Blog tour of D*I*V*A*S of the Divine by Donna McCary & Sherri Holbert with giveaway

D•I•V•A•S of the Divine How to Live as a Designer Original in a Knock-Off World A strategic plan for improving your spiritual walk gaining a confident outlook on achieving life aspirations  •steps for discovering purpose  •intimate prayer time •goal accountability •weekly devotions •group challenges

TOP 10 DIVAS' Top 10 Necessities for a Fulfilled Life   A Great Bra! (Prayer Foundation)  – Even though many women don’t enjoy wearing this undergarment, it is the most critical aspect of any DIVA’S outfit! Why? It is the foundation—just like a relationship with God that offers support and is always uplifting. Mirror (Real Beauty) – A DIVA looks into the mirror to check hair and lipstick but more importantly to make sure what she sees is real—to make sure her beauty is reflected from within, transparent and authentic. Shoes (God’s Purpose) – The perfect designer shoes guide her daily walk with Christ. Must fit her style as an individual and accentuate the relationship that is uniquely hers in order to make every step count. Little steps help her go the distance. Sunglasses (Priorities) – Oh, how important to filter the harmful rays and the worldly view of the sunlight so she is only exposed to the pure Son and all of His benefits! Chocolate (Time Out) – Every DIVA’S little piece of heaven! It may be small but it’s sweetness, it’s creamy comfort, and its AHHHH factor, is enough to sustain her until she gets to experience the wonder of heaven. It’s the little pick-me-up that will remind her to sustain her eternal perspective no matter the circumstance. Wrinkle Cream (Forgiveness) – It is the hottest thing on the market for any DIVA who wants to remove lines and wrinkles. The Spirit-inspired ingredients are key to erasing the fine lines of stress, worry, and bitterness to help her let go of the past. This cream is full of the healing power of forgiveness, grace, and unconditional love. Watch (Commitment) – Every DIVA has a favorite watch. This piece of bling pulls every outfit together. She feels lost when she forgets to wear it. Time! Time requires commitment and every DIVA chooses wisely how she spends it. Girlfriend (Accountability) - The most important necessity for all true DIVAS. She’s caring and fun to be with. She is the “speak the truth in love” kind of friend that will hold the DIVA accountable to being the true Designer Original she was created to be. Purse (Balance) - Whether it’s top-of-the-line or a bargain-deal, the DIVA’S purse must be perfect to keep all her most important things close—flexible to bend when in tight spots but sturdy enough to withstand day-to day-use. Her purse contains the necessary items to stay balanced and “keep it all together.” Lipstick (Positive Words & Attitude) – Positive words and a polished tone flow from her lips in pretty colors and a high-gloss shine. Her words inspire others. About the Authors:

Donna McCrary     From high top basketball shoes to high heels, each step of Donna’s life has equipped her for a Life Coaching career. She is a challenging facilitator whose “tell it like it is” approach always incorporates a call to action from her participants.     Donna draws from her background as a recreational therapist to create dynamic outcome-oriented keynotes, retreats, and curriculums. Her greatest passion and deepest joy is to “coach” women in realizing God’s plan for their lives and in discovering for themselves the source of genuine joy.     Donna is a wife, mother of two, and beloved friend. Donna’s hobbies include hiking, vacationing at the beach, and trying projects from popular HGTV home improvement shows... much to her husband’s dismay!

Sherri Holbert     Sherri invested many years with companies such as Biltmore Estate, Chick-fil-A, and Chimney Rock Park in developing new and creative programs to excel these corporations to higher levels of success.     Sherri is founder and CEO of Power-Up!, a coaching company whose mission is to take individuals and corporations to the next level of success. She works as a coach, facilitator, and speaker for a variety of clients ranging from corporate executives to stay-at-home moms. Sherri’s passion is unlocking the untapped potential within others to help them gain fresh perspectives, develop clear vision, and establish action steps that will make their dreams reality.     Sherri is a wife, aunt, and friend to many. She has a self-proclaimed addiction to shoes, purses, and Starbuck’s coffee. One of her life goals is to be on Survivor (her favorite TV reality show!).

