About the Book Book: A Plain Widow Author: Diane Craver Genre: Amish romance Release Date: March 10, 2017 Molly Ebersol’s life changes in a few minutes when an arsonist torches their barn. Her husband, Caleb, rushes inside the burning barn to save his horses. Although Amish firefighter, Jonathan Mast, tries to save Caleb, he fails. Suddenly Molly becomes a widow. A month later, an anonymous person gives money to cover the lumber and food expenses for the barn raising. One late night more money is left for Molly on the porch. The fire investigator wonders if the arsonist feels guilt about Caleb’s death and is responsible for the money gifts. During the continued investigation, it’s learned that Caleb had secrets he kept from Molly. She is crushed by what Caleb did before meeting her. How could the love of her life kept his English past from her? Her new neighbor, Jonathan, helps her to make the difficult transition from wife to widow. Although Molly develops feelings for Jonathan, can she ever trust him to be truthful to her? She isn’t sure she can fall in love again. Her trust in relationships is shattered because of Caleb’s past actions. About the Author Diane grew up on a farm outside Findlay, Ohio, and she often acted out characters from her own stories in the backyard. In high school she would read during classes and hide a novel in front of her in a propped up textbook. After Diane graduated from the Ohio State University, she became a schoolteacher and play director. She met her husband while teaching at an orphanage, and they married three years later. Diane says that it took her that long to convince him she was the one for him! While raising their family in southwestern Ohio, she started writing nonfiction and was published. Later, Diane decided it would be a nice escape to write fiction. They were blessed with five daughters and one son. Two daughters were born with Down syndrome and live at home. Their other children live close by. Diane has four adorable grandchildren. Her favorite vacation is going to the beach with the whole family. Non-fiction articles of Diane’s have been published in Woman’s World Weekly, The Catholic Telegraph, Virtue, Down Syndrome Today, WritersWeekly.com, and other publications. Several of Diane’s books have been a reviewer’s top pick from Night Owl Reviews as well as receiving 5 star reviews and A Joyful Break (Dreams of Plain Daughters) received the CTRR Reviewer’s Recommend Award from Coffee Time Romance and More. Diane gives thanks daily to God for all her blessings. My Review Molly is a recent widow due to unfortunate circumstances involving a barn fire. She has her hands full as a young mom and expecting her second child. This is the 2nd story in a series. I did not read the first story but that did not leave me confused. This story has a bit of romance and also some suspense along with forgiveness. Good story. I was given a complimentary copy but all thoughts are my honest opinion of the book. Blog Stops April 20: Bibliophile Reviews April 20: Lighthouse Academy April 21: A Reader’s Brain April 21: D’S QUILTS & BOOKS April 22: cherylbbookblog April 23: Donna’s Bookshelf April 24: Chas Ray’s Book Nerd Corner April 25: Pause for Tales April 25: Bigreadersite April 26: Moments Dipped in Ink April 27: A Baker’s Perspective April 28: Christian Bookaholic April 29: Just Commonly April 30: Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations April 30: A Greater Yes May 1: Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting May 1: Splashes of Joy May 2: Karen Sue Hadley May 2: my site/autism mom May 3: A Simply Enchanted Life Giveaway To celebrate her tour, Diane is giving away: GRAND PRIZE: Diane is giving away a set of the Dream of Plain Daughters Series (4 book series) and a $20 Amazon gift card. If the winner is outside of the US, ebooks will be substituted. RUNNER-UP: A copy of AMISH BABY SNATCHED, the first book in The Bishop’s Daughters Series and a $10 Amazon gift card. Click below to enter. Be sure to comment on this post before you enter to claim 9 extra entries! https://promosimple.com/ps/b54a
8 Comments
5/2/2017 05:17:18 pm
Thank you for featuring me on your wonderful blog. And many thanks for reading my book and writing a review. :)
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Debi Smith
5/3/2017 10:55:22 pm
Love Amish stories. This one sounds awesome.
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Debi Smith
5/3/2017 10:56:38 pm
Sounds like an awesome book.
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5/4/2017 06:13:24 pm
Hi Debi,
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danielle hammelef
5/4/2017 11:25:36 am
I'm happy to hear you don't need to read book one to read the sequel. I like to read suspense and mystery so I'm going to check this out.
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5/4/2017 06:27:05 pm
Hi Danielle,
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Dina S
5/5/2017 09:35:16 am
hi enjoyed your review
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