Welcome to the Tour of Gratitude. I am so excited to be a part of this tour and share this incredible book with you! THE LAW OF MOSES is an exquisite book and I want to whole world to read it! Check out more about the book, Tina’s Thoughts, an excerpt, teasers, and a giveaway to celebrate. Don’t miss this one!
THE LAW OF MOSES
Amy Harmon
Genre: New Adult
Release Date: November 27, 2014
If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare.
Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death. They called him Baby Moses when they shared his story on the ten o’clock news – the little baby left in a basket at a dingy Laundromat, born to a crack addict and expected to have all sorts of problems. I imagined the crack baby, Moses, having a giant crack that ran down his body, like he’d been broken at birth. I knew that wasn’t what the term meant, but the image stuck in my mind. Maybe the fact that he was broken drew me to him from the start.
It all happened before I was born, and by the time I met Moses and my mom told me all about him, the story was old news and nobody wanted anything to do with him. People love babies, even sick babies. Even crack babies. But babies grow up to be kids, and kids grow up to be teenagers. Nobody wants a messed up teenager.
And Moses was messed up. Moses was a law unto himself. But he was also strange and exotic and beautiful. To be with him would change my life in ways I could never have imagined. Maybe I should have stayed away. Maybe I should have listened. My mother warned me. Even Moses warned me. But I didn’t stay away.
And so begins a story of pain and promise, of heartache and healing, of life and death. A story of before and after, of new beginnings and never-endings. But most of all…a love story.
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I am stunned. I am moved beyond words. It is 1:26AM and I am in awe. I have literally just finished the last sentence of The Law of Moses and decided that I needed to put pen to paper and share how absolutely incredible this book is. Amy Harmon, this story is perfect.
The Law of Moses is a story that will capture your heart and not let go. It is full of life, passion, hope, gut wrenching sadness, intrigue, and second chances. There is so much in this book that will keep you connected deeply with the characters and the storyline. Amy was able to tie my heart strings to those of her characters, allowing me to feel deep joy and sadness with Moses and Georgia. That to me is the endorsement for an excellent tale!
Georgia is a firecracker. She embraces life and new experiences as a young woman, refusing to let life pass her by. She is open to life and young love. Her personality is contagious and her character is so well developed. As she gets older and life becomes more complicated and filled with the unexpected good and bad, we see the development a wise woman that is learning to embrace the little joys in life and learn what matters most.
Moses. Where do I even begin? If you are looking for a beautifully written tortured character then look no further. He is a tragically broken soul in the body of a beautifully lost young man. His life has been hard, a history that is heartbreaking, starting from his abandonment as a baby to his lack do true familial love and acceptance. He is unique, seeing the world in such a way that is incredible and refreshing. He is troubled and closed off. As he grows into adulthood, he learns to embrace his differences and find new joy and experiences despite the holes from his past.
The relationship between Georgia and Moses is both heartfelt and refreshing. It was such a great story to read that is different from anything out there. You will not be able to find a love story like the one in The Law of Moses. It is timid, young love, coupled with tragedy and loss, trying to break free and bloom. I don’t know if I have ever truly shed tears while reading. Sure I get teary eyed and emotional, but this book had tears streaming down my face and sobs escaping from my chest. The emotion is deep. It is powerful. It is life changing. There are some books that stay with you and some that you forget. There are others, like this one, that have the power to dig deep and establish a place in your soul that will never leave. They cause you to think about things in a new light, to bring recognition to something that might be so simple yet so powerful.
There is so much about this book that I want to rave about but I don’t want to take away from your personal first hand experience by spoiling the details. Just trust me when I say that you need to read this one. Amy Harmon has outdone herself again and created a literary masterpiece that has the power to bring about change. This book will shed a light on many issues in the world today, bringing awareness in a non threatening way, all while fostering an environment for gratefulness and introspection. The Law of Moses has been firmly placed on the Best of 2014 shelf and I cannot wait to see what Amy has in store for us next!
“Are you afraid, Moses?” It made me think of that first time, when I’d taunted him to pet Sackett. But I wasn’t taunting him. Not at all. I wanted to know how he was feeling.
“No. But I don’t want them to be afraid.” He looked at me. “I don’t want you to be afraid.”
“I’m not.” I answered immediately. I heard Lucky whinny behind me and Sackett snorted as if he doubted the veracity of my claim.
“You are,” he said.
“I am,” I admitted on a sigh. “This is important to me. So I’m nervous.” And as soon as I owned it, the fear left me. I reached for his other hand so that we stood facing each other, our hands locked.
“We’re just going to stand right here, and you’re going to hold my hands,” I said.
Moses put his chin down on his chest and took a deep breath.
“What?” I asked softly.
“I feel like a child. I don’t want to feel like a child with you.”
“I don’t see you that way.” Truer words were never spoken. His hands engulfed mine and the contact was heady, almost to the point that I wanted to close my eyes so the room wouldn’t spin.
“Okay. Then I don’t want you to see me as someone you need to fix.”
I shook my head, but I felt the swell and pull of grief expanding my chest and stinging my eyes and was grateful for the shadowed arena that we stood in the center of. The sun was almost down and light dappled the perimeter with soft squares of sunset gold, but the center where we stood was dark and I could feel the horses behind me waiting, patiently waiting, always waiting. Their soft huffs and knickers were a solace to me.
“I never wanted to fix you. Not ever. Not the way you mean.”
“How then?”
“Back then, I just wanted you to be able to love me back.”
“Cracks and all?”
“Don’t say that,” I protested, hurting the way I always did when I thought about the way his life began.
“It’s the truth, Georgia. You have to come to terms with who I am. Just like I did
I am so excited about this book and cannot wait to dive in! Even better? There is an incredible RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY to celebrate this new release! Enter for a chance to win Kindle Paperwhite, a $50 Amazon Giftcard, or one of 3 signed copies of THE LAW OF MOSES. This is an incredible opportunity to win some awesome prizes so make sure to check it out! Good luck!
Amy Harmon knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story.
Amy Harmon has been a motivational speaker, a grade school teacher, a junior high teacher, a home school mom, and a member of the Grammy Award winning Saints Unified Voices Choir, directed by Gladys Knight. She released a Christian Blues CD in 2007 called “What I Know” – also available on Amazon and wherever digital music is sold. She has written five novels, Running Barefoot, Slow Dance in Purgatory, Prom Night in Purgatory, the New York Times Bestseller, A Different Blue, Making Faces and most recently, Infinity + One.
Her newest book, The Law of Moses releases November 27, 2014.
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