My description; i.e., the blurb
Love Letter Courtship * Shelley Shepard Gray
The title is a perfect description of the story — when regular courtship doesn’t work, Jennie Miller and Matthew Lapp begin a one-month correspondence.
S.W.A.K * Charlotte Hubbard
Fannie Kurtz loves Eddie Brubaker He has grown up a lot and likes Fannie far more than she knows. And then … pink envelopes start appearing for Eddie.
The Wrong Valentine * Rosalind Lauer
Working in her mother-in-law’s restaurant, Martha Lambright is grateful but most important are her two young children — making sure they are safe from harm. Mose had, er ah — quite a rumspringa, drives Martha to work daily. They are friends. Just friends until a valentine goes astray . . .
My review …
| Love Letter Courtship * Shelley Shepard Gray | Rating | 5 stars |
| S.W.A.K * Charlotte Hubbard | Rating | 2 stars |
| The Wrong Valentine * Rosalind Lauer | Rating | 5 stars |
| Total | 12 stars | |
| Average | 4 stars | |
| ergo … Amish Love Letters | Book Rating | 4 stars |
I enjoyed reading “Love Letter Courtship” and “The Wrong Valentine”. “S.W.A.K.” — not so much because it was loaded with characters. Way too many for a novella.
“S.W.A.K ” is part of the Promise Lodge series by Charlotte Hubbard — an Amish series. I have read books 1 & 2 and in the process of reading another. The first two books were rated at 5 stars each. So what other issues with “S.W.A.K.”? Eddie. He is very young — too young for marriage and he knows it. But the more this “envelope girl” pursues him — and she is beyond something else if you get my meaning — instead of telling her no, No, and NO!!!! He ignores her and the advice he receives about dealing with her. I am up in years but haven’t forgotten how boys (and men) act around girls like that. The “envelope girl” and Eddie get very old very fast. So boredom plus every character (it seemed like) from the Promise Lodge series, the author lost my interest completely.
As for “Love Letter Courtship” and “The Wrong Valentine”, the authors, Shelley Shepard Gray and Rosalind Lauer respectfully, immediately grabbed my interest and presented a fun-to-read, engaging story. And a complete one. You will enjoy these two.
AND … Try the “middle” story by Charlotte Hubbard. Other reviewers rated it much higher and you may feel the same. I received a complimentary DRC (digital review copy) of “Amish Love Letters” via NetGalley from the publisher, Kensington Books.
Average Rating for all 3 novellas: 4 stars
Cover: Nice cover — appropriate for the set of novellas.
Pages: 333
Publish Date: 26 Dec 2023
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