Review/Giveaway: Grace

A WINNING READINGS GIVEAWAY!

Title: Grace (A Christmas Sisters of the Heart Novel)
Author: Shelley Shepard Gray
Genre: Christian fiction
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Entry deadline: November 25, 2010

Restrictions: Open internationally!

That's right, enter right here for this giveaway.  This is my review copy, so it has been gently read.
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This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingGraceAvon Inspire; Original edition (October 26, 2010)byShelley Shepard Gray





ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Shelley Shepard Gray is the beloved author of the Sisters of the Heart series, including Hidden, Wanted, and Forgiven. Before writing, she was a teacher in both Texas and Colorado. She now writes full time and lives in southern Ohio with her husband and two children. When not writing, Shelley volunteers at church, reads, and enjoys walking her miniature dachshund on her town's scenic bike trail.







ABOUT THE BOOK

It's Christmastime at the Brenneman Bed & Breakfast, and everyone is excited about closing down for the holiday.



Anna and Henry will be celebrating their first Christmas as a married couple, and for Katie and Jonathan Lundy, it's their first Christmas with baby Stefan. Winnie and Samuel Miller plan to stop by as well for a wonderful two weeks of family and rest.



But when two unexpected visitors show up, hoping to stay for Christmas, the family must test their commitment to hospitality. Levi is a widower who lost his wife four years ago and can't bear the thought of another Christmas alone. And Melody is a young pregnant woman who won't open up about how she ended up on her own at Christmas at almost nine months pregnant.



Anna, who knows a thing or two about keeping secrets, doesn't trust her, and strives to find out the truth about these two strangers who have disrupted their holiday. But as the Christmas spirit descends on them all, as well as snow that traps them in the inn, a healing and hopefulness takes over, allowing new relationships to be built, and the boundaries of family to be extended.



If you'd like to read the first chapter of Grace, go HERE.

What I Liked:  It's a little bit funny - I've been avoiding Amish novels lately because I'm subconsciously worried there won't be enough action in them, but I found plenty of action and drama in this romance, even amidst a peaceful Amish setting.  It was an easy-reading page turner with the sweet happy ending that all Christmas books should have... :) 

I appreciated the inside look into Amish life, which was melded well with outsiders in this story, especially as two friends, one Amish and one not, explained the impact Jesus and their loves had on their lives.

What I Didn't Like:  Not really anything!