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Thursday, November 3, 2011

High Treason - Review and Giveaway



I am so excited to share an interesting twist to your suspense fiction as well as your typical Amish storyline combined into one exciting novel, High Treason by Samuel Oakes.

This is NOT your typical Amish fiction story where everything is perfect and leaves you with a general feel good stories that paint the Amish people in a good light. This one shows such conflict, it often leaves the reader with their mouth hanging wide open when you realize what your getting. Let me first share the premise of the novel to give you a birds-eye view of just what you're getting yourself into.

The future is here for a bankrupt nation gripped in the throes of the plague, and the corrupt government is in charge of the vaccine. Young Amishman Enos Yoder faces the greatest crisis of his life when his father refuses to accept the compromises the Bishop has made, and his mother lies on her deathbed. Will the family survive, or will they all be consumed by his father's stubbornness?

Regina Owens, the liberal minister in town, is having her normal world rocked to the core by what is happening. She watches a woman fleeing the helping hand of the government, and wonders why a man would lift his own hand against what is most precious in life. And who is blowing up the government buildings?

Trouble seems to never stop, as it ever moves closer. Will Enos recover from the brutal shock when his girlfriend is taken from him? Will his faith, backed by five hundred years of teaching against violence, survive the hate rising in his heart?



This is a story of love, of bitterness, and of treason, rising up in the heart of a man and in the highest corridors of government. So as you can see this book has a little bit of everything geared to virtually every genre that readers LOVE! Now you can see where my excitement level stems from. This is such a unique style of book because at it's core is a virus that is killing people faster than they can manufacture a vaccine to fight it, leaving people exposed with nothing to fight it. Once you agree to accept receiving the vaccine, then you are pledging yourself to become part of the war effort and in a sense volunteering your services to be immunized. The only downside is if you pass on receiving it and come down with the plague, the hospitals are authorized by the government to refuse to treat you, leaving you with the option of dying a horribly, painful death in a matter of hours.

Now you can see where the triangle of story lines intersects with an Amish family refusing help from the English even though their Bishop has authorized that individual families can choose whatever course they deem beneficial to help fight against the plague, but Enos' father refuses to allow anyone in his household to receive it. Meanwhile Regina Owens, is struggling with finding a way to help people within the ministry while people are dying literally by the second, making desperate attempts to seek medical assistance even if it means breaking the law. All this while the government attempts to keep the lid on the media and being exposed for what is really going on and just who is ultimately responsible.

I received this book compliments of Samuel Oakes for my honest review and LOVED it! Once I started, I could not put it down. It's a thrill-ride a minute in trying to figure things out and wonder just what will happen next. It will leave you completely breathless and wanting more. Samuel Oakes has an amazing talent to hook his readers and keep them entertained and engaged til the very end. Hands down 5 out of 5 stars!!

For more information on the book, the author and where to purchase a copy of this amazing book, please click on the links below:


You can also follow Samuel Oakes by clicking here.

Thanks to the generosity of Samuel Oakes, he is providing a giveaway copy to one lucky reader of my blog, Reviews From The Heart. Here's your guidelines to enter:

1. Be a follower of my blog, Reviews From The Heart.

2. Be a resident of the US or have a US shipping address. Please No P.O. Boxes.

3. "Like" my Reviews From The Heart Facebook page and leave me a comment.

4. Leave me a comment here telling me why you would LOVE to win a copy of this book, along with your email address. You can use the words (at) and (dot) instead of the symbols.

The giveaway will end on November 15th and I will notify the winner at that time.

27 comments:

  1. I'm a follower.

    From MN, USA

    I already Liked you on FB.

    This sounds like a great book! Not so far away from possibly happening today!

    Linda at: desertrose5173 at gmail dot com

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  2. I am a GFC follower.

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  3. I like you on Facebook.

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  4. I love Amish fiction and have read a couple mystery/suspense ones and they really captivate me. This sounds like it will be a great read.

    wfnren(at)aol(dot)com
    wrensthoughts.blogspot.com

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  5. gfc follower as Lisa Otis.
    lisa.otis6 at gmail dot com

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  6. I'd love to win this book. I enjoy Amish stories and I also enjoy romance and suspense. And 5 out of 5 stars!! Must be a good one!
    lisa.otis6 at gmail dot com

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  7. wow what a great sounding book full of suspense. I would love to beable to read this book

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  8. GFC follower
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  9. i already like you on FB
    and i left a comment about the contest to

    amhengst
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  10. this story intrigues me...thanks for the chance to read it. i'm a follower, too :)

    karenk
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  11. It think my comment is somewhere in cyberspace so here is a second try!

    I love thrillers, suspense and Amish fiction so this is a must read for me. This book sounds fascinating!


    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

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  12. I am a longtime follow of this blog.

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

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  13. I liked your Facebook page and your Networked Blog page and left comments!!

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

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  14. I'm a GFC follower. Thank you for this opportunity ... it sounds like a great read!
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  15. I "Like" Reviews From The Heart on Facebook (I'm Sml Footprints)
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  16. I'd love to win this book because I really respect your opinion and a book that gets 5 out of 5 must be a terrific book. Thanks!
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  17. Please enter me into this contest- I am a follower on FB and GFC--I want to read this book because this is a new author to me
    audie(at)wickerness(dot)com

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  18. I am a GFC follower

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  19. The suspense about the virus intrigues me.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  20. I enjoy Amish books and this sounds very interesting.
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  21. GFC Follower
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  22. Like you on facebook
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  23. I am a longtime follower on GFC.


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  24. I reside in NYS.



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  25. I really enjoy reading Amish Fiction, and this one sounds a lot different from what I usually read.


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  26. I am a FB follower and left you a comment!

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  27. I like Amish stories and this line of suspense has intrigued me.
    I follow via GFC.
    I am an old follower on FB and left a comment: Lisa Holmes Garrett
    I live in FL.

    lag110 at mchsi dot com

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