Monday, November 20, 2017

"The Gift" by Shelley Shepard Gray Book Tour With litfusegroup

About the book:
A special Christmas story about love and blessings in the next book in the Amish of Hart County series
The Schwartz family is happy to be spending Christmas on their new farm in Hart County. But when Susanna Schwartz hears gunshots that causes her buggy to overturn, and then her little sister falls through a wooden bridge into the icy creek, it becomes clear from these dangerous "accidents" that someone wants them gone.
Neil Vance has been heartbroken ever since his parents lost their family farm. He knows it's not the Schwartz family's fault, but he can't help but be resentful. Until he meets Susanna. She is kind-hearted and bold, and Neil can't stop thinking about her pretty green eyes.
Neil thinks the accidents are just that, but Susanna's father is convinced the Vance family is responsible. Susanna refuses to believe Neil would do anything to harm her. She's fallen in love with him and knows he is a good man. But her family is ready to pack up and move, and time is running out to uncover the truth before someone gets hurt . . . or worse.


My Review: 
"The Gift" by Shelley Shepard Gray is the third book in the (Amish of Hart County) series. Each one can be read as a stand alone but like always I have read them all and each story is separate except the sheriff is the same in each story.  You might be asking yourself why a sheriff in an Amish story, well it is true that these books are of the Amish genre but they are a mixture of mystery also. 

"The Gift" is a story that kept me turning the pages.  It is a story that shows that people need to take responsibilities for their own actions and not blame others.  I am including two quotes from the book that I think are what life is really all about, even in fiction, there is truth  to be found. “ It ain’t what we have or don’t have that counts. What matters is how we follow our faith and treat others.” The second quote from the book  is "None of us ever really knows how what we do and what we say affects everyone around us. It's easy to make someone's day.... or ruin it with just a few short words".

I really like how the title is explained in the story. It isn't specifically explained but if you read the book you will get it!

I recommend "The Gift" by Shelley Shepard Gray to anyone that likes the Amish genre and is a fan of Shelley Shepard Gray and to anyone that likes a clean love story and mysteries.  So this book could be a favorite of many readers. 

I was given a copy by litfusegroup in exchange for my honest review. These opinions are my own. 

About the author:
Shelley Shepard Gray is a "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author, a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time HOLT Medallion winner. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town's bike trail.
Find out more about Shelley at http://www.shelleyshepardgray.com.






Blog Tour Schedule:

11/7
chantal | this chattanooga mommy saves
Margaret | Frugal Shopping and More
Jalynn | A Simple Life, really?!
Kav | Best Reads
Stacey | Books,Dreams,Life
Margaret | The World As I See It

11/8
vicky | deal sharing aunt
Gayle | BOOKS REVIEWS ETC

11/9
Britney | Buzzing About Books
Amy | A Nest in the Rocks
Lena Nelson | A Christian Writer's World
Karen | Karen's Korner

11/10
Pam | Southern Gal Loves to Read
Mary | The Mary Book Reader
Alex | Inspiration Clothesline
Donna | Donna's BookShelf
Sarah | Running Through The Storms
Heather | Misadventures of the Dynamic Uno
Jessica | A Baker's Perspective

11/11
Laura | Lighthouse Academy

11/12
Deana | Texas Book-aholic
Andrea | The Young Girl Who Loved Books
Erin | For Him and My Family
Doug | Tater Tot Casserole
Chastity | Chas Ray's Book Nerd Corner

11/13
Paphapin | Feeling in Red
Wendy | Wall-to-wall books
Patty | tammycookblogsbooks
Lisa | A Rup Life

11/14
Stephanie | Have A Wonderful Day
Cheryl | cherylbbookblog
Rachel | EmpowerMoms
Stacie | Pursuing Stacie
Carrie | Reading Is My SuperPower

11/15
Angela | A Busy Mom of Two
Billy | Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer
Joy | Splashes of Joy
Molly | Cafinated Reads
Brittany | Britt Reads Fiction
Kathleen | Reviews From The Heart
Annie | Just Commonly
Maureen | Maureen's Musings
Athena | The Loose Screw
Janice | Janices book reviews

11/16
Angela | A Holland Reads
Kristie | Moments
Vickie | Vickie's Kitchen and Garden
Rosalyn | Allofakindmom
Hallie | Book by Book

11/17
Debra | 3 Partners in shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too!
Lisa | Seeking with all yur heart
Barbara | I'm Hooked on Books
Pamela | Daysong Reflections
Julie | More of Him

11/18
Andrea | Two Points of Interest
Debi | 2014 and Beyond!
Sherry | My Journey Back
Amy | Pause for Tales

11/19
Dawn | inventinginsight
Jeremy | Christian Fiction Addiction
Veronica | Veronica's 'Views
Jennifer | Mother of Three

11/20
Connie | Gccbookworm
Debbie | Debbie's Dusty Deliberations
Mindy | A Room Without Books is Empty
LeAnne | Rockin' My Mom Jeans
Renee | Little Homeschool on the Prairie
Kristin | A Simply Enchanted Life
Denise | The Help Meet Wife
Jennifer | Jen Around the World
Amanda | The Talbert Report

11/21
bethany | The perfect beginings
Nancy | sunny island breezes
Lisa | chickensbunniesandhomeschool
Leslie | Did YOU Hear About the Morgans?
brandi | The she revelation blog
Lori | Red Headed Book Lady
Vicky | Vicky Sluiter
Kerri | My Table of Three
Meagan | Meagan Davenport
Zac | Buy, Borrow, Skip


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