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Happy Wednesday! It is Bald and Free Day! Definitely unusual. I was up late last night finishing a book (it was so good). Do you stay up late finishing a good book?
An Amish Christmas Gift (various
authors) is a lovely book to read. It contains three Christmas stories that
will put you in the mood for Christmas (makes me want snow too)! The first story is Naomi’s Gift by Amy
Clipston. Caleb Schmucker is a widower
with a little girl named Susie. They are
visiting his family in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania from Middlefield, Ohio. They stop to pick up a pie (because Susie was
told that you should always take a gift to the hostess when visiting). Susie stops to look at quilts on display and
meets Naomi King. Susie is instantly
taken with Naomi and so is her father.
The two continue to meet while Caleb is on vacation. But will Sadie, his interfering sister, get
in the way of his happiness?
An Unexpected Joy by Ruth Reid is
the second story. Abigail Kemp is
twenty-three and not married. She earns
money by baking but has found it difficult using the family horse to deliver
her items to town (five miles away).
Abigail has decided to save up for a horse and is getting close to her
goal. When Abigail goes to deliver her
latest items, the store is unable to take them.
Abigail was seen talking to her cousin, Malinda Lambright. Malinda’s family is close to being shunned
and the community is to avoid them. Then Abigail hears Micah Zook needs a
caregiver for his grandmother. Abigail
believes it is the perfect solution.
Micah was looking to hire Abigail’s sister, Elizabeth to watch his
grandmother, Edith while he works on his glassblowing orders. Abigail is something of a chatterbox (as well
as pushy and determined). Micah ends up
hiring her and has no idea what is in store for him! Micah’s quiet life is about to be turned
upside down!
Kelly Irvin’s A Christmas Visitor
is set in Bee County, Texas. Frannie
Mast has been sent to live with Abigail and Mordecai. Her parents wanted her to get away from an
Englisch influence. Then one night
Richard “Rocky” Sanders shows up. He is
the Englisch influence. Abigail and
Rocky are in love with each other, but Frannie will not leave the Amish
faith. Rocky does love Frannie, but he
is also needing a change. He feels that
something is missing in his life. Can
Rocky find what is missing in Bee County, Texas? Will there be a happy ending for Frannie and
Rocky?
I enjoyed all three stories in An Amish Christmas Gift. They can be read
as part of their series (like Kelly Irvin’s The Amish of Bee County) or by
themselves. All three are very well
written with quaint settings and charming characters. The first story, Naomi’s Gift is the longest
and takes up most of the book. The other
two stories are shorter but just as good.
A Christmas Visitor will have you laughing throughout the story. I give An Amish Christmas Gift 5 out of 5
stars. I like reading stories that are
heartwarming and contain no foul language or sex. An Amish Christmas Gift contains some good
messages and will definitely put you in the mood for Christmas.
I received a complimentary copy
of An Amish Christmas Gift from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I am currently reading Gone to Ground by Brandilyn Collins. Tonight is the season premiere of Arrow! I enjoyed The Flash last night (such a good show). Have a lovely evening and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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