Blog Tour Grand Prize! A PRIZE FOR ONE DIVA! • Turquoise purse/tote • Silver flip-flops • Purse and shoe picture frames • Box of Godiva truffles  • DIVAS of the Divine book & journal  For a chance to go in the grand prize just leave a comment by 6pm Australian time on the 16 September and one lucky reader will go into the main draw for the fantastic prize. Please leave a way I can contact you. ADVICE FOR ALL DIVAS!  Sherri: If life for you is like driving 100 mph in a convertible, make sure you have a map to your dream destination and a friend to keep you focused on the plan so you don’t get sucked into the tourist traps along the way. Don’t be Thelma and Louise!  Allow your passion to drive you to the mountain top of success instead of driving you off the cliff with no purpose. Donna: The shopping mall is full of new shoes but they can only be enjoyed if you take off the old, try on the new, and then commit to pay the price. For more information visit the DIVAS website: www.walkofpurpose.com or view their information at Docstoc or Google Docs.

Blog tour Life's Too short To Miss The Big Picture by Steve Diggs

Leafwood Publishers

Release Date: April 2010

ISBN-10: 0891126406

ISBN-13: 978-0891126409

Paperback, 220 pages

Retail: $14.99

About the Book:

(Brentwood, TN) – Do you ever feel like life is getting the best of you? Do you routinely question if this is really all there is? Do you wish you had more time and energy to focus on family, friends and other important, worthwhile ventures? Don’t miss the big picture—life ahead looks good!

Day-to-day life responsibilities, coupled with the ordinary consequences for each decision, create stress upon stress if we let it pile up. The world is crying for relief—for something more. Life coach and well-known author Steve Diggs’ latest release, Life’s Too Short to Miss the Big Picture,challenges readers to focus on making each day count for something important.

With seventy short Life Note chapters Diggs shares small dragon-slaying habits each reader can develop to see big long-term results. With chapter titles like “Eat Your Problems for Breakfast” and “Stop Petting Piranhas,” the author delivers single takeaway points with humor and honesty. Reading a Steve Diggs book is like having your own personal cheerleader. Each chapter is an energy bite filled with enough insight and nourishment to last the entire day.

About the Author:

Steve Diggs, Personal Finance & Life-Skills Coach, is the author of six books, hundreds of articles, and is a fixture on local and network television and radio. He speaks to enthusiastic audiences worldwide over 250 times yearly. Steve is proud to announce that Bonnie, his bride of 33 years, has just picked his option up for another two years. The couple lives in Brentwood, Tennessee. For more about Steve’s ministry, go http://www.nodebtnosweat.com orwww.SteveDiggs.com.

START SMALL IF YOU HAVE TO, BUT START

by Steve Diggs

As a habit, I don’t put bumper stickers on my car. It’s partially because they distract from the appearance of the car, but there’s actually another reason why my car is a sticker-free zone. Frankly, I don’t generally prefer to go around announcing all my political beliefs and preferences to a world that mostly doesn’t care—and when it does, can become hostile.

But what about those bumper stickers that tell the world that I’m a Christian? You know the ones. Sometimes they’re in the shape of a fish. Others make a proclamation of belief in Jesus as the Way to God. Why don’t I put those particular stickers on my car? After all, if I’m really serious about Jesus, don’t I want to be a walking, talking billboard? Isn’t life too short to miss such opportunities?

