Harlequin Love Inspired
Featuring: Michael Shetler; Bethany Martin
224 pages ISBN: 1335509828 EAN: 9781335509826 Kindle: B07CJWRHDC Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Christmas comes to the 'North Country Amish' series by
popular author Patricia Davids. AN AMISH WIFE FOR CHRISTMAS
is the first book in this series. Bethany Martin and her
brother and sister Ivan and Jenny lived with their
grandfather, but the old man, a clockmaker, passed away and
now she is in charge. The community here is small, and the
bishop has several worries about the situation. One of the
kinner, maybe Ivan, has been misbehaving, playing tricks on
neighbours and running off unseen. Also, Bethany might end
up an old maid if she plays mother to her siblings. He
decides that Ivan should go back to Pennsylvania with their
uncle who is paying a Christmas visit to the little family.
Michael Shetler visits the New Covenant Amish community
which has recently formed in Maine. The snow is deep
already but animals still need care, and Bethany has to do
it at the little homestead. Michael arrives from the
Pennsylvania community looking for work, but Bethany can't
hire him. As someone living with PTSD from an armed
robbery, he wants to be out in the open, away from towns.
Bethany decides to rent him a cabin, for now, and see if
they can work together on watches and clocks. Just
possibly, they can come up with an idea to keep Ivan in his
home.
I really enjoyed the winter activities, sledges, and
cooking, depicted in the story. With isolation and quiet,
people have to work around one another, make time to chat
and hear about troubles and hopes. The children work hard
to create a Christmas play. We can take the lesson that we
shouldn't be too busy, too wound up in our personal tech
and social media, to help others and just be there to
listen. Farm animals and especially a lively dog are part
of life here, and the dog acts as a therapy in herself.
Patricia Davids excellently recreates the scenes and
characters for us, with an understated relationship turning
gradually to trust and more. This romance is suitable for
any age. AN AMISH WIFE FOR CHRISTMAS will give you an
excuse to sit down with a warm drink, open a book and take
a rest. You deserve it!
Bethany Martin has until Christmas to prove to the Amish
community that she can raise her siblings—including her
mischievous brother—without a husband. Then handsome
newcomer Michael Shetler arrives, winning over Bethany’s
siblings. He might be the answer to their prayers, but
Michael has a troubled past. Can Bethany love a man with
secrets…even if it’s the only thing keeping her family together?
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