Monday, July 28, 2014

A Plain Love Song By Kelly Irvin



Kelly Irvin, author of the Bliss Creek Amish series, brings the story of the New Hope Amish to a dramatic conclusion in A Plain Love Song.
Adah Knepp wants nothing more than to make music. It's all she's ever desired--to sing and play the guitar and write her own songs. That's a dream that will never come true in the confines of her strict Amish community. But then she meets Jackson Hart, and all of a sudden she finds the chance for a different kind of life. A real stage, a real guitar, and a real opportunity to sing her songs to a real audience!
But pursuing her dreams means turning her back on her family and community--and saying goodbye to Matthew, the gentle Amish farmer she can't get out of her mind. Is it worth giving up the only home she's ever known to pursue her dreams?

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Kelly Irvin is the author of the Bliss Creek Amish series and the New Hope Amish series, both published by Harvest House Publishers. Love Still Stands, the first book in the New Hope series, debuted in September 2014, and the follow-up, Love Redeemed, released March 1, 2014. The final book in the series, set in Branson, MO., is A Plain Love Song, slated for release in July 2014.

The Bliss Creek Amish series, set in Kansas, includes To Love and to Cherish, A Heart Made New, and Love's Journey Home.

In the New Hope series, familiar characters from Bliss Creek move to Missouri to start a new district and a new life.

Kelly recently signed a contract with Zondervan Publishing for a three book series, The Amish of Bee County. The first book, The Bee Keeper's Son, will debut Jan. 20, 2015

Kelly is also the author of two romantic suspense novels, A Deadly Wilderness and No Child of Mine, set in San Antonio, Texas.

The Kansas native is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Sisters in Crime. In addition to attending the ACFW annual conference regularly, she has attended the Glorieta Writers Conference. She also serves as secretary of the ACFW 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, where she was exposed to culture and language that serves as fodder for her fiction writing. She has written hard news, features, entertainment pieces, restaurant critiques, editorials, and weekly columns. Writing awards include the Silver Star Award from the Texas Mental Health Association for articles pertaining to mental health and numerous awards in news, feature, and editorial writing from the Texas Press Association and Texas Press Women.

For 20 years, she has worked in public relations for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department, where her duties include writing and designing an employee newsletter, writing news releases, collaborating on marketing campaigns, coordinating ribbon-cuttings and groundbreakings, coordinating press conferences, updating the web site, and acting as a media spokesperson. \

Kelly has been married to photographer Tim Irvin for twenty-six years, and they have two young adult children. A recent addition to the family is their first granddaughter. In her spare time, she likes to write short stories, read books by her favorite authors, and play with the new baby.


For more information, visit Kelly Irvin, Official Author Website.

In this third and final book in the  New Hope Amish series you are going to get to visit with the Amish family that you have come to love in this series. I was so sad when the book ended.
I have come to love this fictional family so much.
This book is not one that you can read slowly and put down, once you start this book you will have to read the whole book before putting it down. It is fantastic.
I gave this book 5 stars and I recommend it!
There is an alternate ending to Adah's story on Kelly's website, after you read this book you may want to check that out.
I can't wait to see what is next from Kelly.
I was given a copy be the publisher for my honest review. 

10 comments:

  1. Sounds like a great series to put on my "wish" list!
    susanlulu@yahoo.com

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  2. I would love to read these books! Amish fiction is my genre. Thanks Mary for this fantastic review!

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  3. Any five star book for you is good for me. Thank you, Mary!

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  4. Great review, Mary, would love to read this! It sounds really good. And I love Amish fiction!

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  5. Wonderful review, Would love to read this book.

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  6. Thanks for this review Mary. I have been wanting this book. I would love to win kelly's book. Thanks for a chance. Maxie > mac262(at)me(dot)com <

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  7. Sounds like you really enjoyed this series Mary. I love all kinds of genres especially Amish fiction. Great review of this book. I will check it out.

    Blessings!
    Judy B

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  8. I've only read one of Kelly's books but thoroughly enjoyed it. This series sounds like a delightful read.

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  9. This sounds like a wonderful series!

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