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Now available from Avon Inspire (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) is the third book in The Amish Of Hart County, titled The Gift by New York Bestselling Author Shelley Shepard Gray.
The novel centers on Susanna Schwartz, a young woman who's excited to be spending Christmas with her family on their new farm in Hart County. Well, that is until a series of accidents occur. Sounds of gunshots causes her buggy to overturn, and her little sister falls through a wooden bridge into a creek. Are these accidents just 'accidents'? Or is someone trying to harm them?
The other main character is Neil Vance (aka- Susanna's possible love interest). His family loss their farm and his father blames the Schwartzs, though they're not at fault.
Neil believes the accidents that are happening to the Schwartzs are just accidents, but Susanna's father thinks otherwise, as he believes the Vance family is involved.
Final Thoughts
Feeling a bit under the weather today, I went ahead and finished reading "The Gift" while drinking a cup of coffee. There's nothing better to lift my spirits than reading a good book. The novel is set around Christmastime, but the plot involves a mystery and feels less like a Christmas story. If you have read the other books in the series (Her Secret and His Guilt), then you would have an idea of how the narration for this title goes.
To be honest, the plot feels like a made-for-Hallmark movie with many predictable moments. I did like all of the characters, as well as the dialogue.
Overall, despite some nitpicking on several cliched scenes, The Gift is still a good read. It's not the best in the series, but it's still worth reading.
*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About the Author
Shelley Shepard Gray is a "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author, a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time HOLT Medallion winner. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town's bike trail. Find out more about Shelley at http://www.shelleyshepardgray.com
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