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to the Blog Tour for Lullaby by the
River by Temperance Johnson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Lullaby by the River
Series: Amish River
Author: Temperance Johnson
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: February 4, 2025
Genre: Amish Fiction
An
unique Amish love story.
A
wounded woman with no way out…unless she marries her ex.
After unexpected abuse, quiet and happy
Priscilla Yoder thinks her life can’t get worse. But then she finds out she’s
pregnant, and her family and church insist she marry the man who hurt her. When
a man she used to love, a man who wants to leave the Amish, offers to marry
her, she doesn’t see a better option.
Danny Taylor, charming bad boy of his
Amish community, is ready to leave the plain life. But when a woman he used to
love finds herself in danger of marriage to an evil man, he can't resist
offering marriage to keep her safe. Only problem is, he didn’t expect to fall
for his bride so fast. She's softening his tough heart and showing him that
there’s a good side to the Amish. As they grow closer, he realizes this
gorgeous woman in pain has giant walls, and it will take both patience and
faith if he wants to scale them.
Caring for Danny was never what Priscilla
wanted. And she never expected his faith to bring her closer to God.
But when Danny’s past wounds resurface,
and as Priscilla learns to hope again, can they trust God to make their
relationship more than just a marriage of convenience?
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About the Author
Temperance Johnson has always loved to read and write. As one of
eleven children, she read from her older sister's books. With that, her love
for both reading and writing has only continued to grow. Passionate about the
subjects of adoption, family, and faith, she started the Liberty Chronicles and
now her Amish fiction. In her free time, she plays with her ponies and many
nieces and nephews. Her horses even made it into her stories. She enjoys
spoiling her ten nephews and twenty-three nieces.
Connect with Temperance by visiting temperancejohnson.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.
My Thoughts
Lullaby by the River by Temperance Johnson is not your usual Amish novel. There are topics discussed that can be
triggering for some readers such as sexual abuse and mental abuse as well as
cruelty by spiritual leaders and parents.
I did not like how the victim was blamed for what happened to her. Danny Taylor is a considerate individual
known for his kindness and belief in God. I felt for Priscilla who went through
such a terrible experience. It is something that will continue to haunt her for
the rest of her life. It is difficult to fathom the experience of having one's
parents and spiritual leaders attribute blame to an individual for a
reprehensible act committed against them. I was surprised by Priscilla’s naïveté
considering her age and the world we live in. I enjoyed seeing Danny and
Priscilla’s relationship develop as they dealt with one foot in the Amish word
and one in the English. I liked how Danny introduced Priscilla to God and
Christianity. The story is told from Danny
and Priscilla’s perspective. I appreciated
getting to see the issues from a male and female perspective. Lullaby by the River is a story about truth,
forgiveness, healing, love, and faith.
Tour Giveaway
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winners will each receive a $20 Baker Book House gift card and a print copy of
Lullaby by the River!
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Lullabye by the River is available from Amazon. Temperance Johnson has also written Liberty Rose which is part of the Liberty Chronicles. If you follow Temperance Johnson on Amazon, they will send you an email when she has a new book release. Thank you for joining me today. I will return tomorrow with An Amish Widow's New Love by Vannetta Chapman. It is the sixth book in the Indiana Amish Market series. Don't forget to enter the giveaway! I hope that you have a stellar day. Take care and Happy Reading!
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*I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this book. I am not required to leave a review. The comments and opinions expressed are strictly my own.
Sounds wonderful
ReplyDeleteThe cover is really beautiful.
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