Shades of Morning by Marlo Schalesky

This book was provided for review by Waterbrook Multnomah here's a quote I found on the website . . . “Shades of Morning is magical! Full of the wonder of love, true love. It surprised me on every page. I loved it!” - Deborah Raney, author of Almost Forever and the Clayburn Novels

I couldn't say it better. I loved this book. If I had my ratings system established this book would definitely get a 5 plus stars. I couldn't put it down. As mentioned in the above quote it was lovely.

A little about the story:

Marnie Wittier has life just where she wants it. Quiet. Peaceful. No drama. (from the back cover). Suddenly in a moment her quiet peaceful life suddenly becomes turned upside down when she receives a letter telling her that her sister has died leaving Marnie the sole guardian of her 15 year old nephew Emmit. (who Marnie didn't know existed) Marnie ends up having only a few days to prepare to receive her nephew and when he arrives Marnie is surprised to find out the boy has Downs syndrome. And if things couldn't be worse Marnie is forced to deal with her past when she has to begin communicating and working with her sisters estate lawyer Taylor who just happens to have a past with Marnie.

Shades of Morning is a beautifully told story. It is a sweetly beautiful love story. It is a beautiful story of faith, grace and redemption.

Here's what the author says: You’ll find threads of faith and wonder in all of my books. My latest release, Shades of Morning, is the third of my Love Stories With a Twist!. I think you’ll be captivated by this story of fun, quirky Marnie who finds herself the guardian of a Down syndrome teen. Come, meet Emmit … and fall in love!

About the author: Marlo Schalesky is the award winning author of seven books, including her latest novel, Shades of Morning, which combines a love story with a surprise ending twist to create a new type of novel that she hopes will impact readers at their deepest levels.

Marlo’s other books include If Tomorrow Never Comes, Beyond the Night, Veil of Fire, a novel about finding hope in the fires of life, Empty Womb, Aching Heart- Hope and Help for Those Struggling with Infertility, and Cry Freedom.

She’s had over 600 articles published in various Christian magazines, including Focus on the Family, Today’s Christian Woman, Decision, Moody Magazine, and Discipleship Journal. She has contributed to Dr. Dobson’s Night Light Devotional for Couples, Tyndale’s Book of Devotions for Kids #3, and Discipleship Journal’s 101 Small Group Ideas. She is a speaker and a regular columnist for Power for Living.

Marlo is also a California native, a small business owner, and a graduate of Stanford University (with a B.S. in Chemistry!). In addition, she has earned her Masters in Theology, with an emphasis in Biblical Studies, from Fuller Theological Seminary. Marlo lives with her husband and five young children in a log home in Central California. When she’s not changing diapers, doing laundry, or writing books, Marlo loves Starbucks white mochas, reading the New Testament in Greek, and speaking to groups about finding the deep places of God in the disappointments of life. Visit Marlo's website for more info.

I would recommend this book for any audience.

It is available at Amazon and at Waterbrook Multnomah.

Here's a special offer from the author . . . NEWS ALERT!! SPECIAL OFFER!! Buy SHADES OF MORNING by July 3 and I will send you a FREE e-booklet entitled “CRAZY KID MOMENTS – 10 Things Kids Taught Me about Life, God, and Living the Adventure” (in honor of Emmit, the Down syndrome boy in Shades of Morning) – so just send me an e-mail telling me where you bought the book and I’ll send you the free e-booklet as a thank you for supporting me and Shades of Morning in the first couple weeks of release!!***