Hello Bookworms!
Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for On the Golden Cliffs by Christen Krumm with Tricia Goyer, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Series: Big Sky Amish #2
Authors: Christen Krumm with Tricia Goyer
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Release Date: March 21, 2023
Genre: Christian Contemporary Amish Romance
One wrong post has sent influencer Lyla Taylor’s social media empire crashing to her feet. To save it, she’ll have to escape to rural Montana. Six weeks in a high-end spa won’t hurt…except, she’s not booked into a spa, but at a rustic Amish B&B. Suddenly, her roommates are racoons, and her daily activities include hanging laundry. Thanks, but no thanks. Lyla is ready to hit delete and head back to civilization.
Amishman Reuben Milner has a secret…one that could destroy his world. For now, however, he’s kept his life as a novelist under wraps, focusing on providing for his family after the tragic passing of his father. Renting the dawdi house seems the right move—until the wrong woman moves in. However, she comes with ideas to help improve their B&B, and that, along with her feisty personality, is something Reuben can’t ignore. Even if the elders want him to focus on joining the church and finding a wife.
When going home isn’t an option, Lyla decides to help the Milners spruce up their rental. It does help distract her from her problems online. The more Lyla works on the rental with Reuben, the more she wonders if returning to her former life is worth it. However, is it the simple life that Lyla’s heart longs for—or a particular guarded Amishman with secrets of his own? And when those secrets are discovered, what will it cost them both?
Book two in the delightful and sweet Big Sky Amish Collection.
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My Review
I have never had a road trip go by as fast as our spring break road trip did this past week, and that was mostly thanks to On the Golden Cliffs, the second book in the Big Sky Amish series, my favorite spring break read of 2023.
Reuben has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He is an Amish man that has to carry the burden of taking care of his family while also secretly fighting for his dream of being an author. Lyla is a social media darling that has had a falling from grace and is watching her carefully orchestrated world spiral out of control. What she believes is going to be a spa retreat ends up being a rundown cabin in the woods with no modern amenities whatsoever. What seems at first like a nightmare morphs into something that neither Lyla, or Reuben, could possibly imagine.
I love how even though Reuben and Lyla come from two different worlds they gel so organically together, like they truly were meant for each other. Though they don’t start their relationship off in the best light, but before long it is apparent there is something special here, and they both can feel it. The scenes with the two of them gave me all the warm fuzzies, and I couldn’t get enough of it.
There are interludes between some of the chapters that sample what Reuben is writing as inspiration strikes and I am here for it! A story within a story! Yes, please!! I would love to have the opportunity to read what Reuben wrote one in a real novel, as just the little excerpts piqued my interest something fierce. I also thought Reuben’s running to-do list was another cute little touch and his family was one of my favorite aspects of the story, especially the outspoken Penny, and wisdom and support-giving mother, Mara.
I could go on and on with how much I enjoyed this novel, but we’d seriously be here all day. It was the perfect escape with a lovable cast of characters, picturesque scenery, and proof that true love truly does conquer all.
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About the Authors
Tricia Goyer writes out of her passion for God and her love for family and others. The author of more than 70 books, she writes both historical fiction and nonfiction related to family and parenting.
This USA Today best-selling author has won a two Carol Awards and a Retailer’s Best Award. She was also an ECPA Gold-Medallion Nominee and a Christy Award Nominee and won Writer of the Year from the Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference.
Tricia’s contemporary and historical novels feature strong women overcoming great challenges. She is a beloved author of Amish fiction, having written the Big Sky and Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series.
Whether for fiction or nonfiction, Tricia’s writing style is vivid and heartwarming, allowing readers to take home more than engaging stories, but also messages that inspire faith and hope. Her goal is to write stories that matter.
Connect with Tricia by visiting triciagoyer.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.
Christen Krumm is the author of the young adult romcom It Happened At Christmas. She lives with her husband and three barefoot wildings in the middle of the world, Oklahoma. She drinks way too much coffee and reads too many books, but creating stories with her Creator is her favorite.
Connect with Christen by visiting christenkrumm.com to follow her on social media, subscribe to email newsletter updates, or listen to her podcast, Exploring the Blank Page.
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a print copy of On the Golden Cliffs and a $10 voucher to the Sunrise Shop!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight March 20, 2023 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on March 27, 2023. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.
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great review! thanks for being on the tour :)
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