{"id":25431,"date":"2020-04-30T20:52:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T01:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=25431"},"modified":"2020-04-30T21:23:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T02:23:18","slug":"house-at-the-end-of-the-moor-by-michelle-griep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=25431","title":{"rendered":"House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The House at the End of the Moor<\/em> was another enjoyable tale from Michelle Griep who has quickly become one of my must read authors. Her characters are so well defined and natural. The “good” characters are less than perfect with enough baggage to keep them interesting. The “bad” characters are quite easy to hate, especially Barrows and Groat but readers may even find a redeemable quality or two in them.<\/p>\n

The story includes a young woman hiding in an isolated cottage on the moor and a young man who has escaped from prison, falsely accused of a crime he did not commit and determined to prove his innocence. Naturally the two find themselves on an adventure together to find the truth and expose the true criminal. Although it is obvious early on that Maggie and Oliver will eventually end up together, they must both learn to trust each other and most of all the Lord.<\/p>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this beautifully written story and was quite pleased with how everything was resolved at the end. The author has a wonderful way with words that makes reading her books such a pleasure. I look forward to her future novels.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Book:\u00a0 <\/strong>House at the End of the Moor<\/p>\n

Author: <\/strong>Michelle Griep<\/p>\n

Genre:\u00a0<\/b> Christian Historical<\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/strong>April 2020<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for your copy!<\/td>\n

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An Opulent London Opera Star Escapes to the Rugged Landscape of the English Moors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opera star Maggie Lee escapes her opulent lifestyle when threatened by a powerful politician who aims to ruin her life. She runs off to the wilds of the moors to live in anonymity. All that changes the day she discovers a half-dead man near her house. Escaped convict Oliver Ward is on the run to prove his innocence, until he gets hurt and is taken in by Maggie. He discovers some jewels in her possession\u2014the very same jewels that got him convicted. Together they hatch a plan to return the jewels, clearing Oliver\u2019s name and hopefully maintaining Maggie\u2019s anonymity.<\/p>\n

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

\"\"Michelle Griep<\/strong>\u2019s been writing since she first discovered blank wall space and Crayolas. She is the Christy Award-winning author of historical romances: A Tale of Two Hearts, The Captured Bride, The Innkeeper\u2019s Daughter, 12 Days at Bleakly Manor, The Captive Heart, Brentwood\u2019s Ward, A Heart Deceived, <\/em>and Gallimore,<\/em> but also leaped the historical fence into the realm of contemporary with the zany romantic mystery Out of the Frying Pan<\/em>. If you\u2019d like to keep up with her escapades, find her at www.michellegriep.com<\/a> or stalk her on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.<\/p>\n

MORE FROM MICHELLE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What comes to mind when you hear the word moor? For some, images of Jane Eyre<\/em> spring to life. For others, The Hound of the Baskervilles <\/em>starts barking. But for most, it\u2019s a big fat goose egg. The fact is that most Americans don\u2019t have a clue what a moor is, but never fear, my friend\u2026after you read the next few paragraphs, you\u2019ll never again go blank-minded when you hear the word moor.<\/p>\n

\"\"Last summer I skipped across the pond and tromped around Dartmoor with my daughter and husband. What an awesome experience. I learned first-hand just how windy this vast stretch of land can be, for that\u2019s really what a moor is at heart: a vast stretch of land. Webster\u2019s defines it as an expanse of open rolling infertile land. Sounds rather desolate, eh? Yeah. Kind of. But it\u2019s oh so much more.<\/p>\n

In spring and summer, green does abound. Gorse bushes. Scrubby grasses. Lambs and sheep and goats. All these animals roam free so there are trails worn into the dirt that you can hike along. But I hear you\u2026where could you possibly go if there\u2019s nothing besides some farm animals roaming around the place?<\/p>\n

You could hike to a tor, which is a \u201chigh, craggy hill.\u201d Some of them can be a little treacherous to climb, but sweet mercy, what a view! The earth stretches out like a green and brown quilt. As I hiked that day last spring, whispers in the wind inspired me to wonder a lot of what-ifs, and those what-ifs came together in a story of intrigue and betrayal.<\/p>\n

What would you do if you found a half-dead man bleeding in the middle of nowhere? Find out what heroine Maggie Lee does in The House at the End of the Moor<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Simple Harvest Reads<\/span><\/a>, April 26 (Guest Review from Mindy Houng)<\/p>\n

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GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>To celebrate her tour, Michelle is giving away the grand prize package of\u00a0a $25 Amazon gift card and a free copy of the book!!<\/p>\n

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/f8e2\/the-house-at-the-end-of-the-moor-celebration-tour-giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n

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MY REVIEW: The House at the End of the Moor was another enjoyable tale from Michelle Griep who has quickly become one of my must read authors. Her characters are so well defined and natural. The “good” characters are less than perfect with enough baggage to keep them interesting. The “bad” characters are quite easy […]<\/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":[8,34,230,68,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-historical","category-historical-mysterysuspense","category-regency","category-romance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"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=25431"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25445,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25431\/revisions\/25445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}