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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Beverly Lewis. By Bethany House Publishers. The regular list price is $13.99. Sells new for $0.94. There are some available for $0.81.
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5 comments about The Postcard (Amish Country Crossroads #1).
  1. I got this book because I'd read a few of Beverly Lewis' books and enjoyed them. I was not disappointed!

    This story begins with a tragedy- and the main character is trying to cope with it. Then suddenly, a stranger steps into their life and starts uncovering a dark family secret.
    Meet Rachel, who was widowed at an early age because of a driving accident.
    Meet her daughter Annie, a rambunctious, talkative 6-year-old girl who always manages to say the wrong thing at the wrong time!
    Meet Susanna, Rachel's overprotective mother. She's determined to have Rachel find her "hidden gift" and will go to any length to accomplish that.
    And finally, meet Philip. He's a writer for a magazine, and he's on a mission. But he never dreamed that he'd be on this mission!

    A tale of suspense and mystery that is worth reading! Can't wait to read the sequel!


  2. Hear the story of Adele Herr. And watch it change the lifes of a Amish widower and and Fancy New York City man.


  3. This is realy good -the way she brings the past and the present together in this story.what talent!YOu will love it.Nadia Rehmani


  4. This is a great book of love . It tell's you and showes you how love can live through any thing . How a old postcard can reach through time and bring happiness and love to the finders of the postcard. And relief to the the person who recieved it .Beverly Lewis really out did herself.


  5. Book was OK, but the books by Cindy Woodsmall are ALOT better, and seem more acurate.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Kim Vogel Sawyer. By Barbour Publishing, Inc. The regular list price is $10.97. Sells new for $2.99. There are some available for $2.95.
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5 comments about Bygones: Sommerfeld Trilogy #1 (Truly Yours Romance Club #10).
  1. I liked this book.I think she is a very good writer and will enjoy reading more of her books.Nadia Rehmani author of Sharper Than A Two Edged Sword.-my true story


  2. It's been over two decades since Marie Koeppler married Jep Quinn. Jep's world offered the young Mennonite girl an exciting new life - until his death left her a very young widow and a single mother.

    Shunned by her Old Order Mennonite family and friends, Marie makes a life for herself and her daughter in the "outside" world. In the twenty-three years since she left Sommerfeld, Kansas, she has all but forgotten her roots. But then her old Mennonite beau shows up with shocking news: A beloved aunt has died, leaving her house and café to Marie's daughter, Beth. The stipulation: Beth must live three months in Sommerfeld in order to claim the inheritance.

    When Marie reluctantly accompanies her daughter back to her childhood home, she's unprepared for the onslaught of emotions and memories that await her there. Before long, she's yearning for and finding the faith she lost so long ago, and - much to her daughter's dismay - reclaiming old habits, lifestyles, and maybe even an old love.

    But then someone starts stealing from the Mennonites, and suspicion falls at the outsiders' door. Even Henry, who never quite healed from Marie's abandonment of their budding relationship so long ago, turns an accusing eye on her and Beth.

    Sommerfeld is a community built on strict biblical principles and rigid tenets. It's populated by good people with preconceived and often misplaced suspicions of outsiders. Marie despairs of proving her innocence, and her sincerity in returning to the Mennonite faith. Can she and Henry overcome the obstacles and rekindle the embers of love? Can they all find a way to let bygones be bygones?

    Kim Vogel Sawyer's Bygones is a fascinating look into the Mennonite world, seamlessly woven into a fascinating, completely believable storyline. It's a well-written tale of faith and hope, of forgiveness and love, and of human frailty and strength, all portrayed in characters so real they move and breathe. Definitely a winner!


  3. This is a great read from a proven excellent writer. I end each book with a desire for the next book to be ready to read. I did have the pleasure of being able to purchase both Bygones and Beginnings from Amazon at the same time. Then Amazon had a prepurchase deal on the final series, Blessings. I have yet to finish it, but know it will be just as great as the other two. I highly recommend all three books, and all others Kim Vogel Sawyer has written. Thank You


  4. Marie is a former Mennonite girl who fell in love with a truck driver and left. In the interim, he died shortly, and she gave birth to his little daughter. Excited, Marie took her two week old back home where she was promptly rejected by her father and told to get out of his life, forever.
    She did, keeping in touch with only one friend, her dear Aunt.

