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Wanda Brunstetter
Ruth Axtell Morren
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Is it possible to really forgive and forget?
Everything is going well for Grace: a loving family, a waitress job, and a wedding on the way. But when Gary Walker comes to her Amish community, Grace’s secret threatens to destroy everything she holds dear. Grace is ashamed of her running-around years (rumschpring), and has kept it hush-hush since returning to join the Amish church.
Gary shows up as a freelance photographer and writer, but he is capable of much more. Not only does he know some of Grace’s secret, he is part of it. As a contrast to Gary’s evil ways, fiancé Cleon Schrock is filled with all things good. Does Grace have the strength to reveal her secret? Compounding the situation are the unusual pranks gone too far in hurting the Hostettler family. Is Gary to blame, or is someone upset with Grace’s father? Why is it easier to turn the other cheek for strangers than for your own kin?
Wanda E. Brunstetter is a nationally recognized expert on the Amish community. Last autumn her Amish book sales surpassed the million mark, bringing her total of books sold to 1.6 million. She enjoys an uncommon kinship with the Amish community. Letters from all over the country arrive from her Amish readers, and she’s been told her books are passed “from buggy to buggy.” Wanda’s books have received various honors including the 2006 Retailers Choice Award and Christian Book Distributor’s Book of the Week, as well as topping the charts of the Christian Booksellers Association and CDA.
You can read more about Wanda and her books at her website: http://wandabrunstetter.com/
Everything is going well for Grace: a loving family, a waitress job, and a wedding on the way. But when Gary Walker comes to her Amish community, Grace’s secret threatens to destroy everything she holds dear. Grace is ashamed of her running-around years (rumschpring), and has kept it hush-hush since returning to join the Amish church.
Gary shows up as a freelance photographer and writer, but he is capable of much more. Not only does he know some of Grace’s secret, he is part of it. As a contrast to Gary’s evil ways, fiancé Cleon Schrock is filled with all things good. Does Grace have the strength to reveal her secret? Compounding the situation are the unusual pranks gone too far in hurting the Hostettler family. Is Gary to blame, or is someone upset with Grace’s father? Why is it easier to turn the other cheek for strangers than for your own kin?
Wanda E. Brunstetter is a nationally recognized expert on the Amish community. Last autumn her Amish book sales surpassed the million mark, bringing her total of books sold to 1.6 million. She enjoys an uncommon kinship with the Amish community. Letters from all over the country arrive from her Amish readers, and she’s been told her books are passed “from buggy to buggy.” Wanda’s books have received various honors including the 2006 Retailers Choice Award and Christian Book Distributor’s Book of the Week, as well as topping the charts of the Christian Booksellers Association and CDA.
You can read more about Wanda and her books at her website: http://wandabrunstetter.com/
Short Interview with Ruth Axtell Morren:
LJW: What is the Scripture verse that most inspires you, and why?
RAM: Hebrews 12:1: “Run with patience the race that is set before you.” This to me describes the whole road to becoming published and now the road to building a career and ministry through my writing.
LJW: Who has been your biggest help in getting published?
RAM: Definitely, the LORD. He required my writing on the altar and then He opened the floodgates and presented me with a multiple book contract after that.
LJW: What has been your greatest challenge in your writing career?
RAM: Juggling writing with raising a family.
Review of WILD ROSE
(also posted at Armchair Interviews)
Morren is an excellent storyteller. Wild Rose will keep you turning pages until the satisfying end.
Geneva Patterson – “Salt Fish Ginny” to the townspeople of Haven’s End – has only herself and her faithful dog Jake to rely on. Ever since her father’s death, she has taken care of herself by selling vegetables from her garden and fishing. Dressed like a man in overalls and hat, she hopes to avoid those who would compromise her.
A careless prank by some youngsters while on the pier throws Geneva in the path of Captain Caleb Phelps, heir to the Phelps shipping empire headed in Boston. Caleb is enamored by his fiancé, Arabella Harding, and barely notices Geneva, though he offers her kindness by helping her when no one else would.
After Caleb is suspected of a crime against his father’s company, Arabella leaves him for another. He returns to Haven’s End, hoping to hide out until the scandal blows over and unsure of his future. Little does he know that there is just as much gossip in Haven’s End as he left behind in Boston. Or that his nearest neighbor is the girl he rescued on the pier so long ago.
A friendship is born when Geneva helps Caleb with his garden. It grows into something more when Caleb discovers the delicate wild rose hiding beneath men’s overalls. But will his past overshadow the tentative hope for a future with Geneva? Will Geneva’s social standing and rough upbringing keep her from a relationship with Caleb? Can she learn to trust the God that Caleb and his friend Mrs. Bradford have told her about?
Morren’s excellent use of internal monologue, dialogue and setting draws the reader straight into Haven’s End and doesn’t let go until the very end. The conflict between hero and heroine is well handled and poignant. Both characters struggle to overcome their past and Morren uses these struggles to paint a picture of the God who wants to draw them near.
If you love historical romance, you won’t be able to put this novel down. Highly recommended.
Read more about Ruth and her books at http://www.ruthaxtellmorren.com
LJW: What is the Scripture verse that most inspires you, and why?
RAM: Hebrews 12:1: “Run with patience the race that is set before you.” This to me describes the whole road to becoming published and now the road to building a career and ministry through my writing.
LJW: Who has been your biggest help in getting published?
RAM: Definitely, the LORD. He required my writing on the altar and then He opened the floodgates and presented me with a multiple book contract after that.
LJW: What has been your greatest challenge in your writing career?
RAM: Juggling writing with raising a family.
Review of WILD ROSE
(also posted at Armchair Interviews)
Morren is an excellent storyteller. Wild Rose will keep you turning pages until the satisfying end.
Geneva Patterson – “Salt Fish Ginny” to the townspeople of Haven’s End – has only herself and her faithful dog Jake to rely on. Ever since her father’s death, she has taken care of herself by selling vegetables from her garden and fishing. Dressed like a man in overalls and hat, she hopes to avoid those who would compromise her.
A careless prank by some youngsters while on the pier throws Geneva in the path of Captain Caleb Phelps, heir to the Phelps shipping empire headed in Boston. Caleb is enamored by his fiancé, Arabella Harding, and barely notices Geneva, though he offers her kindness by helping her when no one else would.
After Caleb is suspected of a crime against his father’s company, Arabella leaves him for another. He returns to Haven’s End, hoping to hide out until the scandal blows over and unsure of his future. Little does he know that there is just as much gossip in Haven’s End as he left behind in Boston. Or that his nearest neighbor is the girl he rescued on the pier so long ago.
A friendship is born when Geneva helps Caleb with his garden. It grows into something more when Caleb discovers the delicate wild rose hiding beneath men’s overalls. But will his past overshadow the tentative hope for a future with Geneva? Will Geneva’s social standing and rough upbringing keep her from a relationship with Caleb? Can she learn to trust the God that Caleb and his friend Mrs. Bradford have told her about?
Morren’s excellent use of internal monologue, dialogue and setting draws the reader straight into Haven’s End and doesn’t let go until the very end. The conflict between hero and heroine is well handled and poignant. Both characters struggle to overcome their past and Morren uses these struggles to paint a picture of the God who wants to draw them near.
If you love historical romance, you won’t be able to put this novel down. Highly recommended.
Read more about Ruth and her books at http://www.ruthaxtellmorren.com