I love this author

I just love this author~~~~~~~Liz Curtis Higgs. check out her website here.

It started with "Grace in Thine Eyes", then onto "Bad Girls of the Bible", "Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible","Unveiling Mary Magdaline". Then I had to get "Fair is the Rose" which I just finished and "Embrace Grace" which I just started reading.

I was so caught up in "Fair is the Rose". I had a hunch that "Grace in Thine Eyes" was part of a series so I took a peek at what I had already read and it did have some of the same charcters. Well, then I realize there are 2 other books which preceed "Fair". These are "Thorn in My Heart" and "Whence Came a Prince". So, again, I am reading a series out of order. Oh well. Who says things have to be done in order.

This evening, Greg had practice at 6. After an early dinner, we dashed Greg to practice. Then Evy and I dashed to the library as she needed to get a poetry book for school. Seems we are always dashing. LOL!!!After we found her book with the help of a very nice library lady, I quickly dashed to the my section of the library to look for Lizzy. Nope. These books were not on the shelf. So, I dashed to the computer to check the library list. Could not find them at a library close to us.

After several more dashes, I dashed into the office, straight to the computer and to http://www.amazon.com/. Oh, Lizzy, there you are my favorite author, my bestest friend. So, I could not resist and ordered a few more books o'hers as well as some others. Why not. I can't wait to start reading. But for now I am reading "Embrace Grace"

So, this series is set in Scotland in the 1700's. I just love historical books. Oh, and it's about Jamie and Rose and Leana and their families....... I won't give away too much. But she loves him and he loves her,. and now her loves her and she loves him, and she is her sister and will they ever forgive each other? and he is a dashing sheep herder, and their cousin, and he is married to her, but really to her, and their father is a crotetchy scrooge, and...................... well, you will just have to read it yourselfs.

Like I said, it's in 1700's Scotland. Oh, to go back in time for a while. And to listen to the dialect. Oh, I would love it. I have been to Scotland and can imagine the beautiful countryside there. Aye!

Jus' a teaser for ye:

"Are ye sure ye won't come hame wi' me, Miss McBride?" Willie tuggd off his wool bonnet and worked it around his hands while his wet boots dripped on the cottage's flagstone floor."They'll be sairlie missin' ye at Auchengray. Truth is, I hate tae think o' ridin' up tae the gate wi'oot ye. Mr. McKie will niver let me groom Walloch again."

Aye, och, tae, dearie, sairlie, luve, ye, tis, wi'..........

Get the book. Now. Or you can borrow mine.

The Real Story (taken from the website)

Once again this novel brings to life the tumultuous stories of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel. In Thorn in My Heart the emphasis was on Leana’s (Leah’s) journey, found in Genesis 29. In Fair Is the Rose the triumphs and tragedies that befall Rose (Rachel) take center stage, as described in Genesis 30.

Research, as you might imagine, is an important part of my writing process. I studied fourteen translations of the Genesis account and ninety nonfiction books and commentaries to make sure I understood every dimension of the biblical story, plus I consulted six hundred books on Scotland’s history and culture to get the Scottish details right. My goal is never to weigh down the story with too much information, but I do like to get the facts straight!

May Fair is the Rose take your heart on a memorable journey through the Lowlands of Scotland and the depths of God's love!