This is where it’s going to get a bit tougher, because this is going to force me to admit an embarrassing truth. I don’t put those bumper stickers on my car because I’m afraid I’ll do something that will destroy my witness. I’m afraid I’ll do more harm than good. What if I cut another driver off in traffic, or lose my temper and glare at someone? Do I really want the last thing they see as I pull away to be a sign advertising my allegiance to Jesus? It’s the same reason I don’t wear many “Jesus shirts.” I love and respect other Christians who attach the bumper stickers and wear the clothes—as long as they are 66 Life’s Too Short to Miss the Big Picture really representing Jesus. But as I say elsewhere in this book, Jesus gets some of his worst PR from professing Christians who don’t live their profession.

Recently I was working on a project with one of my dearest friends, Pat Boone. One thing about Pat—he’s not ashamed to proclaim his faith. As a matter of fact, he wears neck chains and rings with godly symbols all the time. One day as we were wrapping up some work in his den, Pat pulled out a ring and said, “Steve, I have a gift for you.” I wasn’t quite sure how to handle a guy giving me jewelry. But in a moment I saw what it was: a beautifully designed ring with a very large cross in the middle—just like the one Pat was wearing.

Ah, this was perfect for me! Not as bold as a bumper sticker or as bombastic as a tee-shirt—but at least it was something. It was a start. So I thanked Pat profusely and accepted the gift. As I put the ring on my pinky, I decided that this would be my first witness to the world, so I turned the cross outward.

Since that day, I’ve worn my cross ring 24/7. As a matter of fact, recently a young woman at a cash register noticed it when I paid my bill. Over the months I’d seen her on a number of occasions. I had always been amiable and friendly. She said, “I really like your ring.” I thanked her politely and walked on. Was she another Christian who had been encouraged by my ring? Was she a seeker who had run me through whatever litmus test she uses to assess whether Christians are real or fakes? I don’t know. But at least in that one particular case, I was able to smile in my heart as I walked away knowing that I had acted like Jesus would want me to act. I had not embarrassed my Master.

Now for you Christians who are much more mature than I am—those of you with fifteen “Jesus stickers” on your car, a gold cross chain around your neck, and an “I love Jesus” tee-shirt with Scripture verses on both front and back panels—my baby step probably sounds pretty pathetic. But for me it was a start.

Maybe it would do us all well to realize two things:

1. Life is too short not to be a walking, talking, living, breathing banner for Jesus.

2. Life is also too short not to walk the walk if we talk the talk.

Frankly, this is sort of exciting for me. Who knows, it may help me graduate to a bumper sticker—or even a tee-shirt.

Excerpt from Life's Too Short to Miss the Big Picture,

with permission from Leafwood Publishers.

Blog tour with Delia Latham and a giveaway

Today I am hosting Delia Latham on my blog. Delia's book Yesterday's Promise has recently been released and I have the honor of hosting her.
At the end of the post you will find 2 ways to go into 2 contests. Please read carefully.

Delia Latham is a born-and-bred California gal who transplanted to Oklahoma in 2008 with her husband, Johnny. Her children and grandbabies are the spice in her life. A wife, mother,

grandmother, sister, and friend, Delia considers her most important kinship that of child
of the King and heir to the throne of God. 

A former newspaper Staff Writer, Delia also frequently contributed to Bakersfield Magazine—a bi-monthly regional— prior to her move to Oklahoma. Her editing skills have been utilized by numerous authors, including Dr. Chuck Wall, founder of the Random Acts of Kindness movement. 

She is a member of ACFW and WIN-ACFW (Tulsa branch). Her historical romance novel, Goldeneyes, was released in March 2008 by Vintage Romance Publishing. www.delialatham.com

Q & A – DELIA LATHAM
Yesterday’s Promise

Q: Where do you get your ideas?

A: Ahhh … the question every writer gets asked most often. And for me, quite possibly the hardest, because I’m not always sure. Sometimes I get ideas from little snippets of history I hear about or read about; a few of my stories are major exaggerations of tiny occurrences in my own life or the lives of people I know; and sometimes I sit down to write with absolutely no idea what I’m going to write about. Oddly enough, those are the times I usually wind up being happiest with the results, maybe because I’m most open for God to take my writing wherever He wants to. 

