Amish Brides of Pinecraft is quickly becoming one of my favorite Amish series. A WEDDING AT THE ORANGE BLOSSOM INN by Shelley Shepard Gray is a sweet return to Pinecraft, Florida. We get to catch up with old friends, and we even get to make new ones. Be prepared to laugh and cry as you are reading—and that is why I love Shelley Shepard Gray's stories. She pulls at my heart, and I have no control over my emotions. I love when an author does that to me.
A WEDDING AT THE ORANGE BLOSSOM INN is like an Amish Brady Bunch. An Amish widower, Jay, with three boys and an Amish widow, Emma, with three girls. Not to mention a naughty beagle named Frankie who brings them all together. Frankie has a love for pizza and he can smell it from blocks away. The girls are out searching for Frankie after he dug under the fence and escaped and they find him at the Orange Blossom Inn where he has ruined and eaten all of the pizza that belonged to Jay and his boys. Emma is instantly connected to Jay since they are both in the same exact situation. Single and raising three kids. Can they let go of their grief and move on with each other? What about their families? Can they become one big blended family and be happy?
Shelley Shepard Gray is a fabulous writer and one of my favorites. A WEDDING AT THE ORANGE BLOSSOM INN is exactly why I devour her books. I always feel good when I'm reading her stories. There are recipes included, and to me that is like an added gift. I love how Shelley keeps us up-to-date with our favorite characters and introduces us to new friends in each book in this wonderful series. The characters all seem so real and believable that you can't help but cheer them on as they try to put their lives back together.
Beloved bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray returns
with
the third book in her Amish Brides of Pinecraft seriesβa
story of second chances for two young single parents...and
the wedding that brings them together.
Emma Keim was heartbroken when her husband Sanford passed
away, leaving her to raise three young daughters alone. In
the years since, her relatives have made it no secret that
they expect Emma to remain a widow, mourning Sanford
indefinitely. But when she meets Jay Hiltyβa widower with
three young sons of his ownβEmma is delighted to have a new
friend who understands her struggles. And it doesnβt hurt
that heβs also handsome and kind. Still, Emma is dismayed
that her family is so opposed to their friendshipβand the
idea of it ever becoming anything more. She honors her
husbandβs memory every day, but is she destined to be alone
forever?
Jay knows that few people his age understand what itβs like
to lose a spouse, and Emmaβs gentleness with his boys stirs
something in his heart thatβs been quiet for far too long.
But when Jayβs oldest son becomes engaged to a local woman,
suddenly Jay, Emma, and their children are swept up in
wedding preparations. Witnessing his sonβs joy, Jay wonders
if itβs time for him to move forward, too, and find
happiness again.
Jay wants to court Emma in earnest, but Emmaβs relatives
remain troubled by the prospect of her moving on. Once
again, love has come to Pinecraft. But can these two
parties
of four become a happy, healthy family of eight?
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