THE HOPE OF SPRING by Wanda E. Brunstetter is book three in The Discovery Saga. There are six books in this series and each one is only 128 pages. This is the story of Luke and Meredith Stoltzfus. Months ago, Luke left Pennsylvania to travel by bus to his uncles farm in Indiana. Along the way, he is met with tragedy and Meredith is left wondering how she is ever going to survive without him. Meredith is struggling with a difficult pregnancy and missing her husband who they say has been declared dead.

One day while at the Farmers Market, Meredith and her sister Laurie meet a young nurse named Susan. Susan just happens to be taking care of a patient they call Eddie. He came in badly beaten up and is in a coma. No identification on him so they have no idea who he is. If only Meredith had talked more to Susan. She might just find out more about her young patient.

Meanwhile, Meredith's old friend Jonah is back in town. They were friends when they were teenagers and Jonah is still feeling the old feelings he had when they were young but how could he ever act in them? Meredith is still mourning the death of her husband. Meredith's sister, Laurie is smitten with Jonah but does Jonah share her feelings? Meredith is starting to pick up on Jonah's feelings and wonders what it would be like to be with him. She knows she can never act on these feelings, she still loves and misses her husband very much!

Wanda Brunstetter is one of my favorite Amish authors and THE HOPE OF SPRING is proof why. Each of these novellas are intense and each ends with a cliffhanger. Make sure you have the fourth one, The Pieces of Summer so you can continue with the series. I won't give anything away but you have to read this series! I love Wanda's heartwarming reminders in each book.