Heart Beachy is still single and she feels adrift. She's tired of being asked when she'll finally find a man of her own. It's not as though she is idle. She has plenty to do with taking care of her widowed father's house. She wants to be recognized for her own merits. Maybe it's time for her to make her own way. Perhaps she would have if Clayton Glick hadn't been taken on to be her father's apprentice...
Clayton is smitten with Heart immediately but realizes he doesn't have anything to offer her. No matter, as an attraction develops anyway. Heart's father, Levi, is a story unto himself. A physical giant of a man and a gifted artist, he will surprise readers throughout the story. Add to the mix, a "fancy rat" named Spike and a litter of adorable and mischievous puppies who wins all their hearts.
There is much to enjoy in AN AMISH CINDERELLA by Shelley Shepard Gray that readers will enjoy. While there is a Cinderella theme (yes, there is even a piece of footwear) this is a beautifully crafted story about family. The relationship between Heart and her father is complex and sensitively detailed. Of all the characters, Levi is perhaps the most insightful. It is not often that two people can actually give each other exactly what they need. Can Heart and Clayton belong to this unique club?
For those who enjoy a wholesome and heartwarming story, AN AMISH CINDERELLA is that story. It is a pleasure to read. Highly recommended.
Set in the close-knit Amish community of Apple Creek, Ohio, this sweet Cinderella-inspired novel from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author is complete with a matchmaking pet rat, and will delight fans of heartwarming, wholesome fiction and readers of Charlotte Hubbard, Beverly Lewis, and Beth Wiseman.
Now that her friends are all marrying or moving away, Heart Beachy has started feeling lonely. Worse, everyone keeps asking when she’s going to find a man of her own. Don’t they realize Heart has her hands full at home with her widowed dad, too many chores, and a menagerie of needy, small animals? Besides, she doesn’t understand the fuss about marriage. It’s enough to make her consider finally becoming a pet-sitter, or moving to an English community, where she won’t be an oddity . . .
Newcomer Clayton Glick is utterly charmed by Heart—and completely confounded. He can’t figure out why this beautiful woman is as awkward as a teenager whenever he’s around, which is often now that he’s an apprentice to her blacksmith father. So Clayton starts assisting with Heart’s never-ending tasks, even helping her corral her unruly pets. How else can he court an adorably flustered woman who doesn’t know the first thing about courtship? Because courting is exactly what he intends . . .
Heart doesn’t know why her pulse hammers every time she sees Clayton. She only knows yielding to such emotions will mean trouble. . . . But maybe with a little faith—and the trying on of a shoe—Clayton can convince her to join him on the road to happily ever after.
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