Saturday, August 18, 2012

BOOK REVIEW: THE HAVEN by SUZANNE WOODS FISHER


The Haven
By Suzanne Woods Fisher
Series: Stoney Ridge Seasons
978-0-8007-1988-3
$14.99
Paperback
304 pages
Pub Date: August 2012

About the Book . . . 
Once again, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher intrigues and delights with a story that explores the bonds of friendship, family and true love in the second installment of the Stoney Ridge Seasons. Readers will enjoy every surprise in Sadie's story as they search for the truth hidden within these pages.
 
When Sadie Lapp steps off the bus in Stoney Ridge after being in Ohio for the winter, she is faced with a decision--one that goes against her very essence. Yet it's the only way she can think of to protect a loved one.
 
Schoolteacher Gideon Smucker has been crazy about Sadie since boyhood. But his response to her surprising decision undermines his own reputation--and his relationship with Sadie.
 
College student Will Stoltz is spending the spring at the Lapp farm as a guard for a pair of nesting Peregrine Falcons--courtesy of the Lancaster County Game Warden.  Will needs to get his life back on track, but his growing friendship with Sadie threatens his plans.
 
The lives of these three individuals intertwine, and then unravel as unexpected twists create ripples through the town of Stoney Ridge . . . and through Sadie's heart.

About the Author . . .          
Suzanne Woods Fisher is the bestselling author of The Choice, The Waiting, The Search, The Keeper and The Haven, as well as nonfiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace. Her interest in the Anabaptist cultures can be directly traced to her grandfather, W. D. Benedict, who was raised in the Old Order German Baptist Brethren Church in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Suzanne is a Christy Award nominee and is the host of an internet radio show called Amish Wisdom. She lives in California.

Visit her website at SuzanneWoodsFisher.com and follow her on Twitter @suzannewfisher. 


Reader Review . . . 
  
Sadie Lapp returned home from her visit to Berlin, Ohio with a surprise.  Not a large surprise in size, but huge in the effect it had on her, her family and the community.  When she arrived with a baby in a basket, she never imagined the chaos and confusion that would ensue.

Gideon Smucker has been waiting for Sadie to return from her trip, but he never dreamed  she would not be coming home empty handed.  Gideon's assumptions and well-meaning attempts to help only hinder his pursuit of Sadie.  Gideon has a rival in Englischer Will Stoltz, who is working for the Game Warden.  As the three lives entangle, Sadie has to make a decision which will affect her entire future.

First, I would like to say that this is Book Two of the Stoney Ridge Seasons series, a fact of which I was unaware when I began reading the book.  Therefore, for the first few chapters, I  was "plumb ferhoodled".  When I got the characters straightened out and understood the background a little better, I began to enjoy the story.  There was a little more comic relief than I prefer in these series, but this is not a terrible problem.  I enjoyed it  enough to know that I have to look for Book One before Book Three becomes available.

3 stars

“Available August 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Revell. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.


  Win a Kindle Fire or Nook Color from            @SuzanneWFisher  in "The Haven" Giveaway!
        RSVP for   Live Video Chat      on     8/30!


Celebrate the newest book in the Stoney Ridge Seasons series with Suzanne by entering her 4 eReader Giveaway and Facebook Party and RSVPing for the Live Video Chat on 8/30! 

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Four grand prize winners will receive:
  • A Brand new Kindle Fire or Nook Color 
  • $25 Amazon.com or Barnes&Noble.com Gift certificate 
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on August 29th. Winner will be announced at Suzanne's Live Author Chat Party on 8/30. Suzanne will be hosting an author chat (party will start on Facebook AND then be Live from her website) and giving away books, gift certificates and several Burt's Bees® Nourishing Radiance Kits!!

So grab your copy of The Haven and join Suzanne on the evening of the August 30th for a fun chat (both on Facebook and via Live Video), trivia contest and lots of giveaways. 

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