Can she leave everything she knows for love?Summer Carson has lived near the Amish community in Paradise, Pennsylvania, all her life. Now she's following in her father's footsteps and earning her degree in agricultural science so she can continue his work helping local farmers.
In her job at the county extension office, Summer moves between the Englisch and the Amish worlds. While she sometimes finds herself speaking—and even thinking—in Pennsylvania Deitsch, the transition isn't always easy. But what has come naturally to Summer is her attraction to one of the farmers: Abram Yoder is handsome, steady, and hardworking. He's everything so many of the Englisch men she knows are not. And Summer quickly realizes that she's caught his eye as well.
Can Summer give up the comforts she's always known for a life with this Amish man? And is Abram willing to let her try?
My review:
This was a sweet story about two people from different worlds. I enjoyed getting to know both of them and seeing their attraction grow. Summer really had a lot on her plate as she was going to school, working two jobs and worried about her mother's health problems. It was interesting to try to figure out with them what was going on with her mother. I admired Summer's strong work ethic and also that she had taken time off to help take care of her dad when he was sick. She had her priorities in order. By contrast, Abram had a very peaceful life, able to work at his own pace and his parents were actually on an extended vacation in Florida. She was struggling some with her faith as she was angry at God for letting her dad get cancer and die while Abram's faith seemed to be strong. It didn't really seem like she addressed those feelings other than being glad she visited church again. I liked that Summer and Abram became friends first and got to know each other and that their romance developed slowly from there. Even though this was book three, it worked fine as a stand-alone. I had read the first book and it was nice to catch up on the characters from it. There was a little glossary at the back of Amish words and a few recipes. I would recommend this book if you like Amish stories!
I received this book from Kregel Publications. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions are my own.
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