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Behind the Pulpit: Part One
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 14 2026
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Behind the pulpit, some secrets are more dangerous than they appear.
Pastor Malachi Kai Reynolds is charismatic, respected, and gifted with words. When he arrives at New Promise Baptist Church, the congregation welcomes him as a man of God who may represent the church's future.
But Malachi has a past no sermon can erase.
Moving from church to church, he has learned how to recognize troubled marriages, private insecurities, and people desperate to feel seen. At New Promise, his attention turns toward two married women-Vanessa Bennett and Patrice Coleman. What begins under the guise of pastoral concern soon crosses boundaries that threaten two families.
Mother Bernice Wallace knows something isn't right. As she begins digging into Malachi's history, she discovers that New Promise may not be the first congregation left dealing with the consequences of his actions.
Then Vanessa's cousin, Camille Bennett, learns what happened.
Determined to prevent Malachi from simply moving on to another church, Camille develops a dangerous plan: get close to him, earn his trust, and make him believe she could become the woman he spends the rest of his life with.
But as revenge begins consuming Camille, she must decide whether exposing Malachi is about destroying him-or finally holding him accountable.
Faith. Betrayal. Revenge. Justice.
Behind the Pulpit is a gripping church drama about marriage, deception, accountability, and what happens when charisma is mistaken for character.
Some secrets don't stay in the church.
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