My description …
What kind of heart does a person have to kill an Amish man on his way to work? To brutally kill. To escalate the brutality. No wonder the title of this book is An Evil Heart. Another in the Kate Burkholder series.
Tag: 5 stars
Books that were a great read, a wonderful read. A book I would enjoy reading again.
Dangerous Texas Hideout by Virginia Vaughan
My description…
Penny, a single mom on the run with her six-year-old daughter because little Missy saw the bank robbers when the FBI agent guarding them was killed. People want her little girl dead. Penny & Missy land in a small Texas town, but the criminals track them there. Police Chief Caleb Harmon rescues them once but will he do it again and again? And how did the criminals find them?
An Amish Mother for His Child by Patricia Johns
Description in my words …
» Adam Lantz is looking for the ideal & proper (I think he really meant perfect) Amish woman to be a mother to his child.
» Community matchmaker, Adel Knussli, had set up the marriage of two strangers.
» Verna Kauffman, age 30, wanted a family & was willing to marry Adel’s chosen man for her.
Verna learns after the marriage Adam’s childcare rules. Plus, his strict standards on almost everything. And that his demeanor was very, VERY formal. Can these two create a home for the little girl? A home for both adults which has a comfortable atmosphere. A loving home?
Her Amish Patchwork Family by Winnie Griggs
Two people who are struggling to feel comfortable in their new circumstances. Martha Eicher took care of her widowed father & two sisters. Now all are married and she no longer feels enjoyable living with her dad and new wife. Even her best friend is getting married in a week. She feels like a fish out of water. Asher Lantz, a bachelor, now father to his niece & three nephews, is struggling to balance taking care of the farm, workshop AND four preschoolers.
Asher needs someone to take care of the children and his home. Martha needs to move away from home. And you guessed it, Martha steps in to help. Asher feels awkward … until he doesn’t.
Lost and Found by Suzanne Woods Fisher
I almost didn’t request this one. I couldn’t imagine how an Amish birder would work in a soft, clean Amish romance. You see there are these two Amish relative young people. One is Micah Weaver who is a birder — a for-real birder and there is Trudy Yoder who also loves birding with a passion. Now Trudy is sure Micah is showing sides of “really liking” her and then abruptly acts like he doesn’t.
What no one knows except Micah is Trudy’s sister Shelley who left the Amish and has called Micah (who used to be enamored with her) sounding scared and asking for help.
Then there is a loving bishop of their community who is dealing with a huge crisis — an Amish Beachy group has “invaded” Stoney Ridge and is buying everything in sight.
Three good people and an Old Order community — each with a serious issue.
Against the Wind by Amanda Cabot
Normally, I start with my own description but in this case, with such a rich story, there is no way I could write a succinct description. The first two paragraphs of the book’s description should tantalize you:
Doctor-in-training Louisa Vaughn has no intention of remaining in Sweetwater Crossing. She’s just there for a few days to help a friend. But she can’t abandon the injured man she finds at the side of the road. Until his broken leg heals, she’ll serve as the town’s doctor and midwife. She may not be fully qualified yet, but surely she’s better than nothing.
Josh Porter’s plans to win his grandfather’s challenge and fulfill his father’s final wish to gain full control of the family business hit a roadblock when he breaks his leg. But his enforced stay in Sweetwater Crossing gives him new ideas about the expansion of the company into new territory–ideas Louisa could help turn into reality.