In IF THE RAINS DON'T CLEANSE, Ben Patrick Johnson takes the reader on a cross-continental adventure with well intentioned but sheltered Eva Dunagan, an American Christian missionary bound for 1950s Belgian Congo. Inspired by his mother's experiences, Eva's story will resonate with anyone who has ever found themselves beyond the comforts of their own domain or dogma. In Eva, Johnson has created a multi-dimensional heroine who self-identifies as a woman to be reckoned with, all the while walking into a world entirely unlike her own or one she could imagine. But through her missteps and brutal discoveries, Eva remains steadfast in her resolve to stay the course and spread a faith that even she begins to question more every day. Based on extensive family interviews, news accounts, and letters, IF THE RAINS DON'T CLEANSE was meticulously researched over a 14-year span. What results is a powerful and rich narrative that is at once heart-wrenching and triumphant. The novel climaxes as Eva and her family find themselves caught in the crossfire of a violent revolution torn between the people they have grown to love and a bloody uprising that threatens their very lives.

If the Rains Don't Cleanse

History

Johnson, Ben Patrick

Africa

Havenhurst Books

“Covers all the basic food groups that nourish Hollywood: sex, power, dreams, and deception. What a great read.” —Steve Kmetko on In and Out in Hollywood
It used to be trendy; now it’s just comfortable. And it’s the perfect spot to recover from Saturday night while preparing for Monday morning. Each Sunday, Third and Heaven, a little diner in West Hollywood, California, plays host to four friends who over breakfast counsel, console, encourage, mock, outrage and otherwise make each of their lives worth living. Freddy is an entertainment-show host who is dating a Broadway star with a crystal meth addiction. Claire is a twice-divorced osteopath who is compulsively amorous with men she meets in the supermarket. Ritchie is a personal trainer who dreams of being an actor and struggles to reconcile with his Sicilian family. And Joshua, as a publicist to has-beens and nobodies, attempts to spin press mentions out of thin air. Over the course of a year, their friendship remains the one constant as porn stars are dated, Thanksgiving dinners are ruined, stalkers are served restraining orders, exes are spied on, gowns are assembled in late-night sewing bees, apartments are painted and bail is posted. No matter what happens, each of them knows the other three will be there, waiting to dish in the corner booth at Third and Heaven.
Ben Patrick Johnson is one of the top voice-over actors in Hollywood. His is the signature announcer voice of Entertainment Tonight, Judge Joe Brown and Fox Sports’ You Gotta See This! His voice has been heard in hundreds of trailers for films such as X-Men, Anger Management, The Pianist, City of God and many others. He is the author of In and Out in Hollywood and lives in Los Angeles.

Third And Heaven

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Alyson Pubns

Mamie Redbird is a legend, and it's about time she got recognized with an Oscar. Iris Bolin is a renowned African American actress determined to fulfill her career's ultimate reward. Katie Glassman is the up-and-comer, a hot, young actress with the drive to succeed. All three women are frontrunners for this year's Best Actress award. What has them most concerned is what they will wear. Enter rising gay fashion designer Nelson Vargas, who has sketched the most remarkable, diamond-encrusted dress. Problem is: Nelson has inadvertently promised the dress to them all. Ben Patrick Johnson is also the author of Third and Heaven and In &amp; Out in Hollywood.

One Size Fits All

Alyson Books

This book is a wild ride on the Hollywood highway of fame. A young man named Freddie is plucked from obscurity and groomed to be the host of a new entertainment TV show. But the show's producers and Freddie both learn that altering the package doesn't change the contents inside. During all of this, Freddie is also trying to sort out his love life. It's all good until an incident at the company picnic...

In and Out in Hollywood

Palari Pub

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If the Rains Don't Cleanse

Third And Heaven

One Size Fits All

In and Out in Hollywood