A Whisper of Peace by Kim Vogel Sawyer

This week, the  Christian Fiction Blog Alliance  is introducing  A Whisper of Peace  Bethany House (September 1, 2011)  by  Kim Vogel Sawyer   



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kim Vogel Sawyer is the author of fifteen novels, including several CBA and ECPA bestsellers. Her books have won the ACFW Book of the Year Award, the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, and the Inspirational Readers Choice Award. Kim is active in her church, where she leads women's fellowship and participates in both voice and bell choirs. In her spare time, she enjoys drama, quilting, and calligraphy. Kim and her husband, Don, reside in central Kansas, and have three daughters and numerous grandchildren.




ABOUT THE BOOK

Ostracized by her tribe because of her white father, Lizzie Dawson lives alone in the mountains of Alaska, practicing the ways of her people even as she resides in the small cabin her father built for her mother. She dreams of reconciling with her grandparents to fulfill her mother's dying request, but she has not yet found a way to bridge the gap that separates her from her tribe.

Clay Selby has always wanted to be like his father, a missionary who holds a great love for the native people and has brought many to God. Clay and his stepsister, Vivian, arrive in Alaska to set up a church and school among the Athbascan people. Clay is totally focused on this goal . . . until he meets a young, independent Indian woman with the most striking blue eyes he's ever seen.

But Lizzie is clearly not part of the tribe, and befriending her might have dire consequences for his mission. Will Clay be forced to choose between his desire to minister to the natives and the quiet nudging of his heart? 


If you would like to read the first chapter of A Whisper of Peace, go HERE.


Margie's comments: Yet another great read from Kim Vogel Sawyer. This time she's gone outside her usual settings in Kansas and Nebraska and placed the story in Alaska. The characters are richly drawn, and the story takes unexpected twists and turns while conveying the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Even in the midst of a very harsh frontier. As a missionary's daughter, I loved that Clay's desire was to take the Gospel to the native people in Alaska in spite of the hardships he encountered. Readers of historical romance will enjoy A Whisper of Peace.