The Judgment by Beverly Lewis

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Judgment Bethany House (April 5, 2011) by Beverly Lewis

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Not until her own children were well into middle school did Bev seek to publish her work, first in magazines such as Highlights for Children, Dolphin Log, and Guideposts for Kids. Her first book followed in 1993—Mountain Bikes and Garbanzo Beans—presently retitled Big Bad Beans (book #22 in the popular CUL-DE-SAC KIDS series of chapter books—see list of Bev's children's books).

Beverly's first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, THE HERITAGE OF LANCASTER COUNTY, including The Shunning, a suspenseful saga of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman drawn to the modern world by secrets from her past. The book is loosely based on the author's maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, who left her Old Order Mennonite upbringing to marry a Bible College student. One Amish-country newspaper claimed Beverly's work to be "a primer on Lancaster County folklore" and offers "an insider's view of Amish life."

Booksellers across the country, and around the world, have spread the word of Bev's tender tales of Plain country life. A clerk in a Virginia bookstore wrote, "Beverly's books have a compelling freshness and spark. You just don't run across writing like that every day. I hope she'll keep writing stories about the Plain people for a long, long time."

A member of the National League of American Pen Women, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Evangel University, Lewis has written over 80 books for children, youth, and adults, many of them award-winning. She and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and playing with their three grandchildren. They are also avid musicians and fiction "book worms."


ABOUT THE BOOK

Rose Kauffman is engaged to Silas Good, a well-liked Amish fellow, so why does she still pine for Nick Franco, the former foster son of the bishop? Especially now that Nick has left the Amish community under a cloud of suspicion after the death of the bishop's biological son? Will Rose marry Silas, even while struggling with romantic feelings for Nick? Meanwhile, Rose's older sister, Hen, has returned to live at her parents' farm with her young daughter. Hen and her modern husband, Brandon, are separated by mutual agreement, although he is threatening to sue for custody of their daughter if Hen does not return soon. Will the judge rule in Brandon's favor? Is there any way Hen can reestablish her place among the People without sacrificing her marriage?

If you would like to read the first chapter of The Judgment, go HERE


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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764206001

Author's picture is: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-ejfhaFnVGaxgO0qCUCjaPb03j7DMAROhKSgNSC2UcBm7_Wns4L8JfIbiZceXTiZYgu-9RL-fnP5oSwf_RweKuD8L_j3UuNZTIZcGmdn14qOu5Z0lbcWrfGle-v_Xy4dzU0p/s1600-h/bev-homepage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324735931676389250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-ejfhaFnVGaxgO0qCUCjaPb03j7DMAROhKSgNSC2UcBm7_Wns4L8JfIbiZceXTiZYgu-9RL-fnP5oSwf_RweKuD8L_j3UuNZTIZcGmdn14qOu5Z0lbcWrfGle-v_Xy4dzU0p/s320/bev-homepage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 133px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 98px;" /></a>

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The code for this post is: <div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764206001">The Judgment</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House (April 5, 2011)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.beverlylewis.com/ME2/Sites/Default.asp">Beverly Lewis</a></span></center> <br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b><br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-ejfhaFnVGaxgO0qCUCjaPb03j7DMAROhKSgNSC2UcBm7_Wns4L8JfIbiZceXTiZYgu-9RL-fnP5oSwf_RweKuD8L_j3UuNZTIZcGmdn14qOu5Z0lbcWrfGle-v_Xy4dzU0p/s1600-h/bev-homepage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324735931676389250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-ejfhaFnVGaxgO0qCUCjaPb03j7DMAROhKSgNSC2UcBm7_Wns4L8JfIbiZceXTiZYgu-9RL-fnP5oSwf_RweKuD8L_j3UuNZTIZcGmdn14qOu5Z0lbcWrfGle-v_Xy4dzU0p/s320/bev-homepage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 133px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 98px;" /></a>Not until her own children were well into middle school did Bev seek to publish her work, first in magazines such as <i>Highlights for Children, Dolphin Log</i>, and <i>Guideposts for Kids</i>. Her first book followed in 1993—<i>Mountain Bikes</i> and <i>Garbanzo Beans</i>—presently retitled <i>Big Bad Beans</i> (book #22 in the popular CUL-DE-SAC KIDS series of chapter books—see list of Bev's children's books). <br /> <br /> Beverly's first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, THE HERITAGE OF LANCASTER COUNTY, including <i>The Shunning</i>, a suspenseful saga of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman drawn to the modern world by secrets from her past. The book is loosely based on the author's maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, who left her Old Order Mennonite upbringing to marry a Bible College student. One Amish-country newspaper claimed Beverly's work to be "a primer on Lancaster County folklore" and offers "an insider's view of Amish life." <br /> <br /> Booksellers across the country, and around the world, have spread the word of Bev's tender tales of Plain country life. A clerk in a Virginia bookstore wrote, "Beverly's books have a compelling freshness and spark. You just don't run across writing like that every day. I hope she'll keep writing stories about the Plain people for a long, long time." <br /> <br /> A member of the National League of American Pen Women, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Evangel University, Lewis has written over 80 books for children, youth, and adults, many of them award-winning. She and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and playing with their three grandchildren. They are also avid musicians and fiction "book worms." <br /> <br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLj4WYblpa67b9SpYpYQrVqbssOgblu4DZ9GH70e77d1W9CnLQqyD1bZ7cRX3JHeUh_A0-jci5PuHTREJ7Ru3OBE1i1jNb82gLuKgjWwnOYk3ytK81Lh68UoWz4f5vxdlX2btvA/s1600/Judgment%252CThe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLj4WYblpa67b9SpYpYQrVqbssOgblu4DZ9GH70e77d1W9CnLQqyD1bZ7cRX3JHeUh_A0-jci5PuHTREJ7Ru3OBE1i1jNb82gLuKgjWwnOYk3ytK81Lh68UoWz4f5vxdlX2btvA/s200/Judgment%252CThe.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>Rose Kauffman is engaged to Silas Good, a well-liked Amish fellow, so why does she still pine for Nick Franco, the former foster son of the bishop? Especially now that Nick has left the Amish community under a cloud of suspicion after the death of the bishop's biological son? Will Rose marry Silas, even while struggling with romantic feelings for Nick? Meanwhile, Rose's older sister, Hen, has returned to live at her parents' farm with her young daughter. Hen and her modern husband, Brandon, are separated by mutual agreement, although he is threatening to sue for custody of their daughter if Hen does not return soon. Will the judge rule in Brandon's favor? Is there any way Hen can reestablish her place among the People without sacrificing her marriage? <br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764206001">The Judgment</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2011/04/judgment-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Watch the book trailer:<br /> <br /> <object height="249" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MNM5E3kPKLY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MNM5E3kPKLY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="249" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

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