A Path to Forgiveness
Book Summary
Can love and forgiveness set them free?
Hiding Her Amish Secret by Carrie Lighte
Arleta Bontrager’s convinced no Amish man will marry her after she got a tattoo while on Rumspringa, so she needs money to get it removed. But taking a job caring for Noah Lehman’s sick grandmother means risking losing her heart to a man who has his own secrets. Might revealing their truths release them from the past…and open up a future together?
A Widow's Hope by Vannetta Chapman
After tragedy claimed her husband’s life and her son’s ability to walk, Hannah King doesn’t want a new man. She has her family, a home and mounting debts. Scarred Amish bachelor Jacob Schrock offers Hannah the job she desperately needs. But while Hannah helps Jacob resolve his accounting issues, can she and her little boy also heal his wounded heart?
My Thoughts
A Path to Forgiveness contains the re-release of Hiding Her Amish Secret by Carrie Lighte and A Widow’s Hope by Vannetta Chapman. I enjoyed both books. I find them well-written with engaging,
realistic characters. Hiding Her Amish Secret by Carrie Lighte (first book in The Amish of New Hope series) has Arleta Bontrager convinced that no man will want to
marry her when they learn her shameful secret.
During her rumspringa, Arleta had fallen in love with a man and planned
to go Englisch. She got a small tattoo
of a heart on her foot that includes his initials. The man soon dumped her and now Arleta is
left with a permanent reminder. Arleta
takes a job caring for Sovilla, Noah Lehman’s grandmother for the summer. The money she earns will pay for her to get
the tattoo removed. Noah lost his
parents and siblings in a fire. He feels
guilty because he was out with his girlfriend that evening and ended up coming
home late. If Noah had arrived home
sooner, he feels he could have saved his loved ones. He now believes that he does not deserve to
marry. Sovilla wants to see her grandson
happily wed and decides to play matchmaker.
It is a sweet story about two people who need to find forgiveness and
move forward with their lives. There is
repetition of certain details (the guilt over the tattoo, the fire, guilt over
not being there for his family). I like
the characters and the life lessons. They
need to see that honesty is the best policy.
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A Widow's Hope by Vannetta Chapman is the first novel in the Indiana Amish Brides series. Each book in the series can be
read on its own. We get to follow Hannah
King and Jacob Schrock in Goshen, Indiana.
Hannah King lost her husband in a farming accident that also confined
her four-year-old son to a wheelchair.
Hannah has moved back in with her parents, but she does not like adding
to their expenses. She knows that money
is tight for her family and they are at risk of losing their farm. Hannah wants to find job to help save the
family farm. She feels fortunate when
Jacob offers her a position. Jacob is
disfigured after arriving home one day to find the family home on fire. He struggled to save his parents. Jacob feels the scars are the cost of his
failure to save them. Jacob is going to
be audited by the IRS. He needs Hannah
to make sense of his business paperwork.
Neither Hannah nor Jacob is open to a relationship, but God may have
different plans for them. I enjoyed this
heartwarming, emotional story. I loved
the characters and their stories. I like
Vannetta Chapman’s writing style. I was
pulled into the story. Reading one of
the author’s stories is like visiting with friends. A Widow’s Hope is a story about family,
faith, love, and forgiveness. I like
that we get to see how the community pulls together to help those in need. The path to happiness and love is never easy,
but it is worth it in the end. A Widow's Hope is an emotional story that tugs on your heartstrings. A Path to Forgiveness was a delightful way to
spend a rainy afternoon. A Path to Forgiveness
contains two touching Amish novels with mouthwatering bumbleberry pie, a
terrible tattoo, a horrible loss, a matchmaking groossmammi, pleasurable playhouse,
a sorrowful widow, and a lasting love.
A Path to Forgiveness is available from Amazon*. Vannetta Chapman has An Amish Proposal for Christmas publishing on September 27. It is the first book in the Indiana Amish Market series. You can find Vannetta Chapman's other novels here. Carrie Lighte has Healing an Amish Family coming out on January 10. You can find Carrie Lighte's books here. Thank you for stopping by today and reading my review. Tomorrow I am featuring The Amish Matchmaking Dilemma by Patricia Johns. I have a small problem. I need to figure out where to stash my Halloween decorations. My mother states they are taking over (I only have five skeletons, assorted light sets, and approximately fifteen or so inflatables--this does not count the inflatables that have yet to arrive). There are just so many cute inflatables for Halloween. I actually found two with ghosts reading books (ghost stories). I will spend some time today trying to hide my decorations around the house (I will need to make a map so I can locate them when I need them). Wish me luck! I hope that you have a day filled with joy. Take care, stay cool, and Happy Reading!
Kris
The
Avid Reader
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