Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match" where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It's our great pleasure to present Shelley Shepard Gray!
Writes:
HER HEART’S DESIRE is the first book in a new series set in Pinecraft, Florida.
This book follow’s heroine Mary Margaret Miller’s adventure as she travels to Pinecraft on her own, meets some new best friends and Jayson Raber, a certain handsome carpenter who is hiding a couple of secrets. As romance blossoms during their month together, a number of obstacles surface…leading Mary to wonder if she’s just found the love of her life or yet another person intent on breaking her heart.
About:
Shelley Shepard Gray writes Amish romances for a variety of publishers. She also loves dachshunds, walking those dachshunds, and baking as much as she can. She doesn’t love furry spiders, scary movies, or the middle of winter.
WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR IN MY IDEAL READER MATCH
- Readers who love Amish romance-or are interested in giving it a try.
- Readers who enjoy stories about Wallflowers and believe every heroine deserves a Happily Ever After.
- Anyone who enjoys heading somewhere warmer in the middle of the winter. Or who just wishes they could escape to the beach.
- Anyone who dreams of vacationing with a few good friends.
WHAT TO EXPECT IF WE’RE COMPATIBLE
- A romantic escape featuring honest, likeable characters
- A fun storyline with just enough angst to have you rooting for both the hero and the heroine to find love.
- An inspiring read, reminding one that one’s faith is as important as dreams and wishes
- The happy knowledge that the next two books in the series will be published in 2023.
A Season in Pinecraft #1
Mary Margaret Miller needs an escape from her small Amish community. She boards a bus, all alone, for a vacation in Pinecraft, Florida. Meeting Betsy and Lilly on the way, she's amazed to find two kindred spirits. They become fast friends and determine to have the best two weeks of their lives. For Mary, it starts when she meets Jayson Raber. The handsome and charming carpenter is taken by Mary from the get-go, but he has responsibilities back home in Kentucky--including a girl he's supposed to marry.
When someone from Mary's past shows up in Pinecraft, it seems like her perfect vacation is ruined. But that's nothing compared to what's coming when she realizes what Jayson has been hiding.
Take a vacation with New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray as she explores what happens when we allow our pasts to define our futures in this story of friendship, romance, and new beginnings.
Amish | Inspirational Romance [Revell, On Sale: January 3, 2023, Hardcover / e-Book, ISBN: 9780800742683 / ]
Uplifting Inspirational Romance
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.
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