I typically start my reviews with my own description of the story … but the one done by the author/publisher is excellent. A rewording by this reviewer wouldn’t do The Forgiving Quilt justice. Please read on NetGalley or your favorite book-purchasing website.
Category: Fiction
Books that describe imaginary events and people. A story, even though based on a factual event, can still be categorized as fiction.
Christmas at the Amish Market by Shelley Shepard Gray
Wesley is running his family’s Amish market alone and it is Christmas — a busy, profitable time. No time to court properly but Liesl suggests he hire her Aunt Jenny to help in hopes she can spend more time with Wesley. She forgets to tell him that her “aunt” is only 26.
Jenny is visiting Liesl’s family in hopes it will make a painful breakup better. She hardly expected a job to introduce a man into her life. AND … a man that her niece was courting. And that’s where things get complicated for all involved.
Abduction Cold Case by Connie Queen
» Kennedy Wells is a psychologist at the Bring the Children Home Project.
» Silas Boone is a Texas Ranger on medical leave.
And the cold-case file Kennedy finds on her desk has her looking into a little girl abducted years ago. Her first stop becomes a violent assault.
Silas actually witnessed the abduction; he was a child but he never forgot. And in his spare time, he continues to check the law enforcement files for any clue. Anything he might have missed. The aging software of the little girl has a striking semblance to the woman, Kennedy Wells.
Happy Ever Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray
An Amish wallflower raised by her grandmother with a sweet, therapy donkey named Snickers feels ignored by almost everyone. Then one day she receives a note from a “Secret Admirer” … and her world seems a little brighter.
The Story of Love by Beth Wiseman
Yvonne is a Texas gal, used to living in a fairly large city, but it’s time for a change after the death of her fiancé. She is moving to Montgomery, Indiana1 to manage an Amish-owned bookstore for her friends, Jake & Eva.
Former Amish, Abraham Byler has been a police officer for some years having left his Amish community at age 19. He met Yvonne at her friends’ wedding and was immediately attracted. Three months ago, he began dating Brianna, a very attractive but “pushy” woman. But not that Yvonne has moved to Montgomery … And Brianna is determined to keep Abraham to herself.
Then he is involved in a domestic dispute shooting and his world changes even more.
Anything but Plain by Suzanne Woods Fisher
When you are the bishop’s daughter, you are expected to do things right. Everything. And Lydie Stoltzfus doesn’t fit that description. Nothing she does seems right; all she seems to do is disappoint people. All people. She is at the point where she plans to leave.
Lydie has been let go from every job; she has one last chance. The local doctor needs someone to fill in at the front desk temporarily. But Dok recognizes symptoms of an unusual but treatable disorder for the Amish. Can she convince Lydie she can help her before Lydie goes “English“?
