Dangerous Love: A True Story of Tragedy, Faith, and Forgiveness in the Muslim World

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Ray Norman spent most of his life living in far-flung corners of the globe, working on long-term development projects and living out his calling as a Christian professional. By the time he arrived in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania around the turn of the millennium, he was veteran of life as an expat, at home in countries and cultures not his own. But in 2001, the world was about to changeand so was Rays life.

In the aftermath of 9/11a time when tensions between Muslim and Western culture were peakingRay and his daughter, Hannah, made the short drive from their home to the Mauritanian beach. But instead of spending the afternoon enjoying the waves and the water, father and daughter found themselves hurtling back to the city, each with a bullet-hole pumping blood into the floorboards of their jeep.

Dangerous Love is an account of the Normans brush with violent extremismand of the familys unexpected return to Mauritania in the face of terrifying risks. This is the story of a call that could not be denied and of a familys refusal to give up on love.

Author Bio

Hailing from Chicago, Ray Norman received an Engineering Degree from the University of Illinois and a Law Degree from Southern Illinois University. He's worked as an attorney recruiter and corporate headhunter, as well as ghostwritten books on health, nutrition, and spiritual self-help. In addition, he's a script writer, and including an original stage play, And You Thought Your Family Was Crazy. In his spare time, Norman enjoys reading, working out, watching movies, and dining at fine restaurants. In the near future he plans on getting his private pilot's license. Talon of God is his first novel.