ISBN number is ISBN-13:978-1-4328-2549-2.

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  • Posted September 3, 2011

    What a ride!

    Absolutely amazing writing!

    I read The Visionary without benefit of any kind of blurb, so I had no idea what it was about when I started reading. Now I've decided I may do that more often. This book slammed me with a force I was totally unprepared for, and left me breathlessly turning pages, forced to keep reading until I knew more.and then more.

    Trevor and Taylor's mind-shattering secrets could destroy them. Only the twins' love for each other, the devotion and dedication of loyal friends, the prayers and counsel of a wise minister.and the perfect plan of God keep them sane, sober, and stubbornly determined to rise above their past and make a better future for themselves and each other.

    Thibodeaux leads the reader through from the first page to the last without once relinquishing control. She hooks them, holds them, and keeps them enthralled until the last line. Having reached it, they're saddened to know they must part company with the intricately developed and beautifully portrayed characters.

    That said, this is not a storyline for the squeamish. The author grapples with troubling subject and handles it with the utmost grace and finesse. Child abuse in any form is horrifying; the kind depicted (without being graphic) in the pages of The Visionary is beyond the ability of a sane mind to understand. That children can survive such cruelty and manipulation and still grow up to be productive, caring, normal individuals is a tribute to the healing power of God. I salute this author for her expert handling of a difficult, heart-rending topic.

    I can promise you this: The Visionary is not a book you'll finish and forget. It will hold your attention while you hold it in your hand, and then haunt your mind long after you reach "the end." My hat's off to Pamela S. Thibodeaux. way to write a book!

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  • Posted September 3, 2011

    Wonderful story! Got to read it!

    This was one story I didn't want to put down. I fell in love with Trevor and Taylor right from the start. The love between this brother and sister drips from the pages as they look out for each other, sharing their heartaches - then learning to let go.

    But still, Trevor's over-protectiveness is no match for Alex's fast-growing feelings for Taylor. I couldn't help but root for Alex. I could feel the attraction between them, that instant attraction when two souls connect. The patience he shows as he gets to know her and understand all she's been through can only come from God.

    I loved the detail of Taylor's interior designs also. The warmth of the description, colors and textures, made me feel like I was there. So beautiful!

    And then the additional romance between Trevor and Pam is just icing on the cake.

    The Visionary is a Christian romance unlike any other I've read. I think Ms. Thibodeaux is a visionary herself.

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  • Posted September 1, 2011

    Emotional Journey With A Message

    There are many subjects that seem to be taboo in Christian fiction -- sexual abuse, especially against children, is one of them. Ms. Thibodeaux has handled this loathsome subject with class in her fictional tale of love, forgiveness and redemption.

    Trevor and Taylor, twins with an unthinkable past, grow and find love in the course of this novel. They not only have to forgive their father, but also themselves, and learn to trust and be intimate with their new loved ones.

    The author blends in secondary stories with ease, tying all the loose ends up easily. Their story is told with sensitivity against a rich, colorful background of southern style and history. This story was a journey I feel richer for taking.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 1, 2011

    A Real Page Turner!

    The Forrestier twins, Trevor and Taylor, attempt to leave behind their haunting childhood, but neither realize how they're paralyzed by their past. They are both ambitious and articulate bosses at T & T Enterprises but their fierce loyalty to each other lets few others enter into their personal realm of anguish.

    Pamela S. Thibodeaux has artfully set this gripping novel in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The old, stately mansions of the area serve as an appropriate backdrop when twins have been hired by Alex Broussard to restore an old house thought to be visited by pirates. Taylor uses her insight and visionary senses to sketch the home as it once stood and how, if left to her, it would look again.

    Trevor and Taylor's careful plan to start over erupts when they quarrel over Trevor's overprotective attitude. He's constantly worried about Taylor and she's found a peace with God that Trevor cannot fathom. An accident leaves Trevor hospitalized and dealing with his past.

    As Taylor and Alex fall in love, Trevor deepens his relationship with Pam who works at the twin's office. The restoration project continues as the twins struggle with the very thing that locks them away from trusting and loving others.

    With hurricane Gustav threatening to make landfall, Alex is forced with the decision to let his love for Taylor go and bargains with God promising he will follow Him the rest of his life.

    Ms. Thibodeaux handles multiple story lines well within this novel. This intriguing story encourages the reader that all things are possible when we turn our lives over to God.

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