Welcome! The Orphan Daughter by Sheila Riley will be out tomorrow, September 5. We'll Meet Again by Rosie Archer about the Bluebird Girls in 1941 is now available and Power of the Witch by Deanna Chase is out today. The Girl Who Loved Ghosts by K.C. Tansley is out September 16 and it is the third novel in The Unbelievables series. There are so many great new books coming out this month.
An Amish Christmas Kitchen by Kate
Lloyd, Jan Drexler and Leslie Gould contains three novellas celebrating the
warmth of the season. An Amish Family Christmas
by Leslie Gould takes us to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where Noelle Schrock
is grieving the loss of her beloved mother and moving into a new home. She lives with her father and does the baking
for the business her mother started many years ago. It is time for the Christmas Market and her
older sister, Salome is laid up unable to handle their stall. Noelle is afraid she will see Jesse who broke
her heart and recently returned to town.
Being forced out of her comfort zone turns out to be a blessing in
disguise because Noelle meets Holly, a Mennonite woman, who is also a Christmas
Eve baby and sells delectable chocolates. Noelle will be faced with some unexpected
challenges and she will need her new friend along with her faith to help her
navigate the difficult roads ahead.
An Amish Christmas Recipe Box by
Jan Drexler takes us to the Heritage Amish Furniture shop where Ada Weaver
works for her father, Leroy. Ada bakes
up the cookies and pastries they sell in the shop in addition to the
beautifully handcrafted furniture. Matthias
Yoder is the newest hire and a talented craftsman. He finds Ada to be lovely, but she only has
eyes for Amos Hertzler. Ada’s sister,
Rose helps her concoct the Great Cookie Campaign to capture Amos’ attention. Ada needs to learn that what we long for but
not be what is best for us or what God has planned.
An Unexpected Christmas Gift by
Kate Lloyd has Maria Romano searching for her birth mother during the holiday
season. After her mother recently passed
away, Maria learned that she was adopted.
Maria had taken a DNA test which turned up a relation. That is how Maria ended up stranded outside
Miller’s Quilts & Gifts during the holiday season. The Miller family takes her in, and Maria
gets an unexpected Christmas gift.
An Amish Christmas Kitchen
contains three heartwarming holiday stories.
I thought all three novellas were well-written and engaging. I started reading An Amish Family Christmas one
evening and just kept reading until I finished all three (it was a late
night). The novellas contain great
characters and lovely settings. We see
how the Amish focus on family and the true reason for the holiday season. I like the life lessons featured in each
story with my favorite being a person’s heart is more important than their
appearance. The romance plays out softly
in each story which I appreciated. The
stories are realistic with feel good endings.
One of my favorite phrases is, “Life is only as short and hard as we
make it.” It is important to remember
the true meaning of Christmas and that only He can bring us the peace and joy
we desire. There is a recipe for one of
the mouthwatering baked goods featured in the story at the end of each novella. An Amish Christmas Kitchen will have you
wanting to drag out your Christmas decorations and start baking your favorite
Christmas cookies.
An Amish Family Kitchen is available here (Amazon UK). Thank you for joining me today. I will return tomorrow with Who Shot the Serif? by Jessa Archer. It is the first book in A Hand Lettering Mystery series. I hope you have an uplifting day. Take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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