LONGWOOD, FL-Nikki O'Baire spent years running into the arms of uncommitted lovers and unfaithful husbands, into the trap of drug abuse and alcoholism, away from the mob, and toward a dream of stardom. Being devoured a little at a time by every person she dared to trust, she finally ran into the arms of the One who could restore her life. Jennifer Evans' What the Locusts Had Eaten: The Nikki O'Baire Story (paperback, 978-1-60266-530-9) is an inspirational biography that will help wounded parents not pass on their hurts to their own children, touch people who have looked for love in all the wrong places, and inspire readers living on the edge to discover the fullness of life. Nikki, the bookÕs subject, is a friend of the author, and the need to commit her story to paper was driven by urgency, fueled with passion, and edited through patienceÑmaking it truly a labor of love.
"Too often, there is a wide disconnect between what people say they believe and how they live that faith," says Evans. "This book will examine an individual life and ask hard questions, hopefully bridging the gap."
As Evans and her friend Nikki explored her history over lunch, Nikki's life grew into a book Evans believes people need to hear. "I always want to look for God's hand moving in my life and in those of others," explains the author, "to feel His touch in 'coincidences,' to see His creativity in nature. My soul is always thirsty for more of whatever it is God has in mind."
Jennifer Evans lives with her husband, Gary, in Canton, Georgia.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order What the Locusts Had Eaten through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007