Will hate and fear drown the song of Christmas love?
Amelia is eagerly anticipating her first Christmas in the west, but she soon finds that her brother-in-law’s worry and her sister’s exhaustion reach far deeper than the cares of a ranch and a family. A rash of fires and cattle thefts is plaguing the area, and the three young orphans they’ve sheltered are under suspicion from their prejudiced neighbors.
As hostilities mount, Amelia seizes every opportunity to help and encourage, but how much can one girl do? Will Reverend Brown win the community over to the true spirit of love? And will help arrive before everything they hold dear is destroyed?
96 pages
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“His Law is Love was such a lovely story!
Full of Christmas spirit and song references from the season, this story of a family in the west was so endearing. I adored the symbolism of choosing love over hatred, joy over fear. All of the characters were an enjoyment to read about—particularly that herd of children.
I’d never heard of the Arizona Rangers of the early 1900s, so learning that tidbit from history was especially interesting.”
~ Faith Potts
Author of Behold
“I’ve been reading Rebekah’s books for a number of years. I think that this one is my favorite yet. I stayed up too late to read another page! The characters and the plot of this book was so engaging, I’d like to see Rebekah expand this book into a full-length novel with these characters. One of my favorite Christmas reads this year. Short and attention grabbing.”
~ Mrs. Laura L.
“I really enjoyed this story. Amelia was full of spunk and fervor. It was refreshing to see the joy it gave her to be a help to her family and others. There were some tense moments involving this sweet family who took in several orphaned Native American children and some of the townsfolk who were against them taking them in, as they deemed them to be trouble. I appreciated the prayerful aspect of the story. Maybe we could see more of these great characters again sometime;) Hint hint.”
~ Aimee
“I really enjoyed this delightful and heartfelt story set at Christmas time in the early 1900s. From the very first page I was drawn into Amelia Ware’s world, seeing her new surroundings through her eyes, and thinking she’s just the kind of friend or little sister I’d love to have.
The story is very well paced, with plenty of action and suspense; but what I most enjoyed was the stand Amelia and other characters in the book take when they find themselves face-to-face with prejudice and hate; Amelia and her family don’t hesitate to care for others as Christ taught us to do, and I loved that about her.
This is a short book (about 100 pages), which I devoured in one sitting. This is the first book I’ve read by this author, and I’m looking forward to reading more of her stories. I happily recommend this joyful and entertaining Christmas read!”
~ Jenny Berlin
Author of Ask Me Again
His Law Is Love by Rebekah A. Morris is a delightful story of the Christmas spirit rising and triumphing even amidst an atmosphere of hate and fear. Amelia Ware visits her sister Hope Macy and brother-in-law Coleson Macy in Arizona Territory in the first decade of the 20th century. Arizona was not yet a state back then. Hope and Coleson have three children of their own plus they have taken in three orphaned Native American children. Because of fear and hatred of Indians (probably based on memories of Geronimo and his band of vicious Apaches), the people in the town despise the Macys. But some in the town are not content to simply dislike the Macys; they intend to force them to get rid of the three Native American children that they have adopted. Threats against the Macys turn into violence, and Coleson must try his best to protect his family and face down the family’s enemies with the help of a sympathetic local sheriff and an Arizona Ranger. To what extent Coleson succeeds or not, is something that readers will have to decide for themselves. Amidst all the mayhem, Amelia tries to remind the Macys of the Christmas season and the need to celebrate it as best they can with their lives being threatened.
His Law Is Love is a different kind of Western, one that will appeal to readers of traditional Westerns but also to those who would not ordinarily pick up a Western novel, as the plot centers not so much on brawny gunfighters as it does upon ordinary, everyday people trying to live in an area that is trying—not always successfully—to move beyond its Wild West cowboys and Indians days. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and it is an excellent read, especially for those who are time-challenged and like their novels relatively short. But I firmly believe that everyone who reads this novel will see in it a beautiful, poignant story about what Christmas should really mean to people beyond mere observance.
~Paul F. Murray for Readers’ Favorite