Backside of the Desert — Pamela Wilson

Phyllis and Lisa are childhood friends who couldn't be more different. Phyllis has everything some women might want. She's breathtakingly gorgeous, has a high-powered, six-figure position with a multi-million dollar corporation, and her choice of any man. But a childhood marred by a physical, emotional and sexual abuse has left Phyllis to wonder if she was ever really supposed to be. Her endless search for love and acceptance has led her through a lifetime of meaningless encounters with any man who offers even momentary relief from the loneliness that has plagued her for her entire life. Phyllis is certain that even God, in His endless capacity to love and forgive, has no use for the likes of her. Lisa is Mrs. Average and, after seventeen years of marriage, she's developed a real disdain for the life she decides revolves around nothing more than her roles as a wife and mother. As far as she's concerned, even her Christian walk has become mundane. So when an adulterous relationship with the handsome City Prosecutor holds the promise of the romance and excitement she longs for, Lisa slowly but surely takes the bait. As the lives of these two friends take unexpected and unwelcome twists and turns, they both learn how God, in His infinite love, mercy, and wisdom deals with us all how He will and uses whom He will to accomplish that which pleases Him.