This modern Mennonite story drew me in very quickly and kept my interest throughout. However, this inspirational story includes some very real-world issues; teenage runaways living on the street and human trafficking. These are not subjects...
4 StarsI loved this Amish romance. It was so different that most as many non-traditional/stereotypical Amish traits and jobs came into play. Never would I have expected to find an Amish EMT nor would I have expected to learn of an Amish family bei...
5 StarsI couldn’t wait to start reading "His Risk" as I love all of Ms. Gray’s books. This one is so different though as it brings in gangs, undercover agents and plenty of secrets. This is so not what I expect with an Amish romance. Of course, th...
5 StarsBetsy Zook was raised in a strict environment and her beau was Hans. Hans adored Betsy. She never doubted the way she was being raised. But things changed. There is an Indian raid and Betsy is taken captive. While she is being held against...
4 StarsWhen you think Amish romance, or any other type of Amish story, you don’t immediately think of the dark side of life. In this story that dark side is very much part of the story. Domestic violence and assault are major themes throughout thi...
4½ StarsNaomi Schrock is living a peaceful life at her parent's home in 1846. She lives in an Amish Community. She has an adopted son, Davey. She is living a rather normal life with Davey and her family, but she knows she may never marry. She doesn...
4½ StarsAmish books are clean and have a lesson behind them. This book is sweet and lovely with two main characters that you just know from the start that they are meant for each other. It wasn't so serious, just a fun read that will let you get aw...
5 StarsAnna and Felty Helmuth are matchmaking. They have a list that includes grandchildren…and others. Reuben is mad. His friend John took his girl. He’s so upset he goes back to his grandparents in Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin. He is relishing th...
4½ Stars“Rachel’s Dream” is the third book in the Hope Chest of Dreams series by Lisa Jones Baker. It is an Amish tale about a young woman who has dreams of her own. She is usually involved in some sort of mishap and makes her parents crazy with he...
3½ StarsRebecca lives in the Englisch world with her husband. She has it all, a large lavish life style with anything she wants except her husband. He spends very little time with her and their little boy but when he does he's always angry. After a...
5 StarsAmy Lillard has written six books in the series, The Wells Landing Series. “Marrying Jonah” is the sixth book. These stories written about the Wells Landing community and its Amish residents portray life within the confines of the Amish rel...
4 StarsThis is the first book of a new series by Shelly Shepard Gray and it’s a bit different than her previous series. This story has an English stalker and a diagnosis of cancer. With each, faith is an issue. Both also has a family moving from O...
4½ StarsI loved the cats! Especially a crazy cat lady! Rose is not the most social, and that does not bode well for Josiah. I really liked him and thought that he was perfect for her. However she had other plans. Rose is the last of the three siste...
4 Stars“Titus Returns” by Amy Lillard tells the story of an Amish man who is sentenced to prison for five years. He was the driver in an accident that killed two friends and sentenced another to life in a wheelchair. Although he has not told the t...
4 Stars"In 1903 Ohio, a young Amish woman must choose between the life she has long planned for and a new, very different future…" From the blurb. The author gives the reader such lovely characters. This is an Amish romance that will warm your hea...
5 StarsThis is the third book in the awesome Charm series. Once again, the Kinsinger family and the family factory are pivotal in the story. However, this time, things from the past are affecting the future and the present. Things no one in the Am...
5 StarsThis story is so much more than just an Amish romance, though it is that also. Rebecca and Jacob are still struggling to figure out their lives; what they want to do and what they should do. This is a struggle that many people have to make....
4½ StarsReading “Promise Lodge” by Charlotte Hubbard brought to mind the strength and determination of women who have set their minds on accomplishing something worthwhile. The Bender sisters have each known heartache and tragedy in their lives and...
4 StarsEdith Riehl is suddenly a mother to twins, a girl and a boy. She feels this is God sending her what she can't have herself and oh, how she loves children. She lives with her sisters and Dat (dad). Her mother is in heaven and as is the Amish...
4½ StarsThis complex Amish romance takes you behind the scenes of the church where corruption can occasionally happen. After all, even the bishop is just a man and open to temptation. In the mist of that issue, David has to deal with his mother sho...
4 StarsThis may be the final book in this series but it can definitely be read without having read the previous two books. This book shares the struggles of a young Amish woman as she has to decide between two very different worlds; does she want...
5 StarsMary Stoltzfus is alone teaching and doing what she wants when she gets a letter that she was not expecting. It is a letter asking her to come to Montana and teach. But, she loves where she is, doesn't she. After all, Pennsylvania is a grea...
4 Stars"Hannah's Choice" is story about a young woman struggling to find her place in life. Hannah has always felt responsible for a family tragedy years before. Her mother is always depressed and her sister does not want the family anymore. Hanna...
4 StarsThis is a highly complex story that intertwines many of the residents of Charm, both Amish and English. Within the Amish community, there is a life changing fire at the largest employer, a lumber mill. Not only were the workers affected but...
4½ StarsRising Darkness is book 3 of 3 in the "Finding Sanctuary" series. I haven't read the first two books. After starting with this book I would recommend that other readers start with book one for more background, thought this can stand alone....
4 StarsThe Restoration is the third book in the Prairie State Friends Amish series. This book continues after the authors last book “The Gift”. To really get the full understanding of this series I recommend that you read these in order. The three...