    The aunt passed, leaving her little home and cafe to Marie's daughter with provisions they live there three months. Almost an impossibility, Marie accompanies her 20 yr old daughter Beth back to the Mennonite communtiy where they stand out in a negative way and make no friends.

    Henry, who has remained single for 20 years, torn over his lost love, welcomes them to the community and makes things as easy as possible. One sister accepts them, but Marie's mother and father and several siblings do not.

    Beth has a hard time living for three months without television, electricity, or modern conveniences, but Marie feels the pull of familiar days and she is happy. She actually turns back to the faith and culture of her youth. It is only when a mystery crime spree spoils her stay that she knows she must return to Wyoming.

    The most painful paragraph is when sweet, loyal Henry believes that Marie is the culprit of the crimes. I am ready for book 2


  5. I had the privilege of meeting Kim Vogel Sawyer in 2007 at the ACFW conference in Texas. She is a best selling author of both CBA & CBD. As a pre-published novel writer I was a little intimidated. Okay, who am I kidding? I was a lot intimidated. But I found Kim to be a very gracious, non-intimidating author. And I give the credit to the fact that she truly writes for God.

    The story has many threads, and the blurb on the back of the book and on Kim's website doesn't mention the thread that struck me the most. What touched me, was the thread about how much we need the love of our earthly father. I followed along with the bittersweet moments as some in the community embrace Marie, but her Father holds back his welcome. And her mother is a Godly wife who follows her husbands lead, even when it breaks her own heart. The conclusion to this thread was very healing for me.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Beverly Lewis. By Bethany House Publishers. The regular list price is $12.99. Sells new for $1.25. There are some available for $0.31.
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5 comments about The Betrayal (Abram's Daughters #2).
  1. All of her books are good ,no matter which one you start with.This one was up to par and gave a good read.I wont tell the story but you be sure to read it ok.Nadia Rehmani


  2. It was a very fascinating read. The plot revolves around the Abram's family; a close Amish family living in the Amish community with the primary focus being on the second daughter Leah but hardly neglecting the other characters.

    Most of the contemporary fiction out there based on Amish life portray them as simplistic and idyllic. While I somewhat do accept the former, the latter didnt always strike me as sincere and this book does a fantastic job of seeming as near to human truth as possible.

    Life is far from perfect; sunshine, fertile gardens, bonnets, buggy carts are great on a postcard or in a Thomas Kincade painting.

    Instead, people make mistakes, families get hurt, relationships are broken, forgiveness, healing and redemption are needed as badly as the next breath.

    The writer who is very popular in this genre explores sin and it's far reaching effects and she does so with a graceful boldness.

    I love how it ends when Leah comes to the most important realization of all. Aint that the Truth?

    I hope to read the other books in this series.


  3. This second book of Abram's Daughter series is another excellent continuation of the first book The Covenant, where Sadie birthed a child telling no one.

    In this book, Sadie is still extremely depressed and does not want to be one of the Amish people. Leah her younger sister, as well as Lizzie, their aunt, have kept her secret.

    Leah is in love with Jonas, much more than she ever could be with Gideon, the Smithy's son. With Jonas having a job in Ohio as an apprentice, they are far apart and Leah looks forward to his letters every day. Jonas wants Leah to come up there with him for the last of his time before they marry, but knowing Sadie needs to get away, she sends her instead to help the Amish people there. Leah helps Sadie get away in secret, and once her parents find out, they are very upset of course. It is then that Leah knows she must unburden her heart, and not keep Sadie's secret any longer before her own baptism vows before the People. Once she tells the bishop and her parents what really went on with Sadie, there is the threat of the shunning for Sadie if she doesn't return home to make her own confessions. Sadie does not want to do this. And once Sadie knows that her sister spilled the beans, she is very very angry with her for awhile.

