{"id":14695,"date":"2013-05-10T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T20:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=14695"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:10:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T20:10:41","slug":"katies-choice-by-amy-lillard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=14695","title":{"rendered":"Katie’s Choice by Amy Lillard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, the<\/span><\/center>
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/center>
is introducing<\/span><\/center>
Katie’s Choice<\/a><\/span><\/center>
B&H Books (May 1, 2013)<\/center>
by<\/center>
Amy Lillard<\/a><\/span><\/center>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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I\u2019m a wife, mother, and bona fide Southern belle. Published author, expert corn bread maker, and Squirrel Princess.<\/p>\n

I live in Tulsa, though I was born in Mississippi. I moved to the Sooner State when I was seventeen and met my soul mate and best friend not long after. I\u2019ve retained a little of my Mississippi accent though most people think I\u2019m from Texas. (?) Rob and I have been married for over twenty years and have a son\u2013a mom proclaimed prodigy, of course!<\/p>\n

I love homemade tacos, shoes, and romance novels\u2013not necessarily in that order. I\u2019m a big fan of country music, a staunch proponent of saving the Oxford comma, and I\u2019m shamefully obsessed with all things Harry Potter.<\/p>\n

I believe that God is love. I guess that\u2019s why I adore romances.<\/p>\n

I have always been intrigued with the Amish culture, their gentle ways and slower-paced lifestyle. (And I love, love, love the fact that they stay married for their lifetime.) But until recently I never thought to blend this interest with my penchant for romance. Okay, okay, I\u2019m a bit old-fashioned and even enjoy the gender roles that are present in this culture. I love to cook and take care of my family. Yes, that\u2019s me June Cleaver with a laptop.<\/p>\n

I dislike people trying to convince me to read the Twlight series (I\u2019ll get to it or I won\u2019t, either way I\u2019m good with it), gratuitous violence, and strawberry ice cream. (I know I\u2019m alone on this last one, and again, I\u2019m good with it.)<\/p>\n

Favorite movies\u2013(besides HP) French Kiss, Maid of Honor, A Lot Like Love, Just Married, and Sweet Home Alabama. Oh, and Miss Congeniality, Sabrina (both versions) and a 1940?s movie called Dear Ruth. If you haven\u2019t seen it, you should! A-dorable. Anything with Doris Day and most all of Marilyn\u2019s and Audrey\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Amy and her books on her Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Katie Rose Fisher loved Samuel Beachy with an intensity that shook their Amish district. No one doubted they would one day marry, until Samuel turned his back on the church and joined the world of the English.<\/p>\n

Alone now in Clover Ridge, Katie Rose dedicates her life to God and the school children she teaches each day. Although she secretly longs for more, Katie knows God\u2019s hand is at work, and she is happy.<\/p>\n

News correspondent Zane Carson never even knew Oklahoma had an Amish community until he got the chance to live among them and learn about their day-to-day activities. Their simple way of life is intriguing, but not half as much as the young teacher.<\/p>\n

Katie Rose is flattered over the attention she receives from Zane, but she has resolved to never marry. Even if she were to entertain the idea, it surely couldn\u2019t be with an outsider like Zane.<\/p>\n

Never one prone to the restraints of organized religion, Zane finds a comfort in the rituals and blessings in the day to day righteous living of this small Amish community. He finds himself, God, and love with Katie Rose.<\/p>\n

But as Zane draws closer to Katie Rose, Samuel comes back to repent his ways and return to his place at her side. Can Zane convince Katie Rose that he is committed to adapting to her way of life, or will Samuel win her affections back for himself once again?<\/p>\n

If you would like to read the first chapter of Katie’s Choice<\/a>, go HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingKatie’s ChoiceB&H Books (May 1, 2013)byAmy LillardABOUT THE AUTHOR: I\u2019m a wife, mother, and bona fide Southern belle. Published author, expert corn bread maker, and Squirrel Princess. I live in Tulsa, though I was born in Mississippi. I moved to the Sooner State when I was seventeen and met […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38,8,60,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amish","category-books","category-contemporary-fiction","category-romance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14695"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14695"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14699,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14695\/revisions\/14699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}