Sunday, November 25, 2012

BOOK REVIEW: THE HEART'S JOURNEY by BARBARA CAMERON

The Heart's Journey: Stitches in Time Series / Book 2 

Author :  Barbara Cameron 
Publisher: Abingdon Press (October 2012)
  • ISBN-10: 1426714335
  • ISBN-13: 978-1426714337
About the book . . . 

Naomi knows she should be excited about her upcoming wedding but she remains unmoved. Not only are her feelings for her fiance lackluster but she believes he may see her more as a servant than a partner. And he’s so controlling. Is it too late to back out of the marriage? While praying for God’s guidance, Naomi takes a break from her duties as a quilter and travels with her grandmother to Pinecraft, Florida. Along the way Naomi finds herself becoming attracted to Nick, their Englisch driver and friend, and the two begin to fall in love. The journey soon becomes one in which Naomi explores her most secret dream for love. But can she veer off the “safe” path she’d envisioned for her life to marry Nick?
 

About the author . . . 

Barbara Cameron is CBD, CBA and ECPA bestselling author of 35 books (including an exciting new series Stitches in Time for Abingdon Press) including fiction and nonfiction books for Abingdon Press, Thomas Nelson, Harlequin, and other publishers.

Barbara has sold three films to HBO/Cinemax and is the first winner of the Romance Writers of American Golden Heart Award.

Her two novellas won 2nd and 3rd place in the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest from the Faith, Love and Hope chapter of RWA.  Both were finalists for the novella category of the Carol Award of the American Christian Writers Award (ACFW).

Her latest book is the Amish fiction, The Heart’s Journey.

Visit Barbara on the web at www.BarbaraCameron.com.



Reader Review . . . 

Naomi has mixed feelings regarding her upcoming marriage to John.  His controlling ways have her backing away from the relationship.  When her grandmother needs a traveling companion to Florida, Naomi volunteers to go along, but she never planned on a mutual attraction developing between her and their Englisch driver.

Barbara Cameron has written an Amish fiction novel with a new twist:  domestic abuse.  As much as we would like to believe that they live in an idyllic paradise, they have problems just as everyone else does.  This is a topic that needs to be addressed in general Christian fiction more often, so finding it in this genre was definitely a breath of fresh air.  It was handled sensitively, giving the reader real information in a fictional format.  Very nicely done.  I will be looking for Ms. Cameron's novels at my local bookstore.

5 stars

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Pump Up Your Book book review bloggers program. 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 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”  

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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden


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