    There is a secret of Lizzie's that applies to Leah as well from a long time ago. Her parents have kept it all this time and have never ever told Leah knowing it would hurt her deeply. Abram tells Jonas what it is, and says he plans to tell Leah soon and that she needs to know now. But he can't bring himself to tell even after he says he will, knowing the terrible pain it would cause Leah and that she might not accept it.

    Mary Ruth and Hannah are quickly growing up and coming of age. Mary Ruth is in love with books, and she goes to the library and hides them away until she is found out. Reading books other than the bible in the Amish community is a big wordly sin, and therefore absolutely not allowed. Mary Ruth has ambitions of becoming a teacher though, and I look for her to pursue her dreams. Hannah is always afraid that Mary Ruth will go off and leave her alone. Since the two are twins, they are so very close to one another.

    These books are hard to lay down, and I look forward to the next one, The Sacrifice.


  4. I enjoyed reading this novel. I finished it in 2 evenings and was eager to get the next book in the series. I'm looking forward to reading all of her books. It's nice to find good Christian reading.


  5. Great book! Good, clean, Christian reading. Enjoyed the first book, by the end of the 2nd (this one)I couldn't wait to finish the series. I particularly like reading books about the Amish and Beverly Lewis does a fantastic job.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Wanda E. Brunstetter. By Barbour Publishing, Inc. The regular list price is $10.97. Sells new for $3.45. There are some available for $1.71.
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5 comments about The Bishop's Daughter (Daughters of Lancaster County #3) (Truly Yours Romance Club #1).
  1. I really took an interest in this series for two reasons. I live around many Mennonite families and the Amish stories and lifestyle has always interested me. Secondly, because I was adopted and I understand the feelings that Jimmy was going thru in looking for his roots, wanting to find his people. All three stories were really well written, but in the third, there was the emotions in dealing with everything that happened in the first two books. Ms. Brunstetter weaves a wonderful story. Many people may not like these books because they feel there is too much death and depressing aspects of it but anyone who knows an Amish or Mennonite family knows that their lives are strife with pain and suffering.

    I started as a fan of Beverly Lewis books and as I finished her series I searched for more Amish novels. I was so thrilled to have discovered Wanda Brunstetter, because she weaves a wonderful story that makes you stay up way too late at night to see the ending. I cannot wait to see what wonderful saga she weaves for us next. Wanda, you have thrilled me again!!


  2. I loved this entire series by Wanda Brunstetter and impatiently await the next installment of this enchanting author. A warm and heartrenching tale of a young women trying to find her own identity in a society that idealizes conformity and crushes individualism. A wonderful-gut read for sure and for certain!


  3. I enjoy readings all the amish stories! I am married to a man that use to be amish mennenite. And I know alot about the amish. I like christian romance! Well written book Wanda!

    Author of When God unfolds the rose,
    Peggy Headings


  4. I love reading about the Amish and this is an excellent book. I'm sure you'll love reading it too. I think all books are priced too high though and for that reason I give only three stars!


  5. The Bishop's Daughter was somewhat predictable, but I couldn't wait to finish it anyway. It really held my interest to the point of being hard to put down. I only with this wasn't the last in the series.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Beverly Lewis. By Bethany House Publishers. The regular list price is $12.99. Sells new for $4.48. There are some available for $4.59.
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5 comments about The Revelation (Abram's Daughters #5).
  1. This was a wonderful conclusion to the five book series. I read each book in a day, sometimes staying up until 4 a.m. to finish! I thought The Revelation was a great happy ending, the Ebersols deserved to find happiness after so much great loss. Read it!


  2. I don't know if I am qualified to write a review for this being that I didn't read any other book in this series except The Betrayal which is excellent. However, this book comes off as a somewhat sappy close to a over-dramatic saga and I feel like the story had outstayed it's welcome and I was glad to say a dignifying goodbye to the none the less great characters Beverly Lewis created.


