In this week’s “Inspired By,” we would like to introduce our newest Spark and Creative Director, Christi Dace!  Christi has more than 12 years of experience creating award-winning creative for clients, including Coca-Cola, Disney, Fairmont Hotels, Microsoft, Citibank, Aussie and more. Here, Christi shares her top five favorite books that inspire her most!

A Different Blue by Amy Harmon

Blue Ecohawk was abandoned at two-years-old and doesn’t know her real name or when she was born.  Raised by a drifter, Blue didn’t attend school until she was ten, and at 19 she has no parents, faith, or future.

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Noah Calhoun is restoring a plantation home but is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he fell in love with fourteen years earlier.  Unable to find her, Noah is content living with only memories, until she unexpectedly returns to town to see him again.

The Pelican Brief by John Grisham

First a murder is committed in a D.C. pornography house.  The next day, two Supreme Court justices have been assassinated.  Darby Shaw, a young law student prepares a legal brief, which was a brilliant guess as to what actually happened.  But when Darby witnesses a murder-intended for her, she finds there is only one person she can trust.  The killer has already read Darby’s brief and will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.

The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

Travis Parker has everything he could ever desire a good job, loyal friends, and a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina.  However, he is convinced that any serious relationship with a woman will cramp his style.  Until of course, an appealing red head moves in next door and changes everything.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

After a desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe, an ingenious code and astonishing truth hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci is unveiled at last. 

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