Shelley Shepard Gray

Four siblings have a big decision looming in their future. Their parents were raised Amish, but left that community and raised their kids in the English world. Now the parents have divorced, and the grown kids really only have each other to depend on. They have spent time with their Amish grandparents, and that life style has a great appeal to them. They wonder if they should return to their Amish roots. Eventually, the grandparents agree to take one or two at a time, to live with them in the Amish way. It’s a hard decision to make, especially when the first two to start this journey each fall in love with an Amish person. The story is an interesting one, the concept rather unusual. Not much is said about the religious beliefs of the Amish, but rather the story talked about the changes in lifestyle and what the newly Amish would have to give up. It was interesting to see someone with a college education try to give up a high-paying job working with numbers and accounting to be a carpenter. Needless to say, he was better at numbers. The book ends on a cliffhanger, and one can only imagine what is in store for the rest of these siblings.… (mehr)

It has been a while since I have read one of Shelley Shepard Gray's book and I don't know why I waited so long.
This book had my attention from the start and kept me interested all the way through.
Seth has been to prison, Tabitha is divorced, they both once belonged to an Amish community but broke "the rules".
Seth feels the need to help Tabitha, (chop wood, shovel snow, drop off food and things like that). Tabitha isn't sure why he does these things but she is leery.
This is an inspirational book with some thriller parts. I really enjoyed it.

I won this advanced reader copy from Revell in a LibraryThing giveaway.
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Three Christmas holiday romances, by three of the authors that I follow!
We get to attend a big reunion, and a fun scavenger hunt, thrown in opposites attract, non Amish and Amish, is it possible to go anywhere?
Then an Amish wedding, and a family reunion, two different events, but then add in an attraction, and a family feud. Oh, my sparks fly from a lot of directions!
The final one has some rebellious Amish teens, a music group, and a young woman defying her parents and going out where she shouldn't. Some recurring characters appear here, and full of wisdom, we watch as world get torn upside down, but with a glimmer of hope!
I enjoyed these quick reads!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Kensington, and was not required to give a positive review.… (mehr)