Q: So you don’t always plot or outline your book before you write?

A: How’d you guess?  No, I write like I do most other things in my life – totally off the cuff. 

Q:  What is Yesterdday’s Promise about?

A: It’s about a young bride abandoned in a Yosemite cabin, and her struggle to rebuild her life. And it’s about that same woman, a few years older and many years wiser, learning to love and to trust again.  

Q:   What inspired you to write Yesterday’s Promise?

A:   Now this is a prime example of me flying by the seat of my pants. I was actually working on another book when I started it. I was doing some research online and happened across the website for National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo), which challenges writers to churn out at least 50,000 words of a novel in a month’s time. I simply laid aside my work-in-progress, pulled up a blank screen and started typing. Of course, I have to admit much more than a month went into rewriting, shaping – making it a book I’d actually put my name on and let someone read.  

Q:   I understand this book is a reprint of an earlier release under a different title?

A: That is correct. It was published in 2006 under the title Almost Like a Song.  

Q:   Who is Hannah Johns?

A: She’s a single, Christian mom with a heart in hiding. She’s a woman of very strong faith and commitment to a God she’s learned to trust while passing through the fire.   

Q:   Why did you choose to set your novel in Yosemite and thereabouts?

A: It’s just so incredibly beautiful – the entire area. How could a person looking to set a stage for a romance find a more romantic one than Yosemite National Park?

Q:   Who are some of the writers who have influenced you?

A: Too many to possibly mention here! As a child, I devoured just about every book I could get my hands on: Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, the Bobbsey Twins – even the Hardy Boys; I wasn’t gender specific as to reading material. As I got older, I graduated to romance and found Grace Livingston Hill, Barbara Cartland, and oh, yes – I discovered Harlequin! Now some of my favorites are Joy Fielding; Shari MacDonald; Lori Wick … the list goes on for miles.   

 Q:   Is there anything readers might be surprised or interested to know   

      about you?

A: My life’s pretty tame … I’m a grandmother, after all! I grew up in a littl place called Weedpatch. If that piques your interest, you can learn more about it on my website. I suppose the fact that I write songs and have recorded a few of them could be of interest to some people, although my foray into the music field was a long time ago. Most of my life is spent in my office staring at a 17-inch monitor – truly, it is!  

Q:   What other projects are you currently working on?

A: I’m trying to find a publisher for a series based around a Christian dating agency. I’ve completed the first book, and am currently deep into the second. 

Q: Do you have any other published novels?

A: Yes. Vintage Romance Publishing released Goldeneyes in 2008, and will be releasing my children’s book, Adam’s Wings, in December 2010.    

Readers can learn more on my website: www.delialatham.net.  

 

Date	Host	Blog Title
MAY
10	Jeanne Campbell	the character therapist
10	Lisa Lickel	Living Our Faith Out Loud
10	Margaret Daley	Margaret Daley
11	Bill Wetterman	The Heart of a Novelist
12	Tracy Ruckman/Phee Paradise	Pix 'N Pens
12	Roxanne Rustand	All Creatures Great and Small…
13	Lisa Lickel	Living Our Faith Out Loud
13	Lisa Lickel	Review & Interview Blog Page
13	Lisa Lickel	Christian Fiction Reviews Group
13	Rebecca Lynn	New Kid on the Writer’s Block
13	Eddie Snipes	Eddie’s Word Turnings
14	Margaret Daley	Margaret Daley
14	Gina Conroy	Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted
17	Jennifer Slattery	JenniferSlatterysBlog
17	Clare Revell	The World Can Wait
18	Julie Arduini	The Surrendered Scribe
18	Roseanna White	Christian Review of Books
18	Roseanna White	Writing Roseanna
19	Marianne Evans	A Minute with Marianne
20	Tori Close	a Merciful Heart
20-26	Shirley Kiger Connolly	A Pen for Your Thoughts
21	Angie Breidenbach	God Uses Broken Vessels
21	Teresa Slack	Joy in the Journey
24	AusJenny	Come Meet AusJenny
24	Sharon Ball	A Break from the Norm
24	Kara Hunt	Fiction with Faith
25	TRS Blog (Guest Post)	TRS Blog
25	Vickie Price Taylor	Write Along the Way
26	JoAnn Carter	White Roses in Bloom
26	Robin Bayne	Between Sundays
27	Carla Stewart	Carla's Writing Café
28	Miralee Ferrell	Coming Home
28	Susan Holloway	Journeys of Love…Inspired by Faith

