The Confession by Beverly Lewis DVD {Review}

BEVERLY LEWIS’ THE CONFESSION

The Heartwarming, Romantic and Inspirational Drama

From Director Michael Landon Jr.

Starring Katie Leclerc and Sherry Stringfield

Available on DVD June 11^th 

Synopsis:

Raised by an Amish family, Katie Lapp (Katie Leclerc, TV's "Switched at Birth") always felt the call of another life. Now, her quest to find her birth-mother, Laura Mayfield-Bennett (Sherry Stringfield, TV's "ER"), has drawn her into world of the "Englishers." Along the way, two very different men try to help her overcome a devious scheme to steal her rightful inheritance. Business-minded but kind-hearted Justin Wirth (Michael Rupnow) reaches out to discover Katie's hidden secrets, while her childhood companion Daniel Fisher (Cameron Deane Stewart) sacrifices his own happiness for her future. Katie's heart is divided between two worlds as love reveals the truth in the moving saga based on the hit novel from New York Times bestselling author Beverly Lewis.

Beverly Lewis is one of my favorite authors, so when I was given the opportunity to review the DVD version of one of her stories, I couldn't say no!  I have read her series that The Confession is part of, so I already knew the story, but still loved being able to watch it instead of just read it.  The Confession is another great, clean family movie.  I really appreciate having movies like this in my home, so I don't need to worry that my kiddos will see or hear something inappropriate.  I thought the actors did a great job with each role and it was a well made movie.  Although this movie can be enjoyed by itself, you might like it even better if you watch the first one in the series, The Shunning, before this one.  My only complaint is that the ending does leave you really wanting more, so I can't wait for more of the series to be made into DVDs!

BEVERLY LEWIS’ THE CONFESSION has a running time of approximately 88 minutes and is not rated.  It will be available on DVD June 11th.

I received this DVD for free for review from Edify Media, Inc. 

 Blessings,

Gone South {Review}

I recently read Gone South by Meg Moseley.  I enjoyed it and found the story interesting and different. 

From the back cover:

Leaving frosty Michigan for the Deep South was never a blip in the simple plans Tish McComb imagined for her life, dreams of marriage and family that were dashed five years earlier in a tragic accident. Now an opportunity to buy her great-great-great-grandparents’ Civil War era home beckons Tish to Noble, Alabama, a Southern town in every sense of the word. She wonders if God has given her a new dream— the old house filled with friends, her vintage percolator bubbling on the sideboard.

When Tish discovers that McCombs aren’t welcome in town, she feels like a Yankee behind enemy lines. Only local antiques dealer George Zorbas seems willing to give her a chance. What’s a lonely outcast to do but take in Noble’s resident prodigal, Melanie Hamilton, and hope that the two can find some much needed acceptance in each other.

Problem is, old habits die hard, and Mel is quite set in her destructive ways. With Melanie blocked from going home, Tish must try to manage her incorrigible houseguest as she attempts to prove her own worth in a town that seems to have forgotten that every sinner needs God-given mercy, love and forgiveness.

I thought it was a great story about forgiveness and giving second chances.  Meg Moseley does a very nice job writing about the characters and drawing you into their lives.  While I enjoyed reading it, I did find some of it a little unbelievable.  I'm not sure a whole town would hold a grudge against a family for a hundred years. Or that Tish would be turned down for jobs simply because of who she chose for a roommate. I also expected a little more at the end from Mel.  She never really seemed to change but in the end her brother suddenly had a change of heart about her and accepted her into his home. It just felt a little rushed and unresolved.  Overall, I enjoyed it, but it was not a stay-up-late-to-keep-reading kind of book.  Gone South will be available on 5/31/13.

I received this book for free for review from Waterbrook Multnomah.

Blessings,