Emma resigns from teaching school and leaves her Amish neighborhood to take a position of nanny to two children of an English couple. Living on the beach in their rental home while their house is being built next door. And surprise, Amish men are doing the construction and one of them is single and very handsome. And he seems interested in her. But are things what they seem? What happened to the sweet little girl she met initially? Can she keep her faith living in a completely English world?
Love in Unlikely Places is a different kind of Amish story. Which made it a very interesting read. As an Englisher reading this story, I wanted, at times, to tell Emma to watch out. Be careful. I cheered her on when she held firm about doing something else besides teaching. Knowing when it is time to move on is one thing. Actually doing it is quite another.
The pace of the story — quite good. There are characters you will like and, oh boy, a couple you won’t. The handling of the latter is nicely done. The portion of the book that occurs at the beach is what I would think someone who has never seen the ocean, never walked on the sand, never realized how fast one could sunburn … Linda Byler nailed it.
A different read and a quite enjoyable one. And not what you get in a typical Amish story. I’ll leave you to find out what “leftover blessings” are. It made me smile. Yes, I recommend Love in Unlikely Places.
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