A whirlwind romance amidst the natural splendor of Yosemite National Park. A spur-of-the-moment wedding near Bridalveil Fall. A young bride who awakens the morning after to find her new husband gone with the mountain wind.

Songbird Hannah Johns supports the child born of that ill-fated union by singing in a dinner lounge. Her dream of someday owning the elite establishment and turning it into a venue more suited to her Christian values is shattered when an unexpected transaction places it in the hands of Brock Ellis, the handsome biker who abandoned her in their honeymoon suite.

Ensuing sparks fly high, revealing buried secrets and forgotten pasts. Seeking to find peace with her painful past, Hannah returns to Yosemite, and Brock follows hard on her heels. Back where it all began, she finds herself in danger of losing her heart yet again to the man who shattered it the first time around.

My Review:
I enjoyed this story. What I loved most was the fact it was different. This story hooked me right from the start and when Hannah and Brock are first introduced I knew something was happening. I knew there was a story and was happily surprised with the turn of events. What I loved most about this book is that is wasn't predictable. I do not want to give away any of the story so its is hard to say to much but if you want a good read I would recommend this book as it
isn't the typical romance book. I loved the twists and different ways this book went. I hope to read more books from Delia in the future.

Contest. 

Delia will be giving away TWO $10 GIFT CERTIFICATES to White Rose Publishing at the end of the tour. Winners will be drawn from all the comments left at the various blog stops. To enter please leave your comment here and also leaving an email address like this (myname at email dot com) in the comments.

Also one of my readers will win a screen saver from Yosemite National Part. You have till Monday May 31 at 6pm aussie time. Doesn't it look cool!

Blog tour Words of Comfort for Times of Loss by Cecil Murphey and Liz Allison with giveaway.

Harvest House Publishers Release Date: 1/1/10 ISBN: 978-0-7369-2429-0 Retail: $10.99 Hardcarover: 6X6 For everytime you've wished for the right words to say... About the book: Through great personal loss, authors Cecil Murphey and Liz Allison have gained insight to share with others who are going through uncertainty, depression, and loneliness after losing a loved one. They also offer advice for those comforting someone who is grieving. Among comforting paintings by artist Michal Sparks, brief stories, personal experiences, and prayers offer a meaningful path toward healing for readers when they: feel alone and lost in their grief and want to reconnect with others and to life seek to make sense of their loss alongside their sense of faith, purpose, and God want to honor their loved one without clinging to the past in unhealthy ways Readers are given gentle permission to grapple with doubt, seek peace, and reflect on loss in their own way without judgment and with understanding and hope. A perfect gift for a loved one dealing with loss and grief.

