Love Held Captive

Shelley Shepard Gray is an author we are used to seeing write Amish books but she has written other genres and has really come into her own doing so. She very easily adapted to writing other genres which not a lot of authors have such an easy time doing so. This is the third book in the Lone Star He......more

Though this isn't one, Shelley Shepard Gray writes many Amish fiction books. So, in theory, I shouldn't have read this book. (My rule is to avoid Amish romance stories so that I don't end up disappointed that it wasn't Christian fiction. My policy is the same for authors who write both sweet and ste......more

I have so enjoyed this Lone Star Hero series from Shelley Shepard Gray! The richness of emotion between a band of brothers, prisoners together during the Civil War, impacts me in each of the three books. As do the women who have also been left scarred – emotionally, financially and sometimes physica......more

(Yay! I read a book in one day without skimming or anything!) I actually really enjoyed this. I was slightly wary at first because the beginning didn't make a lot of sense, but once the actual plot began I was hooked. I enjoyed getting to know all the characters and their varied backstories. Devin a......more