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Paul Turk grew up in Utica, New York. He moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1977 to attend Stetson Law School. Paul was a trial lawyer in West Palm Beach for thirty years until he changed careers in 2009 at the age of fifty-four to pursue a long time ambition of writing fictional legal novels with Christian themes.
Paul is the author of three novels referred to as "The Taylor Series." The books follow the lives of John Taylor, a Palm Beach attorney, and his wife Anna, an elementary school teacher. The first book, "Faith Beyond The Trials," involves a felony DUI case, as well as civil litigation surrounding the DUI. The second novel is entitled, "Trials of Hope." The legal plot concerns a high stakes will contest between two wealthy siblings who are acrimonious rivals. In the third book, "Love on Trial" John Taylor has taken on a divorce case where custody of three young children is the central issue. In the novel, the Taylors' have the opportunity to make a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with the clergyman who has been a source of hope and inspiration to them. It is a journey which will forever change the Taylors' lives.
Paul's fourth novel is a spin off from "The Taylor Series." It is entitled, "Life's Choices." In the book, Carlos Delgado, an ex-inmate from a state prison, is charged with a serious crime. If convicted, Delgado faces a lengthy return to the prison environment he detests. While Delgado battles in the courtroom for his freedom, eighteen-year-old Lourdes Castillo faces her own crisis. When Lourdes finds out she is pregnant, she is confronted with a monumental life-and-death decision regarding the unborn child's fate.
On Sept. 1, 2015, the novel received a Readers' Favorite 2015 International Book Award - Honorable Mention - for Best Christian Fiction. Previously, Life's Choices received two Honorable Mention awards for Best Spiritual Fiction from the Hollywood Book Festival and the San Francisco Book Festival, and a Runner-Up Award from the Paris Book
Festival for Best Spiritual Fiction.
The novels written by Paul focus on faith, hope, love, life and law. They are intended to be both inspirational and legal thrillers.
Paul lives in the West Palm Beach area of Florida with his wife Katherine. They have been married for forty one years and have three children and two grandchildren.
Reviewed by Cheryl E. Rodriguez for Readers' Favorite
Life's Choices by Paul Turk conveys the reality of hard decisions. Carlos is an ex-con who finds himself in a precarious situation which could send him back to prison. Lourdes is young, fresh out of high school, and has her whole life in front of her. Life throws her a curve ball when she discovers that she is pregnant. Both Carlos' and Lourdes' lives are touched by Robert and Coral Williams. Robert is an ex-con who has devoted himself to helping others, especially those incarcerated. He is very serious about doing the Lord’s business. Both Robert and Coral believe in the power of prayer. When Carlos finds himself in trouble, he reaches out to Robert. Robert believes Carlos is innocent and goes the extra mile for his friend. Meanwhile, Coral becomes personally involved in the prevention of abortion volunteering at a pro choice clinic. When praying outside an abortion clinic, Coral encounters Lourdes and her sister Lydia. From that moment on a bond is forged, and God begins to move in incredible ways.
The choices we make dictate the life we lead. Often our life choices are not ours alone to bear. Many times the decisions we make touch, mold and directly affect someone else’s life. We find evidence of this truth in Paul Turk’s, Life's Choices. Mr. Turk weaves together two separate stories within this narrative. The characters intersect, allowing the stories to coincide with each other. The characters are sincere, loving, devoted, but not perfect. I really appreciated the portrayal of different denominations working together for the common good. Very refreshing! Turk keeps true to the theme - all of us make mistakes, life is full of difficult choices, but with God’s help we can get through it all. But even more so is the correlation of life over death and adoption over abortion. Jesus conquered death. By making Christ your Savior, you choose life. By doing so, you become adopted into the family of God and are no longer aborted to the world.