About the Authors: Liz Allison was married to NASCAR driver Davey Allison until his tragic death in 1993. Widowed at 28 with two young children to raise, Liz faced the long journey of pain, loss, and grief with great faith. Committed to encouraging others, she returned to her work in TV reporting, has published eight books, and hosts a weekly radio show. Please visit www.lizallison.com

Cecil Murphey is an international speaker and bestselling author who has written more than 100 books, including New York Times bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven (with Don Piper). No stranger himself to loss and grief, Cecil has served as a pastor and hospital chaplain for many years, and through his ministry and books he has brought hope and encouragement to countless people around the world. Please visit www.cecilmurphey.com

NOTE: Instead of the tradition Q/A type blog tour. We are offering these personal letters to readers from the introduction of Words of Comfort for Times of Loss. Why We Write About Loss On the morning of July 12, 1992, my husband, Davey, left home like any other morning—he kissed my forehead and hugged our kids.That afternoon I answered a knock at the door, sensing something wasn’t quite right. When I glimpsed the faces of Davey’s two best friends—they didn't have to speak—the looks on their faces said it all. That day, after lunch with his race team, Davey had hopped into his helicopter and taken an unplanned trip to the nearby Talladega Superspeedway to watch a buddy practice. Attempting to land in the infield, he had lost control of his helicopter and crashed. Although paramedics airlifted Davey to a Birmingham hospital, sixteen hours later he was pronounced dead. Immediately following Davey’s death, I had to work through my grief enough to plan his funeral and make hundreds of small-but-significant decisions, all while maintaining the time and energy to care for our two young children, ages one and three. Well-wishing friends hovered around me and frequently asked, “What can I do for you? Most of the time, I could only respond with a blank stare. Looking back, my friends could have done many things for me, but they didn’t know what to do, and I didn’t know what to tell them. I hope the insights I have gained during the aftermath of Davey’s death will help you as you struggle with your own grief. —Liz  --------------------------------------- Two weeks after my father suffered a ministroke, a massive stroke took his life. On the day of his funeral, my older brother, Ray, died of cancer. Over the next eighteen months, I lost two brothers-in-law and my mother. On the Sunday after Dad’s and Ray’s funerals, a parishioner rushed up to me, hugged me, and said, “Pastor, I heard about the deaths. Were they saved?” I honestly don’t remember what I answered, but I wanted to shout, “Does it matter right now? I hurt. I’m so filled with pain that I’m not sure I can handle the worship service today!” In 2007, our house burned down. Our son-in-law, Alan, died in the fire. The next day, a neighbor pulled up in front of our burned house, got out of his car, and started to look around. “Where did he die?” he asked. Through the years, I’ve met many like those two people. Maybe they didn’t know what to say. Perhaps they were so focused on what they cared about that they were unaware of my pain. Instead of helping me, those comments made me feel even worse. What I needed wascompassion. I didn’t get that from either of them, but I can offer it to you. That’s why we’ve written this book. —Cec --------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Little Joys You're Not Alone One Simple Thing Accepting Help Make It Go Away Why Did You Leave Me? If Only I Had What's Wrong With Self-pity? Perfect Grieving Am I Crazy? Material Possessions Facing Those Special Days

Grand Prize Giveaway includes: Words of Comfort for Times of Loss Heaven Is Real Gift Edition, 90 Minutes in Heaven Journal Pens Potato soup Oyster crackers Dove silky smooth milk chocolate Dove silky smooth dark chocolate Ultra-plush spa socks Large gel eye mask This special grandprize giveaway is designed especially for someone going through a difficult time. The winner can keep or pass along to someone who could use the pick-me-up. For a chance to go into the grand draw for this great prize leave a note (if I don't know your email or have a way to contact you leave a way to contact you) by April 8th 6pm Aussie time.

Glass Road PR Blog Tour Never Far from Home by Mary Ellis

Never Far from Home

Mary Ellis

ISBN: 978-0-7369-2733-8

Series: The Miller Family Series

Release Date: January 01, 2010

Mary Ellis follows her captivating Widow’s Hope with a new story from the heart of Holmes County, Ohio. In Never Far From Home, fifteen–year–old Emma Miller finishes school, starts her own wool business, and is longing for someone to court. When the object of her affection is a handsome English sheep farmer, with a fast truck and modern methods, her deacon father, Simon, knows he has more than the farm alliance to worry about.

