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Andie
Oliver is a faithful woman—to God, to husband Joe, and to televangelist
Reverend Calvin Artury, a Godfather in a Mafia of holy men.
Raised
to be subservient and submissive in the tradition of the Bible-belt South of
the 70s, she becomes a prisoner of that tradition. As a reluctant member of
Artury’s evangelical megachurch, the House of Praise in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, Andie’s dream of children, home, and marriage falls apart when Joe is
hired on the ministry team.
The
charismatic Reverend conducts faith-healing crusades, creating the largest
religious TV audience in the world, surpassing the income and followers of Oral
Roberts and the Reverend Billy Graham combined. Working limitless hours, Joe is
sucked deeper into the ministry while Andie attempts to free him from the
Reverend’s control and far-reaching influence.
But
it is Mavis Dumass, Andie’s best friend since birth, a sassy African-American
woman and aspiring recording star, who holds the secrets to Reverend Artury’s
carefully veiled debauchery. What happens to Mavis will not be forgotten as it
leaves Andie near mental collapse and struggling for freedom from the cult’s
grip.
Andie
is still unaware of the extreme danger their pastor wields until she witnesses
the murder of a church member. Fearing for her life, Andie plummets from a
dreadful existence to a horrific one as she uncovers Reverend Artury’s
long-hidden truths, and loses everything, including her children. But she
strikes back, threatening to expose the Reverend to the world.
Reverend
Artury reverts to the twisted “cleansings” of his childhood. Raised by two
psychopathic aunts, he mentally declines and quickly, Andie must go into
hiding. Fighting for redemption for her family and herself, Andie confronts the
very definition of sin, and shakes the Christian evangelical world to its core.
Evading ruthless adversaries who will go to any lengths to protect Reverend
Artury, Andie battles the dark side of televangelism, forever changing a nation
of evangelicals.
With
more twists and turns than the Blue Ridge Parkway, Televenge exposes chaos in the megachurch, and embraces
those who discover unconditional love in a world of religious deception. An
unforgettable tale of heartbreaking loss, an invincible spirit, and incredible
courage.
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