Shelley Shepard Gray sure knows how to make the reader feel as if they are right there at the kitchen table with the Beachys with all their troubles! AN AMISH CINDERELLA is exactly why I love her stories.. She made me sad, and then the next moment I was smiling and giggling out loud. You can never go wrong with a Shelley Shepard Gray book if you are a fan of the Christian fiction genre. All of her characters feel genuine and relatable and put your emotions on one heck of a roller coaster ride. As you are reading, you will find yourself cheering for all of them, praying they can work out their problems and be happy once again. You will also wonder how much heartache someone can stand before they completely break down and fall apart.
AN AMISH CINDERELLA is a moving story filled with patience, loneliness, heartbreak, and love that will hold your attention until the very last page. Once I started this heartwarming story, it was very hard to put down. Heart Beachy lost her mom a few years ago and she is just trying to move forward. Her Daed hires a new apprentice, Clayton, and Heart’s life goes through some major changes. On top of that, add in five rambunctious puppies and a pet rat named Spike that will surely pull on readers' heartstrings.
I prayed that Heart would be able to convince Clayton that she was ready to move forward with her feelings for him and that he deserved to be loved and cherished. Shelley Shepard Gray isn’t afraid to write about subjects out of the norm as far as the Christian Fiction genre goes. Keep the tissues handy and do not read the ending in a public place unless you don’t mind crying in front of strangers! I’m so excited to continue catching up on all of Shelley Shepard Gray’s previous books. Now I have to patiently wait for the next book...
AN AMISH CINDERELLA has everything I was craving--it's humorous and emotional, and there was even a footwear mystery involved as a clever nod to Cinderella. Shelley Shepard Gray is a fantastic storyteller and she always leaves her readers wanting more. I have been reading her books for more than ten years and she has never disappointed me.
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 apet-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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