Review: Unforgiven

Unforgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray
My rating: 💛💛💛💛

I was surprised by this new to me author. This story had a good balance between showcasing the Amish’ ways and beliefs and bringing it together with the English world through Seth and Tabitha who grew up in the Amish world, but due to circumstances and events, lived a life away from the Amish.

The author did a great job with Tabitha’s character – showing her difficulty to trust, fear, and timid nature due to past abuse, but also the internal growth to become the stronger women at the end.

Seth was a wonderful character, one who just served others’ needs out of love, without expecting anything back. I enjoyed all his complex relationships and interactions.

I adored all the side characters from the Amish world, especially Melonie, Seth’s sister.

I did not expect to enjoy this story as much as I did!

*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.*


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About the book:

Ex-con Seth Zimmerman has spent the last three years making amends by helping the vulnerable in his former Amish community. Lately, this mission includes calling on Tabitha Yoder, whose divorce from her abusive husband has isolated her from the community. Even though she never comes out of her house to talk to him, Seth knows she watches him from the window while he chops wood, clears her driveway, and drops off food.   An uneasy friendship is just starting to take hold between them when small gifts begin to appear at Tabitha's home--gifts that can only be from her ex-husband. Seth might be Tabitha's only hope at maintaining her hard-won freedom from the man whose violent outbursts had almost cost her life. But coming to her rescue might mean he ends up behind bars once again.   Get swept up in this emotional story of two outcasts who may be each other's only hope for happiness and redemption from New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray.

About the author:

Shelley Shepard Gray has published over seventy novels. She currently writes Amish romances for Harper Collins, Kensington, and Simon & Schuster and contemporary women’s fiction for Blackstone Publishing.

Her novels have been Holt Medallion winners and Inspirational Readers Choice and Carol finalists. Shelley’s novels have appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.

Her novels have been highlighted in the Philadelphia Enquirer, Washington Post, Time Magazine, and USA Today. She has also been interviewed on NPR as well as numerous regional radio stations.
Before writing romances, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelor’s degree in English literature and elementary education and later obtained her master’s degree in educational administration. She currently lives in Colorado Springs and writes full time. Shelley is married, the mother of two young adults, and always has a dachshund by her side. She is an active member of her church, on Facebook and on Twitter. She also has a website, www.shelleyshepardgray.com.