  3. In this final book of Abram's daughter's, many things are happening at once. Sadie has settled in well, and she and Leah have become the very best of friends. Abram has married Aunt Lizzie, Leah's birthmom.

    Lydiann is well into her rumpspringhe years, and happens to fall in love with cousin Jake Mast, of whom all of the Ebersol's are estranged from and appears that it would be that way forever. And Leah and Sadie both know that they are going to have to get Lydiann away from Jake as she is his aunt and does not know it. Sadie gave birth to Jake and then Dr. Scoltz swapped her baby with Fannie Mast's dead twin, knowing that it would have been a disgrace to Sadie to keep Jake at the time. When the terrible secret is discovered, Henry Mast, the father wants Jake out of his sight, and is killing mad. And since Jonas is very much in love with Leah, he goes along with Jake too. This is a sad state of affairs.

    Mary Ruth is very happy and is expecting her second baby in this book.

    Sadie is falling in love with Eli Yoder, and the two go courting together and eventually make plans to marry by the end of the book.

    Hannah is expecting yet another baby, and is always fighting depression constantly. She becomes involved with this witchcraft doctor, which makes Gid very displeased. When he finds out what Hannah is doing, he makes her promise to not give in to the witchcraft doctor again. But when Hannah breaks her promise the second time, it causes a rift between the two for awhile.

    Bishop Bontrager has forbidden Leah and Jonas to marry until Jonas's proving is complete, which the bishop has extended when he finds out that Jonas has been working with wood, which he is not supposed to do. The bishop makes him completely commit to farming, which is what all the Amish men are supposed to be doing. Then when a tragedy occurs, and Jonas plays a role in tryingto rescue Bishop Bontrager in a buggy accident, things change and Jonas's proving will be cut short. A new bishop is then appointed from Ohio whom is more open-minded.

    The Mast family, (cousins), and Ebersol's will come together after Henry is involved in yet another buggy accident because of his drunkeness. Leah sees Henry on this day, and gets hurt herself trying to help her drunk cousin out. Abram and Abe take Henry to their home to get him out of the cold and into bed. It is then that things turn around and Henry changes his whole attitude for the better.

    Leah has another surprise in store when Lizzie tells her who her birth father is. It is another surprise waiting to be discovered.

    And when Jonas and Leah finally wed, it is the greatest day of all.


  4. All of Beverly Lewis's book are well written, they keep your attention. Along with the story they give an small view into the Amish way of life and their beliefs. Altogether Ms. Lewis offers a good read as well interesting information.


  5. excellent books that i have purchased,i am very pleased with all my books i bought.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Doris Janzen Longacre. By Herald Pr. The regular list price is $21.99. Sells new for $13.42. There are some available for $10.93.
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5 comments about More-With-Less Cookbook.
  1. I have just ordered my second copy of this excellent book as mine (that I have bought back in 1991) is torn, stained and well-used and loved. This book is full of recipes that are simple, delicious, filling and can be adjusted according to the size of your family (I have five children and have to adjust my recipes accordingly). The author writes about being more frugal and how today's diet is high in sugar and wasteful things. I have learned much about re-using leftovers and planning my weekly menus with the ideas in this book. With today's rising food and fuel prices, this book would be an invaluable resource if you're looking to save money and seek more recipes using leftovers.


  2. I am reading the best cookbook I have ever read. It is called The More-With-Less Cookbook, by Doris Jantzen Longacre. The first fifty pages are about food politics, how the food industry developed into its current state, and why what North Americans eat effects the entire world and causes other people to go hungry. This book cuts to the core of these issues better than any book I've ever read, even Fast Food Nation or Diet for a Small Planet. So even if you don't read any of the recipes, it still is worth reading the first fifty pages.
    this book has helped me to look at food in a new way. It has reiterated what both of my nutrition teachers have preached, as well, which is: Don't trust the government and certainly don't trust health claims by food manufacturers. They don't have your best interests at heart.

