Says the woman who used to write erotica and books about vampires:

"I [want] to write only for Jesus Christ...My hope is to live long enough to finish the life of Christ."

Funny way God has of repaying this new-found devotion.

Though some popular preachers claim faith produces good fortune, Rice has faced serious problems since rejoining the church: the death of her husband, a diabetic coma and burst appendix (both life-threatening), gastric bypass surgery to counter a dangerous weight gain and surgery for an intestinal blockage.

Ouch.