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Journey to Pleasant Prairie Series Blitz

April 9, 2018 by Suzie Waltner 11 Comments

Jan Drexler book blitz

Welcome to the Journey to Pleasant Prairie series blitz tour, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Throughout the week, you will see excerpts and spotlights from each individual book, as well as information on the first book in Jan’s new Civil-War era series! We’re starting here with the first book in the series: Hannah’s Choice.

About the Journey to Pleasant Prairie Series
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hannah's choiceTitle: Hannah’s Choice
Author: Jan Drexler
Publisher: Revell
Release Date: January 2016
Genre: Inspirational Amish Historical Fiction

Hannah Yoder loves her quiet life on the banks of the Conestoga Creek. In 1842, this corner of Lancaster County is settled and peaceful–yet problems lurk beneath the placid façade. Hannah’s father worries about the spread of liberal ideas from their Mennonite and Brethren neighbors. And Hannah blames herself for a tragedy that struck their home nine years ago. She strives to be the one person who can bind the threads of her family together in spite of her mother’s ongoing depression and her sister’s rejection of their family. But her world is threatening to unravel.

When two young men seek her hand in marriage–one offering the home she craves and the other promising the adventure of following God’s call west–Hannah must make a choice. Faithfully perform her duties to her family? Or defy her father and abandon her community?

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Excerpt

“How do you know a handsome Amish man wouldn’t come along some day and ask me to marry him?”

He snorted. “That’s the kind of stuff that only happens in stories.”

“Well, an Amish man did come by.”

Adam took off his hat, running his fingers through his hair. “He didn’t ask you to marry him, did he?” His voice sounded strained.

“Ne, not yet.”

Adam stared at her. The sky was turning pink and orange behind his head, but his face was shadowed. He turned away from her and stood, replacing his hat.

“You have to do what you think is right, Hannah. You know how I feel about you….”

“Do I?”

“You must. How many times have I talked about marrying you? We could have a good life together, Hannah. You know I love you.”

Hannah couldn’t answer. How could she believe he loved her when she knew she would never be first in his life? If she needed him, really needed him, would he be able to choose between her and the escaped slaves he helped?

 

About the Author

jan drexler

Jan grew up surrounded by books and storytellers. With Pastors and Teachers populating both sides of her extended family, we aren’t surprised that she wanted to be a first-class storyteller herself.

Born and raised in Michigan, Jan is the descendant of Amish, Mennonite and Brethren immigrants who settled in Berks, Somerset and Lancaster Counties in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700’s. The descendants of these immigrants pioneered in Maryland, Ohio, and finally Elkhart and LaGrange Counties in Northern Indiana in the 1850’s.

During the years when Jan was raising and homeschooling their children, she and her husband moved nine times in thirty years, finally landing in South Dakota where they enjoy incredibly Michigan-like weather. A northerner is always a northerner!

The ideas for Jan’s books come from the stories told by her parents and grandparents, seasoned with a lot of research and imagination.

CONNECT WITH AUTHOR: Website | Facebook | Twitter


jan drexler blitz giveaway

Jan Drexler is giving away a $25 Amazon gift card to one winner! Open internationally, as long as winner can accept egift card from US Amazon. Void where prohibited by law. Enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Giveaway is subject to the policies found here.

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tour schedule

LAUNCH PAGE @ JUSTREAD

April 9
Remembrancy
A Baker’s Perspective

April 10
Meagan Davenport
cherylbbookblog
The Power of Words

April 11
Fiction Aficionado
Reading Is My SuperPower

April 12
Edits and Reviews by Leslie
Heidi Reads…

April 13 – COVER REVEAL

Faithfully Bookish
Maureen’s Musings

 

Filed Under: Blog Tours, Contests and Giveaways, Excerpt, Spotlight Tagged With: Book Blitz, book spotlight, Excerpt, Giveaway

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Robin in NC says

    April 9, 2018 at 6:31 AM

    Always exciting when a new series begins! Can’t wait to dive in. Thanks for being a part of the tour.

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  2. Carrie @ Reading Is My SuperPower says

    April 9, 2018 at 8:48 AM

    thanks so much for being part of the tour, my friend! 🙂

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    • Suzie Waltner says

      April 9, 2018 at 10:03 AM

      My pleasure! Thanks for putting it together.

      Reply
  3. lisa Phillips says

    April 9, 2018 at 10:01 AM

    Sounds like a great book. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Ellen Wycuff says

    April 9, 2018 at 11:49 AM

    Sounds like a good story

    Reply
  5. Sabrina Templin says

    April 9, 2018 at 4:08 PM

    Thank you for sharing! 😀

    Reply
  6. Calvin says

    April 9, 2018 at 4:20 PM

    Cool book, looks like a refreshing journey!

    Reply
  7. Perrianne Askew says

    April 9, 2018 at 8:29 PM

    It’s always fun ti begin a new series! Your cover is gorgeous. Congrats on the new book.

    Reply
  8. Trixi says

    April 9, 2018 at 10:04 PM

    What a fun giveaway, thank you for participating 🙂 Jan’s an awesome writer

    Reply
  9. Kay Garrett says

    April 10, 2018 at 9:37 AM

    Thank you for being part of the Journey to Pleasant Prairie Series Blitz. Love Jan Drexler’s books but haven’t been fortunate enough to read this series. Thanks for information and excerpt from “Hannah’s Choice” which left me wanted to read more. I have these books on my TBR list and would love the opportunity to read them.

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  10. James Robert says

    April 15, 2018 at 4:41 AM

    Congrats on the tour and I appreciate the excerpt and the great giveaway as well. Love the tours, I get to find books and share with my sisters the ones I know they would enjoy reading and they both love to read. Thank you!

    Reply

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