    The author of this book was a Mennonite missionary, and wrote this as a church cookbook in the '70's. It became so wildly popular that a publisher picked it up, but even still it is obviously written with a Mennonite community in mind. However, I found the ethics that the author espoused to be absolutely universal- all Golden Rule type stuff. Also, she quotes a Muslim, expresses admiration for Southeast Asian Buddhists, and advocates on behalf of birth control, so I think she must have been a pretty hip lady.

    Plus it has spiral binding! All cookbooks should be bound this way. So it shall be when I am in charge.

    Anyway, if you stumble across this book in the library, snap it up. It's awesome.


  3. Over the last 10 years as the global food market has opened up, I've enjoyed access to international ingredients and new cooking styles but have sometimes forgotten that a meal doesn't have to be unusual to be good. More with Less is simple without being pedestrian. It includes international recipes that don't require running to a specialty market. More with Less touches on nutritional and environmental issues as well as eating as a spiritual act. The author calls for "low-cost, low-fat, low-sugar and less expensive proteins." There are eye-opening dietary tables, cost breakdowns and equivalents. It's a very handy and comforting book. I'll be reaching for it again and again.


  4. When I visited a friend she recommended this cookbook to me. She told me that no matter her circumstances, she feels like she always can come up with a meal with this book. Since we are feeling the pinch of rising prices and less money, I bought the book. What she said is correct. You can make some tasty, substantial meals with pretty much what you have on hand.

    The author compiled recipes from frugal people, many of whom were missionaries that had to learn to "make do" what local fare. The recipes are simple, easy to understand and fix, and satisfying.


  5. This cookbook is so much more than recipes. It's an approach to food that's gentle, kind, thoughtful and practical. The recipes are great, nothing to out there, just good food my family will love. The ideology behind this book is nothing less than inspirational. Highly recommended for those interested in taking care of our bodies, our families and the entire planet.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by David and Beverly Lewis. By Bethany House Publishers. The regular list price is $13.99. Sells new for $3.84. There are some available for $3.85.
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5 comments about Sanctuary.
  1. This is not one of my favorite books by Beverly. Only because it is hard to follow. One minute you are reading about Melissa and then the next chapter you are reading about Ryan.I also dont understand why everybook that Beverly writes is about the Amish. I really like her books. But I with that she would write something that doesnt talk about the Amish


  2. I liked this.It was once of the first ones I read.I passed it on to my daughter immediately and we were hooked on her books.Nadia Rehmani


  3. (Part of The Postcard/The Crossroad series)

    She has the perfect life: a beautiful house on the water, a loving husband, and her painting. And after spending years looking over her shoulder, Mellie thinks she's finally safe. But then that perfect world is shattered. When she's out with a friend and spots "that face," Mellie knows she has to run.

    Leaving her house and husband behind, Mellie finds herself in Amish country--at the home of Lela Deninger, a single Amish woman with a room to rent. Mellie's husband is truly lost without her and can't figure out why she left. With the help of a close friend, he discovers that he is closer to the answer than he realizes. As Mellie waits with Lela for a phone call that will tell her what to do, she finds herself connecting with God in a way she never thought possible. Then when she finds out a depressing truth about her husband, Mellie realizes her true Sanctuary is in the Lord.

    I truly enjoyed this book and read it with ease. Lewis has a wonderful way of drawing the reader in and holding their attention!

    The author was born in the heart of Amish country--Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She didn't start writing about that area until her children were in middle school,with her first book published in 1993.

    New York Times bestseller Beverly Lewis is a very prolific writer. Once again she has taken her enthusiastic fans deep into the world of the Amish. Her adult fiction includes: Annie's People series, Abram's Daughters series, The Heritage of Lancaster County series The Postcard/The Crossroad series plus her youth fiction, The Cul-de-Sac Kids series, Girls Only (GO!) series, ages 8-13 and Holly's Heart series and Summerhill Secrets series ages 11-14.

    Armchair Interviews says: Beverly Lewis does it again.


