In my whirlwind tour of The Amish of Hart County series, 'The Gift' is the first one that didn't just wow me. I mean, I loved it, it was amazing, and Shelley Shepard Gray can grip me into a story about popcorn, but WOW just didn't get me with this one. It did keep me guessing though. It's been a ...
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BOOK REVIEW: An Honest Love by Kathleen Fuller
Picture it, BOMO, September 2017. Sorry I had to channel my inner Sofia for a moment. Perhaps, if you share my awkward sense of humor, it'll make sense to you in a moment. Don't worry if it doesn't that probably means you are normal. Almost exactly (within 6 days!) a year ago I review the first ...
BOOK REVIEW: His Guilt by Shelley Shepard Gray
Like I shared with ya'll last week with 'Her Secret', Shelley Shepard Gray takes the simple life of the Amish and merges it with the grittiness of life. It's easy to cozy the Amish into an idealized corner where they truly are separate from the world. And while once upon a time that may have been ...
BOOK REVIEW: A Perfect Square by Vannetta Chapman
It should be no secret by now that Vannetta Chapman is one of my favorite authors. She takes a genre I appreciate, Amish Fiction, and mingles it with a genre I love, mystery, sprinkles a little bit of romance and a whole lot of faith and has yet to disappoint me. I reviewed the first book, ...
BOOK REVIEW: Her Secret by Shelley Shepard Gray
I've heard great things about Shelley Shepard Gray's writing. Outside of a novella collection or two I've not previously read any of her full length books. When I say I hear great things? Total understatement. How did I go so long without reading her books? Actually, truth be told I've been ...