The Colors of Eliza Gray

Book One of the Eliza Gray Series

By: J Willis Sanders

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Eighteen and deaf, confused because her family lives nothing like the people outside of her community, Eliza Gray has no idea she is Amish. Her peers mock her deafness. Her mother makes her work while her siblings attend school. Despite those struggles, she manages to find a tiny bit of happiness in life—by creating amazing art with the colors she gathers from nature.

Regardless, something is missing in her life besides the ability to hear, and that something is a man who will love her like she will love him.

When Eliza fights back against her tormentors, it begins a chain of events she could never imagine. One is having her art recognized by collectors. Another is having the family she’s always wanted through sign language. Yet another is learning what it means to fall in love.

Unfortunately, she will have to decide between love and leaving her family—and the decision could destroy both her and the man she loves.

Since the subject of deafness and family ties should spur discussion, Book Club questions are included.

Potential readers: This is not an inspirational Amish series. It explores how people—even Amish people—might react when faced with important life decisions about those they love. Also, since it's written to appeal to a wider audience, some romantic situations, not explicitly described of course, are included. Still, it's up to the reader if they prefer to skip those scenes. Thank you for your consideration.

As a bonus, this book includes the first chapter of Clara's Mourning, the first book in the Clara Engelman Series.

To those considering the AI narrated audio version of this book, please be aware that AI narration isn’t perfect. One issue you might notice is AI narration is unable to use different voices for different characters, so it may not be clear which character is speaking for short sections of dialogue. Another is the lack of emotion in the narrator’s voice. Despite those issues, AI narration has come a long way, and is still an enjoyable way to listen to a book, especially since they usually cost the purchaser much less than human narrated books.

Thank you for understanding. It is much appreciated.