  4. This isn't really the type of book I would read if the author wasn't highly recommended... it seems like everyone who comes into the library is a Beverly Lewis fan. So I figured, why not try something by her? And I did...

    I'm not usually a religious person... but I like the way this book portrays faith. The characters talk about their beliefs but don't do it in an annoying way; they don't shove it down the reader's throats. Instead of trying to force me to believe, the book simply opens my eyes.

    That being said, this wasn't a completely religious book. Beverly Lewis is known for her Christian works, and this is no exception... except I actually enjoyed the story. It wasn't really all that (at least to me... someone more spiritual than me would enjoy it) but it's still a good read.


  5. My first David & Beverly Lewis read. I have enjoyed numerous Beverly Lewis books. David adds a bit of intrigue to Beverly's tender telling of stories within the Lancaster County Amish community. A great collaboration and most enjoyable read.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Beverly Lewis. By Bethany House. The regular list price is $41.99. Sells new for $10.99. There are some available for $10.98.
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5 comments about Annie's People, Vols. 1-3 (The Preacher's Daughter, The Englisher, and The Brethren).
  1. Beverly Lewis brings you right into Amish Land and how the People live. I love her books.


  2. These three books were my first Lewis read. I had always been interested in reading her stories, so when my aunt lent this trilogy to me I dug right in. I read all three books within three days! She sucked me right in and I can't wait to read another of her books!


  3. The Preachers Daughter, The Englisher and The Brethern are excellent reading. I fell in love with Annie Zook and all of the other characters. Great reading and 3 books you can't wait to get back too.


  4. I think that this book is pretty good. It has a strong contrast on the simple (no electricity) life and the modern life that most people have now. It reminds me to be aware of not wasting or over-spending precious things.

    This book is really recommended because of its wonderful story.


  5. These books are great! You will feel as though you know the characters personally and you will feel transported to a quiet simple place.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Kim Vogel Sawyer. By Barbour Publishing. The regular list price is $10.97. Sells new for $5.48. There are some available for $2.50.
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5 comments about Beginnings: Sommerfeld Trilogy #2 (Truly Yours Romance Club #15).
  1. Beth Quinn doesn't regret leaving the city, but she doesn't really fit in with the Old Order Mennonite community of Sommerfeld. However, her mother is here and Beth has opened a stained glass studio. She's starting to make a name for herself, and eventually she catches the attention of Sean McCauley, who orders a stained glass window for his father's business, a construction company specializing in erecting church buildings. Beth is under a lot of stress, trying to finish the window on time and keep up with other orders. To make matters more complicated, her employee Andrew Braun seems to be attracted to her. She is also drawn to Sean McCauley. Soon Beth must make a very serious decision. Beginnings is the story of a young woman who is a new Christian, and isn't sure where she belongs. Books about the Mennonites and Amish are popular now and Kim Vogel Sawyer's stories are among the best. Enticing romance with a strong faith message.


  2. This was a good book.I always enjoy these types of books.For Some reason I can realy feel what they feel.Nadia Rehmani


  3. Beth Quinn feels like the misfit of Sommerfield, Kansas. She moved there with her mother to claim her inheritance. In the process, she found faith and an unknown talent in stained glass making. Her mother embraced the life of the Old Order Mennonite, married her childhood sweat heart and is pregnant with twins. Beth feels loved but left out. The only place she belongs is in her stained glass studio.
    She dreams of using newfound Christian faith by using the talents God has given her to operate a successful stained glass studio. Enter Andrea Braun, member of the Sommerfield fellowship and Sean McCauley, of McCauley Church Construction. Andrea works beside her in the studio and longs for her success to give him the opportunity to stop farming and follow his love of art. Sean contracts her to do stained glass windows for the churches they build.
    Can Beth forget her painful past and trust these men for who they are and not what she fears they want from her? Or will she be swept away like the tiny glass dust on her studio floor?
    This book will draw you in and keep you reading as you root for all of the characters. And when you close the book you will be eager to read the next one.