Emma isn’t the only one with longings in Holmes County. Her aunt Hannah wants a baby and her uncle Seth hopes he’ll reap financial rewards when he takes a risk with his harvest. But are these the dreams God has for this Amish family? With engaging interactions and thoughtful characters, Ellis weaves a story about waiting for God’s timing and discovering that the dreams planted close to home can grow a lasting harvest of hope and love.

Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis grew up close to the eastern Ohio Amish Community, Geauga County, where her parents often took her to farmers’ markets and woodworking fairs. She and her husband now live in Medina County, close to the largest population of Amish in the country. They often take weekend trips to purchase produce, meet Amish families, and enjoy a simple way of life. See our interview with Mary Ellis Please visit www.maryeellis.wordpress.com

A Word from the Author

“Did you ever date someone that your parents' didn't approve of? If so, maybe you'll sympathize with Emma who falls in love with another sheep farmer—only this one wears Levis and drives a fast truck. Her Uncle Seth has been blinded by an easy path to riches to solve the district's money woes—another common pitfall for us Englischers. Life may not be predictable for the Miller family, but with faith, all things are possible.” —Mary Ellis, author of Never Far from Home

Endorsements

“I was so entranced by the Miller family that I read the book within 2 days. The story that Mary Ellis weaves of this Amish family is spellbinding. The struggles, fears, and determination of the characters are to be admired.  So often we judge those that are different by our own standards. Ms. Ellis enlightens us as to how much we have in common regardless of our chosen paths. I look forward to reading the next installment.” —Eileen Pech “Mary is an artist, she paints pictures with words and her words have so much meaning. I truly enjoy her books and trust she will continue the Amish love story. “I do highly recommend Never Far from Home. It’s a great love story. Keep writing Mary.” —Blanche Robb

Editorial Reviews

“Ellis has painstakingly woven authentic Amish beliefs, culture, and way of life into a well-written storyline filled with interesting plots and subplots…Recommend to adults and teens, even ones who don’t generally read Amish novels.” —CBA Retailers + Resources “Is there anything better than an Amish book? “Mary Ellis grew up in and still lives in Amish country. Her first-hand knowledge of that lifestyle is evident in her writing.” —BookReviewsRUs.com “Never Far from Home is book two in Ms. Ellis' The Miller Family Series and it was as good as the first. This is a great Amish fiction and I enjoyed it immensely.  There was a surprise turn at the end that keeps you hopping. I can't wait to read more from this author!” —BookBargainsAndPreviews.com

Reader Reviews

“I couldn't stop reading once I started the book. Another wonderful story from Mary Ellis. I can’t wait for the other stories in the series to release.” —Marianne Roberts “My wait for the second book in the series of the Miller Family is over. I couldn't wait to begin the story and couldn't put the book down until it was finished. I have always admired the Amish way of life and have had short peeks into their way of life when my family shops within the Amish community near Pulaski County, Kentucky. While reading the book, Never Far From Home, I felt like I was part of the family and wanted Emma to triumph victorious with her family and her soul mate. I am more than sixty years old, and I found myself very interested in the Amish courting customs and the idea of a 'running around time' afforded the young people before their baptisms. Mary Ellis is quite the expert on the Amish way of life. It makes one wonder, ‘Did she grow up Amish?’” —Donna Taylor “It is rare to find a book with the ‘it’ factor, but Never Far From Home has it! I couldn't put the book down until it was finished. Mary Ellis has a unique way of allowing the reader to connect with the characters in the story. Even those who are not familiar with the Amish way of life would thoroughly enjoy this book. Thanks so much, Mary, for sharing your insight and writing talent with us! Finishing the book left me wanting more, so I can hardly wait for the next book!” —Margaret King (Jenny here) My book is still on the way seems it may have gone to South Africa instead of South Australia but not sure. Will post a review when I receive it. As I said before I only request books I am interested in and this book looked good. I also choose it cos it looked like a good book to be touring on my birthday.