4 StarsThis is a story of forgiveness, love, and courage. Grace Blauch is a beautiful girl, inside and out, except for one thing. She has a birthmark on her face that is very prominent. Any time someone looks at her face, the dream of a husband, h...
5 StarsA Christmas Bride in Pinecraft is a beautifully well written and enchanting Amish / Mennonite romance. I found this novel even more interesting because it turned into three stories. The main story ties all of the stories together. I loved h...
5 StarsAmish Christmas at North Star is a collection of enthralling stories that I really enjoyed reading. Each story has characters, and journeys, that a reader can relate to. I especially loved the beginning of the collection where the special b...
4½ StarsI fell in love with Annie “Bananie” and Felty Helmuth, characters in Jennifer Beckstrand’s “Huckleberry Hill” series. The latest one to catch my fancy is “Huckleberry Hearts”. This was written with a twist because Annie and Felty are matchm...
4½ StarsThe first story in this anthology is by Kelly Long. It's about family and love and being able to forgive someone their past and start a new life. In this case it revolves around family and a younger sibling. It's not easy, especially when y...
5 StarsKelly Long has written a series of books about the Amish of Ice Mountain. “The Amish Heart of Ice Mountain” is the latest that I have read. All the books were very entertaining and had a good storyline. My only problem with her stories is t...
4 StarsThe Christmas Cradle is a wonderful holiday novel full of happiness and lessons for all in how complicated it is to lead a simple life. Charlotte Hubbard illustrates how simple in thought is harder to understand, let alone consistently foll...
4½ StarsI love this series. Each book does stand-alone but there are also threads that carry from one book to the next. This ties the books together wonderfully and yet each is totally unique. This one is a combination of young love and not quite s...
5 StarsI found The Gift, a second in this series, was a good read and a well written story that will keep your attention as you will keep turning the pages. We are presented with an Amish story where we find Adam Beachy needing help after a traged...
5 StarsI always enjoy reading books by Ann Gabhart. “The Innocent” is no exception. I have read her Shaker novels and enjoyed reading each one. This particular book is full of romance, tenderness, and drama. Carlyn had nowhere else to go. Her husb...
4 StarsSince I am a fan of Amish fiction, I was glad to review “Lorie’s Heart” by Amy Lillard. Most Amish-themed books I have read glorify the ideals and beliefs of the Amish community. The simple way of life, the shunning of all worldly invention...
4 StarsViolet Robinson lives a different lifestyle for the mere fact that her father is a U.S. Senator and her mother was raised Amish. Violet knows these two lifestyles completely contradict each other. Ironically, Violet is given the chance to l...
5 StarsMolly Jebber has written “Change of Heart”, a novel set in Ohio, 1899. Becca Yost’s fiancé has left her literally at the altar. In order to get away from all the well-meaning comments and platitudes from members of the community, Becca deci...
3 Stars“Huckleberry Harvest” is the fifth book in the Huckleberry Hill Series by Jennifer Beckstrand. I have read all but “Huckleberry Christmas” and enjoyed each one. The books revolve around Felty and Anna (“Annabanana” to Felty) Helmuth’s on-go...
4½ StarsThis is the third book in this series and picks up immediately where the last book left off. Isaac has headed back to Zebulon after finding out that his brother is very sick. David soon joins him and the two young men are confronted with th...
4 StarsThis is the second book in a trilogy set in Pinecraft, Florida. This seems a strange place for an Amish romance but there is an Amish community there! Anyway, back to the book. When Michael is introduced, I immediately took a dislike to him...
4 StarsThe Amish Man of Ice Mountain by Kelly Long is a story of two brothers from Ice Mountain, Pennsylvania who are working on an oilrig in West Virginia. They are working there because opportunities in their hometown are not so great. The story...
4 StarsWhen Grace Sings by Kim Vogel Sawyer is the second book in the Zimmerman Restoration Trilogy. In this series, the family secrets keep coming out. Secrets from both the past and the present revolve around the novel’s characters. It seems tha...
3 StarsI just finished reading "The Decision" by Wanda E. Brunstetter which is book one in her Prairie State Friends series. I liked the storyline and I liked the characters. Jonah Miller has come to a new community because he has been left at the...
4 Stars“Huckleberry Spring” by Jennifer Beckstrand is the fourth novel in this series. I have also ready “Huckleberry Hill” and “Huckleberry Summer”. Each book is a story about the matchmaking escapades of Felty and Anna Helmuth. Anna is determine...
4 StarsI am always excited to begin a new book and was even more anxious to start “Harvest of Blessings” by Charlotte Hubbard. I began reading and although the book is very interesting and well written, I felt as if I were missing something. There...
4 StarsI find there is nothing more relaxing than a well written Amish romance and this is one. This story’s setting is extremely unique. Pinecraft is a real place where Amish and Mennonites travel to vacation. There is even a map of Pinecraft at...
5 StarsOh how I love these Amish boys, their story and this author for writing this series. A Clean Break picks up right after the ending of book one. David and Isaac have arrived in San Francisco and are living with Aaron and his wife Jen. The fi...
4½ StarsI just fell in love with this book. Visiting Wells Landing is like a world that has peace and warmth in it, like no other. True the Amish have some of the same problems that the regular English have, but the Amish have differences that make...
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