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GRACE

Grace, November 2010
by Shelley Shepard Gray

Avon
Featuring: Anna & Henry; Katie & Jonathan Lundy; Winnie & Samuel Miller
304 pages
ISBN: 0061990965
EAN: 9780061990960
Paperback
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"Revisit Sisters of the Heart for a wonderful Amish Christmas."

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GRACE
Shelley Shepard Gray

Reviewed by Melissa Kammer
Posted January 6, 2011

Inspirational Amish | Romance

The Brenneman household is preparing for a festive Christmas by filling the bed and breakfast with their loved ones. Traditionally, they never have guests during the holidays, so it is the perfect time for a joyous family gathering. However, they receive a letter that has been delayed reserving a room during the week of Christmas. It is too late to cancel the man's plans, so they will have an extra guest to welcome. Not everyone is happy about the unexpected guest, and things go downhill when another visitor shows up unannounced. How will the family settle in while making their guests feel welcome? Will their Christmas gathering be ruined?

Levi Bender has been anticipating his time at the Amish run bed and breakfast. He is prepared for it to be busy during the holidays so no one will take notice of his comings and goings. Unfortunately, there seems to be only one other guest and his plans to blend into the background are foiled. His already ruined plans are made worse when he realizes that the other guest is very obviously expecting. Her condition reminds him of all that he has lost and is trying to run away from. Should he have stayed home for Christmas? Was coming to the Brenneman inn a mistake?

Melody Gingerich is escaping for the holidays. When her boss gives her a gift certificate for a bed and breakfast, she decides to go during Christmas. After all, she is pregnant, unmarried, and her family treats her like a stranger. It will be nice to have a change of scenery even if it is with a different set of Amish folks. She expects to have a warm welcoming, but it is certain that not everyone is happy to see her. Even the other guest is not all too happy about the circumstances. Has she made a terrible mistake? Was she better off staying at home?

Shelley Shepard Gray creates a charming Christmas tale. She brings us back in contact with Anna, Katie, and Winnie as they settle down for a family celebration, but this one is filled with a couple surprises. The Brennemans know that God would not send them something that they could not handle. However, they were not quite prepared for their unusual Amish guests - one that has a grumpy disposition and one that is a straight out liar. With secrets and snow aplenty, it is only a matter of time before God can work a miracle within the bed and breakfast and He gives them a Christmas that they are likely never to forget. GRACE regales us with a heartwarming story that mirrors the very first Christmas and reminds us of the true meaning for the season.

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SUMMARY

It's never too late to go home

It’s Christmastime at the Brenneman Bed and Breakfast, and
everyone is
excited about closing down for the holidays. But when two
unexpected
visitors appear seeking shelter, the family’s commitment to
hospitality
is tested. First Levi arrives, sullen and angry . . . but
insisting on staying for five days. Next Melody shows up.
She’s almost nine months pregnant, but won’t say a word
about why she traveled all the way from Kentucky by herself.
As the two strangers settle in, the Brennemans try to make
the best of an uncomfortable situation, except for Katie,
who and knows a thing or two about keeping secrets. She is
determined to learn the truth about these two strangers . .
. all while keeping her own secret safely hidden away.

All is revealed when a snowstorm traps them at the inn.

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