Episode 574: A Chat with Laura DeNooyer @ChautonaHavig

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

I love women's fiction when it tackles tough stuff, and boy does Laura DeNooyer's House of Wind promise some hard topics. Listen in as we look at a pastor's family and how things aren't always as they seem.

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Church hurt is a real thing, but what about for those who live with the perpetrator? AAAK. I knew the minute I read the synopsis that this would be on my TBR.

House of Wind by Laura DeNooyer

Wendi Burkham lives in an emotional prison she unwittingly walked into. Nobody understands and her captor holds the keys.

Married to a respected pastor, Wendi lives a life others admire—with two children and a home that reflects faith, stability, and love.

But behind closed doors, Wendi is trapped in a cycle of control, manipulation, and emotional abuse no one else can see—and no one would believe.

How do you escape when no one believes you need to?

For sixteen years, she has stayed silent. Stayed faithful. Stayed afraid. Until one night forces her to choose between the life she’s built . . . and the truth she can no longer ignore.

Her husband’s warning echoes: “Planting wind only reaps a harvest of tornadoes.”

But what if the storm is the only way out?

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