{"id":15563,"date":"2013-09-12T21:25:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T02:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=15563"},"modified":"2013-09-12T21:25:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T02:25:23","slug":"eventide-by-shelley-shepard-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=15563","title":{"rendered":"Eventide by Shelley Shepard Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The third book in Gray&#8217;s <em><strong>The Days of Redemption <\/strong><\/em>series brings the series to a satisfying conclusion in which the many Keim family secrets and problems are all out in the open and finally resolved. &#8220;Eventide&#8221; features Elsie, Viola&#8217;s twin who is quickly losing her eyesight due to a rare disease. Elsie feels that her family treats her like a child and makes every effort to prove herself, sometimes to the point of stubbornness. She has also been a bit envious of Viola and their brother Roman who have experienced romance and found their lifetime partners. When new neighbor Landon Troyer appears to be interested, Elsie clings to a thread of hope that she can also find love.<\/p>\n<p>All the favorite members of the Keim family are back in &#8220;Eventide&#8221; and each of them play a vital role in the narrative. I liked the way that the romance between Elsie and Landon was not a quick and sweet one but that both of them had to make serious and difficult decisions that would affect the rest of their lives. I also like the way that the author did not take the easy way out but included some surprises that might not necessarily end in the expected happy-ever-after.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed &#8220;Eventide&#8221; and the entire series because it was more focused on the characters and their lives rather than the usual emphasis on the Amish belief system, etc. I would recommend the entire series not only to those who love Amish fiction but also to those who just love a good book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10857\" title=\"divider2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\" width=\"317\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png 317w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>This book was provided for review by LitFuse Publicity.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-15564\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" alt=\"Eventide\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Eventide.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Eventide.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Eventide-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Eventide-150x224.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>A young Amish woman harbors a difficult secret. Does she dare share the truth with the man she hopes to marry?<\/p>\n<p>Elsie Keim doesn&#8217;t want to be left behind. Her twin sister, Viola, and her older brother, Roman, have both found love and are building lives of their own. But Elsie? She&#8217;s still stuck at home, being treated like a child. No one seems to consider her a capable woman-all they see are the thick lenses of her glasses, constant reminders that Elsie suffers from keratoconus and is slowly going blind.<\/p>\n<p>Elsie knows there&#8217;s much more to her than her disease. That&#8217;s why when a new neighbor, Landon Troyer, shows some interest in her, she doesn&#8217;t want anything to scare him away . . . even if it means keeping her condition a secret.<\/p>\n<p>Landon is ready to start a new life and feels like Elsie may just be the right woman to start it with. But when Roman steps in and shares the truth about Elsie&#8217;s illness, Landon is floored. His job is demanding and takes him away from home, sometimes for days at a time. How could he keep up with his responsibilities and take care of Elsie?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchase your copy <a title=\"Eventide by Shelley Shepard Gray\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/oBHhP\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SGray-147.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14900\" alt=\"Shelley Shepard Gray\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SGray-147.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SGray-147.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SGray-147-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SGray-147-150x184.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Shelley Shepard Gray is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the &#8220;Sisters of the Heart&#8221;, &#8220;Seasons of Sugarcreek&#8221;, &#8220;Secrets of Crittenden County&#8221;, and Families of Honor series. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town&#8217;s bike trail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Shelley here:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #6ba3a6; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001JcszPCJArg99z9rtLvnxOxyBA7Iyq-L0ssXJMNNfl3xG1nYijuBrU74QrZNyORK0PDt-A8ie9rqZYYNm70ACH9ABZ_SIMtFevW-0Jb5sJL1n1zSPvzLA2DLIPJpGC0u1H7opkT4MsjLf-LzgJUXWtYmdfIVOe_wWRGnEu30ywkklB-_JcBcFBnP1wmC_5Wyr&amp;c=4LgAMZ_Ey7mHG-J21QrHlLyck1Ec-ikJ3wyP1WeXF1VdnOXwb8EMMg==&amp;ch=xdo-OpqiK-Usom6o-nz0xwGJ1zmXxkKUl1F32jRmguM7vG59L_U5YQ==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">http:\/\/www.shelleyshepardgray.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: The third book in Gray&#8217;s The Days of Redemption series brings the series to a satisfying conclusion in which the many Keim family secrets and problems are all out in the open and finally resolved. &#8220;Eventide&#8221; features Elsie, Viola&#8217;s twin who is quickly losing her eyesight due to a rare disease. 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