Fans of Jennifer Beckstrand and her Matchmakers of
Huckleberry Hill series will be eager to get their hands
on her new romance series about The Honeybee Sisters
which is set among the Wisconsin Amish community. SWEET AS
HONEY is the first book.
Daniel Kanagy drives up in his buggy one evening to the
home of the girls known affectionately as the Honeybee
sisters. A sign warns to beware of the honeybees -
referring to beehives, not to the family. Poppy, Lily and
Rose Christner are each distinct personalities and Daniel
went to local school with them; their aunt Hyacinth, known
as Bitsy, doesn't welcome this young man. Some prankster
has been tipping over their hives. Daniel has an urgent
errand and explains, so he gets away with his life.
Paul Glick has set his cap at Lily, so it's a pity for
Daniel, just home after two years, that he adores Lily
secretly. For all that he used to call her stupid nicknames
in school, can they ever be more than friends? Dan decides
to continue calling Lily cheeky names, so nobody will
accuse them of being romantic. Unlike Paul, he is
interested in bees, flowers and books. And he doesn't take
exception to Lily's wearing a yellow dress. But Paul was
friendly with Lily in school, and it may be too late for
the new adult Daniel to make amends. If that's what he
wants. Lily hears that Dan may have plans to buy up her
family's farm.
I enjoyed learning about the exceptions from strict rule
that are allowed for these apiarists. The ladies buy jeans
to wear while tending the hives, though not at any other
time. The bees pollinate a small orchard and between fruit
and honey, the family can afford extras like dentistry and
contact lenses. Aunt Bitsy is a tremendous character; she
reminisces about Van Halen concerts and tints her hair
blue, sure that no young man is good enough for her girls.
I also noticed that the life lessons learned here can be
applied by good people everywhere, and may help them see
others more clearly. The work of extracting honey is really
well described, making this a real beekeeping story. Look
forward to recipes for everything from honey lavender ice
cream to bee-sting cake with honey almond topping. I didn't
think I could like Jennifer Beckstrand's Amish romances any
better, but I was wrong. SWEET AS HONEY is her best yet and
I highly recommend it to women from twelve years to a
hundred and twelve.
Smart, kind, and good-hearted, the three Christner girls are
affectionately known as The Honeybee Sisters in the beloved
Wisconsin Amish community where, under the care of their
aunt, they've grown into skilled beekeepers--and lovely,
sought-after young women. . .
Though she has blossomed into a beauty, Lily Christner
doesn't really believe it. Deep down, she still feels like a
lonely, gawky teenager. Maybe that's why she's all but
promised herself to Paul Glick, the one boy who never teased
her in her awkward girlhood--unlike Dan Kanagy, whose
creative name-calling left her in tears many a time. Now
he's back in town after two years away--and being
surprisingly sweet, suspiciously attentive--and making Lily
unsettlingly yet deliciously nervous. It seems Dan wants
Lily's forgiveness--and her heart. But can he convince
her--not to mention her protective schwesters and
aendi--that despite the past, her future lies with him?...
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