  4. Wonderful book...the whole series is good. Purchased for a gift and my giftee absolutely loves them. Can't wait for the next one.


  5. Book two of Sommerfield Trilogy is the story of Beth. She has opened up a stained glass business in the little Mennonite town, although she, herself has not changed her lifestyle. She has found true peace with God, and attends church, but does not intend to join the church or the culture into which her mother, Marie has returned. Beth tolerates in, but does not embrace it.

    Marie is now middle aged, and pregnant with twins, Henry's first children, which will be 20 years younger than Beth, but she is very, very happy with her Mennonite husband and life. Henry dotes over here, and they are both supportive of Beth.

    Beth has one employee, Andrew, who really has his hat set for her, but he is Mennonite, and she is not. End of that possibility. He plans to be an artist much to his father's displeasure. Farming has been their way for decades, and Andrew has no interest in farming, but he does respect his father.

    As Beth's talents are becoming known, a large construction company contacts her to do a large, expensive sample church window for them, on a very, very strict schedule...if they are satisfied, they will sign a large contract for 17 more windows. If she does not finish in time or they are not satisfied, the deal is off. The young business representative, Sean, also has his eye on Beth, and he is not Mennonite. Beth seems to be pretty blind to the feelings of either man, although occasionally she does get a "twinge" of something for both men...nothing serious.

    Her mother Marie, has a difficult pregnancy and delivery, and the story of Beth takes a huge turn. Not to spoil the story, I will leave it at that. The important part is that Beth finally finds her own way, and who she really is, and who and what are really important.

    Even though this book dragged a bit in places, I already have book three, and expect great things from the final book in the series. Thank you Kim, for another wholesome and believable Christian Fiction novel.


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Posted in Amish (Thursday, July 24, 2008)

Written by Beverly Lewis. By Bethany House Publishers. The regular list price is $13.99. Sells new for $1.15. There are some available for $0.76.
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5 comments about The Crossroad (Amish Country Crossroads #2).
  1. An amazing read and a real page turner. Philip has to return to New York and the hustle and the bustle. Rachel learning to cope with her blindness and her mother's urging to visit with the local healer and his black box.

    Philip while home begins to research about Rachel's self-inflicted blindness and how to bring her eyesight back.

    He returns to Lancaster county for Christmas to see if he can help Rachel regain her sight. And to see if the feelings he has for her are reciprocated. Trying to bridge the gap that has separated them is no easy task but Philip is willing to try anything. Among the people he tries to live but finds it very hard.

    Rachel's parents aren't much help either. Trying to keep their daughter safe from outsiders they practically shun him.

    Philip and Rachel are relucent to see where these feelings could lead them and unsure of how their two worlds could mesh together. Neither share with each other what is in their hearts. Until a visit with a friend shows Philip that he need to tell Rachel everything he feels for her.


  2. This book is the perfect sequel (and conclusion) to the story of Rachel Yoder and Philip Bradley.
    It left no end untied, no strings hanging, and basically ended on a very high note.
    What more can I say? Read it!


  3. The sequel of the Post Card. From an ordinary post card to a life of two people who are from different worlds. Read to see how they are brought together.


  4. This was a great book well written. I could not put it down I read the whole book in one day. I Love Beverly Lewis books. I had read one and I am hooked I am now in the process of trying to get all of her books to read.


  5. Story is so slow, I cannot finish the book. The books by Cindy Woodsmall are so much better.


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The Postcard (Amish Country Crossroads #1)
Bygones: Sommerfeld Trilogy #1 (Truly Yours Romance Club #10)
The Betrayal (Abram's Daughters #2)
The Bishop's Daughter (Daughters of Lancaster County #3) (Truly Yours Romance Club #1)
The Revelation (Abram's Daughters #5)
More-With-Less Cookbook
Sanctuary
Annie's People, Vols. 1-3 (The Preacher's Daughter, The Englisher, and The Brethren)
Beginnings: Sommerfeld Trilogy #2 (Truly Yours Romance Club #15)
The Crossroad (Amish Country Crossroads #2)

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