It's been a minute since Wanda and I spent time in my WAY backyard. I mean Webster County is only a couple of counties to the south of me, that makes it way backyardable right? Thanks for agreeing! One thing that always takes me a bit by surprise when I go back in time with Wanda E. Brunstetter ...
Fiction
BOOK REVIEW: The Gift by Shelley Shepard Gray
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 ...
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: The Christmas Prayer by Wanda E. Brunstetter
When I picked up this book the first thing I noticed was how small it was. Had I done even a smidgen of research I would have realized two things. First, this is actually a novella that is being re-released as a stand-alone book. Secondly, I would have realized that I’d read this story before, in a ...