ABOUT THE BOOK
After a devastating wildfire sweeps through her town, one young Amish woman is shown a different way to practice her faith . . . but will it cost her everything she holds dear.
When wildfires threaten her home, she’s forced to stay with family in Libby where the Amish community has embraced an evangelical form of worship frowned upon by her own parents and district elders in West Kootenai. She’s drawn to their unfamiliar worship style, use of musical instruments, and more relaxed form of dress.
When wildfires threaten her home, she’s forced to stay with family in Libby where the Amish community has embraced an evangelical form of worship frowned upon by her own parents and district elders in West Kootenai. She’s drawn to their unfamiliar worship style, use of musical instruments, and more relaxed form of dress.
A young preacher begins to woo her spiritually, telling her she needs a personal relationship with Jesus in order to flourish as a believer. He and her cousins want her to “come alive” in her faith “for the first time.” Her parents rush her back to West Kootenai as soon as they can but fear the “damage” has already been done.
MY REVIEW
I've enjoyed this series. I really hated to see it come to an end.
This is book 3 in the series. I'd recommend reading the other two first. That way you'd know what is going on.
This is book 3 in the series. I'd recommend reading the other two first. That way you'd know what is going on.
All the people that were in this book were wonderful except maybe a few but the one person who really got on my nerves was Tammy. Bossy and a troublemaker according to some. But anyway I found this story enduring, delightful and lovable all a the same time.
I think my most favorite person was Nora I enjoyed her zest for life let's just say. She really is a sweet girl and I had to giggle at her at times. Her sister Jeannie came in a close second.
I thought Daeyl was an ol stick in the mud who didn't know how to have fun in life. He needs to lighten up a little. There really is no right "religion" The truth that will set you free is Jesus Christ. " I am the way, truth and Life." "Let no man come to the Father except by me" says the Lord.
I really don't like it when someone tries to sway others over to their way of thinking. In a way, it's being judgmental and I don't like that.
Kelly Irvin is really at her best here. I adore her Amish novels. She has true writing talent and spreads the beautiful messages of our Lord through her stories.
I love how when it comes down to it Irvin shows us that the Amish really are more like us than they care to admit. They just want to be in the world and not of it.
In these days and times I think it would pay out in the long run if we learned or go back to some of the old ways.
I didn't want to put this book down it was so good!
Yes, it did have it's slow spots but what book doesn't? It's those slow passages that I learn from and I like that.
However you find this book I found it a joy to read. Amish is my favorite genre.
My thanks to Netgalley and Zondervan for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review and all opinions are mine.
Kelly's newest Amish romance series, Amish of Sky Country, debuted in August 2019 with Mountains of Grace, followed by The Long Bridge Home in February 2020. The series explores Amish communities in northwest Montana and how they are impacted by wildfires.
Over the Line is Kelly Irvin's latest romantic suspense novel, a fast-moving behind-the-scenes look at how gun smuggling affects every aspect of life on the Texas-Mexico border. Publishers Weekly said of Tell Her No Lies, "No one is above suspicion in a tale sure to appeal to readers beyond its main Christian market. The Every Amish Season series includes Upon A Spring Breeze, Beneath the Summer Sun, Through the Autumn Air, and With Winter's First Frost from Zondervan/HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This follows the Amish of Bee County series, The Saddle Maker's Son, released in June 2016. It is an ECPA bestseller. It follows The Bishop's Son, and the critically acclaimed bestseller, The Beekeeper's Son, which earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The reviewer called it "a beautifully woven masterpiece." The Beekeeper's Son was a finalist in the romance category of the 2016 ACFW Carol Awards Contest.
Kelly has novellas in The Amish Christmas Gift and The Amish Marketplace, both of which were also ECPA bestsellers. She is also the author of the Bliss Creek Amish series and the New Amish Amish series. The first series includes To Love and To Cherish, A Heart Made New, and Love’s Journey Home, published by Harvest House. The New Hope Amish series includes Love Still Stands, followed by Love Redeemed, which was an ACFW Carol Award finalist, and A Plain Love Song.
Kelly has also penned two other romantic suspense novels, A Deadly Wilderness and No Child of Mine..
The Kansas native is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and ACFW's San Antonio local chapter Alamo City Christian Fiction Writers.
A graduate of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism, Kelly has been writing nonfiction professionally for thirty years. She studied for three semesters at the University of Costa Rica, learning the Spanish language. As a journalist, she worked six years in the border towns of Laredo and El Paso.
She worked in public relations for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department for 22 years before retiring earlier this year. Kelly has been married to photographer Tim Irvin for twenty-eight years. They have two young adult children and have three grandchildren. In her spare time, she likes to write short stories, read books by her favorite authors, and looks forward to visits with her grandchildren
Kelly Irvin is really at her best here. I adore her Amish novels. She has true writing talent and spreads the beautiful messages of our Lord through her stories.
I love how when it comes down to it Irvin shows us that the Amish really are more like us than they care to admit. They just want to be in the world and not of it.
In these days and times I think it would pay out in the long run if we learned or go back to some of the old ways.
I didn't want to put this book down it was so good!
Yes, it did have it's slow spots but what book doesn't? It's those slow passages that I learn from and I like that.
However you find this book I found it a joy to read. Amish is my favorite genre.
My thanks to Netgalley and Zondervan for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review and all opinions are mine.
Kelly's newest Amish romance series, Amish of Sky Country, debuted in August 2019 with Mountains of Grace, followed by The Long Bridge Home in February 2020. The series explores Amish communities in northwest Montana and how they are impacted by wildfires.Over the Line is Kelly Irvin's latest romantic suspense novel, a fast-moving behind-the-scenes look at how gun smuggling affects every aspect of life on the Texas-Mexico border. Publishers Weekly said of Tell Her No Lies, "No one is above suspicion in a tale sure to appeal to readers beyond its main Christian market. The Every Amish Season series includes Upon A Spring Breeze, Beneath the Summer Sun, Through the Autumn Air, and With Winter's First Frost from Zondervan/HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This follows the Amish of Bee County series, The Saddle Maker's Son, released in June 2016. It is an ECPA bestseller. It follows The Bishop's Son, and the critically acclaimed bestseller, The Beekeeper's Son, which earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The reviewer called it "a beautifully woven masterpiece." The Beekeeper's Son was a finalist in the romance category of the 2016 ACFW Carol Awards Contest.
Kelly has novellas in The Amish Christmas Gift and The Amish Marketplace, both of which were also ECPA bestsellers. She is also the author of the Bliss Creek Amish series and the New Amish Amish series. The first series includes To Love and To Cherish, A Heart Made New, and Love’s Journey Home, published by Harvest House. The New Hope Amish series includes Love Still Stands, followed by Love Redeemed, which was an ACFW Carol Award finalist, and A Plain Love Song.
Kelly has also penned two other romantic suspense novels, A Deadly Wilderness and No Child of Mine..
The Kansas native is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and ACFW's San Antonio local chapter Alamo City Christian Fiction Writers.
A graduate of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism, Kelly has been writing nonfiction professionally for thirty years. She studied for three semesters at the University of Costa Rica, learning the Spanish language. As a journalist, she worked six years in the border towns of Laredo and El Paso.
She worked in public relations for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department for 22 years before retiring earlier this year. Kelly has been married to photographer Tim Irvin for twenty-eight years. They have two young adult children and have three grandchildren. In her spare time, she likes to write short stories, read books by her favorite authors, and looks forward to visits with her grandchildren
I love Kelly’s books and want to read this. Thank you for sharing
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