From the book's back cover:
When Joel and Shani Beck arrive at their new home, they're
looking for peace. Shani is thrilled to have Joel back from Iraq, but he needs
time to heal, and the quiet of Lancaster seems just the place. They can't
imagine any trouble with their Amish neighbors, the Lehmans, but things get off
to a rocky start when their son is involved in an accident that injures one of
the Lehman boys.
Eve Lehman has run her brother's household ever since the
death of his wife, but Tim's a stern patriarch. Despite his protests, she's
drawn to the new neighbor, Shani, and the two begin to form a strong friendship
forged on faith and family. Things seem like they've quieted down until Joel's
single and handsome army friend Charlie catches Eve's attention--a man unlike
any Eve has ever met. Suddenly life for both families becomes more complicated
than any of them could have ever imagined.
My Review:
Is duty and honor alone enough to sustain a relationship? What
about love, acceptance, and tenderness? What if tragedy alters a family to the
point that all one can do is go through the motions, holding on by sheer duty? What
if you fall in love with the wrong person at the worst possible time? The two very
diverse families in Amish Promises deal with all of this in a very powerful
way. It’s a gripping story about what two families do in spite of challenges,
differences, mistakes, and fears borne of past traumas. And the key that makes
the impossible possible.
To be honest, I would not have expected an Amish story to
hold so much tension, but this one grabs hold of you on the first page and
tightens the tension with each page that follows. I laughed, cried, and worried
about each of the characters and how the obstacles to their happiness could ever
turn out. Leslie Gould is a subtly powerful storyteller and Amish Promises is
the first book in a new series I very much look forward to reading.
Stay tuned for a little insider scoop from Leslie on the next book in this series, Amish Sweethearts, coming soon.
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