Our Love's Rivalry with Religion
A romance novel about two people who
take their faith in God seriously
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About the novel
Adeelah El-Sayed meets Martin Webster, a Christian firefighter--a dangerous liaison for a Muslim woman which leads to a private war. The first battle comes from within. Adeelah knows this attraction to a non-Muslim man is unacceptable in her Islamic world. But she loses this battle. She cannot overcome the forbidden love that invades her soul, and she hopelessly surrenders. Together, Martin and Adeelah face more attacks from mosque, church, and their two families, all because they dare to love each other. Then two more unexpected attacks: A kidnapping attempt to force Adeelah into a marriage with a Muslim man and a white supremacist attack.
Martin and Adeelah pray together and find there is no significant difference in the way they live their lives of faith in submission to God. In meetings with the pastor of Martin's church and the imam at the mosque where Adeelah goes to pray, Martin makes the case for the extensive common ground which exists between their two unsympathetic religions. Their challenge in this tangled Romeo and Juliet rivalry is for Adeelah and Martin to win their struggle to be together.
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Testimonials
Soukaina Tarraf
"Our Love's Rivalry with Religion is fascinating, original, and based on cultural realities. The writing is beautiful and grounded in a deep understanding of Islam and Christianity. Michael highlights important interfaith issues by way of this forbidden love story, which makes this a joyful read." - Soukaina Tarraf, from Morocco, student at the University of Louisville on a Fulbright Scholarship.
“I enjoyed your book. I especially appreciated how you portrayed Martin and Adeelah’s successful struggle to find common ground between Islam and Christianity.”
Ahmet Basagalar, from Turkey |
“I loved it! You made me cry!!” Kathy Holgate, Christian Musician |
 Shirley Bull
"Michael, what a wonderful book. It kept my interest the entire time. I want to do whatever I can to promote your novel. I really believe there is a need for the message it relays." - Shirley Bull, Florida Writers Association, author of My Friend the Garden Gnome and My Jealous Lover.
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 Susan Donner, Nurse
“Both of your books are good reads, but I really liked Our Love's Rivalry with Religion” |
A tribute to the audiobook's narrator: “Matt Hicks, who narrated this novel, made the story of Adeelah El-Sayed and Martin Webster come alive in a marvelous way. When I heard my novel, as he told the story, it was as if I relived the story for the first time. Matt, by himself, gave each character their unique personality in a way that is simply not possible on the printed page.” - Michael Wright
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