At age forty-five, Dr. Neil Taylor is single (again) and living a seemingly satisfied existence as a deacon of his church and the director of Kingdom Builder's Academy. But despite outward appearances, Neil harbors secret pains that have caused him to build a well-constructed wall of defense around his heart, and to silence a ministry with which God gifted him as a child.
Everything begins to change, however, when Shaylynn Ford, a bold and beautiful, yet blanched and broken young mother, strolls through the doors of his office at Kingdom Builder's Academy. The affect that Shaylynn has on Neil not only makes him yearn for another chance at true l ove, but her injured
spirit somehow begins to bring melody back to Neil's soul for the first time in ages.
Shaylynn's definitely worth fighting for, but so many obstaces stand between them that Neil wonders if he's up for the challenge. His anointed voice has been accredited with healing sick bodies and saving lost souls, but can it perform a miracle the size of the one he'll need to win Shaylynn's affections? She is his God-appointed soul mate. Neil is certain of it. But how can he compete when her heart already belongs to another? And even with all songs in the world, how can Neil remain righteous while trying to win over a woman who's already wearing a wedding ring?
When Solomon Sings
She said yes! It isn't a victory that came without its share of struggles, but Dr. Neil Solomon Taylor finally wins Shaylynn Ford's heart, and she accepts his bent-knee proposal. Neil can hardly believe that it's all coming together so perfectly. There had been so many odds stacked against them. The lost love that had broken Shaylynn's heart in near-unrecognizable pieces. The scars left behind by Neil's own broken marriage and the devastating loss of his brother. The fifteen years that separated their ages. But somehow, in spite of it all, God smiled on Neil and answered his most fervent prayer...and Shaylynn said yes!
It seems that all is right with the world, but it's not.
With everything falling into place in his life, Neil finds a renewed reason to use the gifted voice that God gave him. Shaylynn Ford is absolutely everything he has ever desired in a mate: She’s smart, beautiful, independent, and a woman who loves the Lord with all her heart. Though her package deal comes with a child, it comes without the normal baggage that a child would carry—or so it would seem.
Shaylynn is a young widow, so her dead husband could certainly pose no threat to Neil; right? Wrong! On a consistent basis, Neil finds himself feeling as though he’ll never measure up against his predecessor: Emmett Ford...the perfect husband...the perfect father. And when skeletons—major skeletons—surface from Neil’s own closet, they might make Shaylynn reconsider trusting him with her heart.
Neil is a man of God, but he's also a man in love. And desperation leads him to make choices in order to keep Shaylynn, that could backfire and cause him to lose her forever.
Neil’s anointed voice has been credited with healing the sick and saving lost souls, but it could take a whole lot more than a song to get him out of this one.
