Simple Charity, By: Rosalind Lauer

This is the first book that I have read by Rosalind Lauer. I loved it!
I was hooked within the first few pages!
This book is about Fanny Lapp. She is a widow twice now.
She still has so much life left to live being in her twenty’s.
Fanny wants to have the old carriage house on her land turned
into a birthing center for her community.
Zed Miller has returned home after being away for years
living in the English world. He must prove that he is committed
to the Amish way of life. What better way than to work on turning the
carriage house into a birthing center for the community.
Zed finds himself falling for Fanny. Fanny is still in her
morning period for her husband. What will happen when
others find out about their attraction?

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Christmas at Apple Ridge

This is a series of novellas by Cindy Woodsmall.

The Sound of Sleigh Bells. Beth Hertzler is hung-up on a past tragedy.
She meets Jonah will he be able to offer her a second chance at love.
The Christmas Singing. Mattie is heartbroken after her sweetheart broke their engagement on Christmas Eve no less. Mattie pursues a dream of being a cake decorator. Years later will love and joy be restored when Mattie finds out the truth of Gideon walking away? The Dawn of Christmas. Sadie has enjoyed working in the mission field overseas for years now. She is beckoned back home. Being Amish her family wants her to settle down and have a family of her own.

This is an excellent book!

Love the writing of Cindy Woodsmall.

The Outcast, By: Jolina Petersheim

This is a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter.
I have to say to I was spell bound from the beginning to the end.
This is a story about love and forgiveness, letting go of the past
and moving forward in life.
This is the story of Rachel Stoltzfus. She is raised in an
Old Order Mennonite community. She is fine with her life the
way it is until she starts showing. She is shunned when she
won’t confess who the father is. She wants to protect those
that she loves.
When Rachel’s baby’s life is at risk though decisions must be made.
Will everyone be able to get past the hurt and move forward?
This is a must read book.
5 stars!!

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Caroline’s Secret, By: Amy Lillard

This is by far Amy’s best book yet! I didn’t want to put it down.
This is a wonderful book about love, heartbreak and secrets, devotion.

This is the story of Caroline Hostetler and Andrew Fitch.
They are both trying to get away from things that happened
in their pasts. Caroline is taken in by a widow named Ester in Oklahoma.
Trying to have a new life for her and her daughter.
Can Caroline learn to forgive herself?
Andrew is living with and working for his older uncle.
Hoping that time will heal a broken heart. He struggles
not knowing if his heart will ever heal and be able to
love again.
Will Caroline’s secret destroy any chance of a future together?

Forever Amish: By, Kate Lloyd

This is an excellent story by Kate Lloyd. The story of searching,
to see if there is more.
This is the story of Sally Bingham. She decides that a break is
needed before she says I do.
She gets away for the weekend, ending up in Amish country.
She stays in the home of an Amish woman. She learns about
the plain lifestyle. It is so uniquely different from her own.
While visiting she meets Armin a farmhand that dazzles her.
Could she give-up the lifestyle that she has known or
will she go through with her marriage?
This is a must read book!!
5 stars!