{"id":975,"date":"2009-01-05T20:37:26","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T01:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\/?p=975"},"modified":"2009-01-05T20:37:26","modified_gmt":"2009-01-06T01:37:26","slug":"wanted-by-shelley-shepard-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=975","title":{"rendered":"Wanted by Shelley Shepard Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

This week, the<\/span>
\nChristian Fiction Blog Alliance<\/span><\/a>
\nis introducing<\/span>
\n Wanted<\/a><\/span>
\nAvon Inspire (January 6, 2009)
\nby
\nShelley Shepard Gray<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Hidden is Shelley\u2019s first foray into inspirational fiction. Previously, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelors and masters degrees in education. She now lives in southern Ohio where she writes full time. Shelley is an active member of her church. She serves on committees, volunteers in the church office, and is part of the Telecare ministry, which calls homebound members on a regular basis. Shelley looks forward to the opportunity to write novels that showcase her Christian ideals.<\/p>\n

This is the second book in the Sisters Of Heart<\/em> series. The first was Hidden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Twenty-year-old Katie Brenneman has always quietly fancied Jonathan Lundy. So when the brokenhearted widower asks her to help him take care of his two young girls, Katie knows it will be a trying time-yet she cannot pass up a golden opportunity to get to know this man better.<\/p>\n

Just as she’s settling into her new life, a message arrives from Katie’s past, threatening to expose her darkest secrets. During her Rumspringa, her running-around years, she experimented with activities forbidden in the Amish way of life. Frightened by how far she’d strayed from her values, Katie ran back home, vowing to cut all ties with the outside world. Now her transgressions are coming back to haunt her, just as Jonathan seems willing to welcome her into his heart.<\/p>\n

Will the past destroy Katie’s chances for love? Or will Katie finally allow herself to accept God’s love, forgive her past…and receive everything she’s ever wanted?<\/p>\n

If you would like to read an excerpt of Chapter 1 of Wanted<\/a>, go HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

Wanted<\/a> is another of the ever popular novels about Amish life. In this second installment of the S<\/strong>isters of the Heart<\/strong><\/em> series, as the title implies the main theme revolves around the wants of the main characters. Katie Brenneman is attracted to widower Jonathan Lundy and would like nothing more than to be his wife and mother to his daughters. Jonathan lives in a lonely world but because of self-imposed guilt over his wife’s death, Jonathan fears that he does not deserve to be happily married again. Jonathan’s sister Winnie wants a husband so badly that she travels to another state to meet a man who she knows only through correspondence. When secrets from Katie’s past threaten her peace, she is forced to finally turn to the Lord and accept His help and forgiveness.<\/p>\n

I would recommend Wanted<\/a> to those who enjoy stories about Amish life.<\/p>\n

Come and visit with some of those posting for this tour:<\/p>\n

Abi at lighter side<\/a>
\nAlexis at Ramblings From Life<\/a>
\nAmy at Simple Folk Schoolhouse<\/a>
\nAmy at My Life<\/a>
\nAndie at Radiant Light<\/a>
\nAndrea at The Laughs Will Go On<\/a>
\nApril at Projecting A<\/a>
\nBarbara at Victoria Hill Farm<\/a>
\nBecky at Savvy Mom<\/a>
\nBonnie at Bonnie Writes<\/a>
\nBrittanie at A Book Lover<\/a>
\nCamy at Camy Tang<\/a>
\nCarolyn at Serenity<\/a>
\nCarrie at The Random Thoughts Of Carrie<\/a>
\nChrista at Fairfield Corner Academy<\/a>
\nChristy at Christy’s Book Blog<\/a>
\nChristy at My Life in Words\u2026Books\u2026<\/a>
\nDave at The Plot Thickens<\/a>
\nDave at Novel Spotlight<\/a>
\nDeanna at Deannna’s Corner<\/a>
\nDeborah at books, movies and chinese food<\/a>
\nDebra at Soul Reflections<\/a>
\nDeena at A Peek At My Bookshelf<\/a>
\nDelia at Gatorskunkz And Mudcats<\/a>
\nEdyth at Great Reads by Jasmine<\/a>
\nGretchen at Inspire Me<\/a>
\nHeidi at Reviews By Heidi<\/a>
\nJanis at The Nearsighted Bookworm<\/a>
\nJanna at Cornhusker Academy<\/a>
\nJenn at Adventures At Walden’s Pond<\/a>
\nJennifer at So Many Books\u2026So Little Time<\/a>
\nJennifer at My Buckling Bookshelf<\/a>
\nKate at A Simple Walk<\/a>
\nKim at Window To My World<\/a>
\nKristinia at Loving Heart Mommy<\/a>
\nKristy at I Need To Read<\/a>
\nLaura at Laura William’s Musings<\/a>
\nLinda at Mocha With Linda<\/a>
\nLinda at Reading For His Glory<\/a>
\nLisa at Musings<\/a>
\nLori at Noggin Bits<\/a>
\nMargaret at Creative Madness<\/a>
\nMelissa at LifeWithTwo<\/a>
\nMelissa at Bibliophile’s Retreat<\/a>
\nMichelle at Edgy Inspirational Author<\/a>
\nMichelle at Michelle’s Great Blogs<\/a>
\nPam at Pam’s Private Reflections<\/a>
\nPam at Daysong Reflections<\/a>
\nRachelle at Stifled Squeal<\/a>
\nRel at Relz Reviewz<\/a>
\nRulan at Fiction Showcase<\/a>
\nSabrina at Hijinks From The Heartland<\/a>
\nShera at Froggy Reviews<\/a>
\nSunny at That Book Addiction<\/a>
\nTakiela at Beauty 4 Ashes<\/a>
\nTami at Tree Swing Reading<\/a>
\nTara at Tara’s View Of The World<\/a>
\nVanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife<\/a>
\nVictoria at Overlooked Orchid<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Wanted Avon Inspire (January 6, 2009) by Shelley Shepard Gray ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Hidden is Shelley\u2019s first foray into inspirational fiction. Previously, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelors and masters degrees in education. She now lives in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975"}],"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=975"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":978,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975\/revisions\/978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}