Aaron Coblentz has a secret: he’s been studying to take the GED to get
promoted at work. But he can’t let his Amish family know, not when his
older brother already left the faith just a year after getting baptized,
practically crippling the family. When Aaron asks bookmobile librarian
Sarah Anne Miller for some additional study guides, she does one better.
She arranges for Kayla Kaufman to be his tutor.
Kayla has a
secret, too. Her life has been turned upside down in a matter of
months—her mother’s death propelled her father into a constant state of
depression, and unable to deal with his erratic behavior, her longtime
boyfriend has broken things off. But despite losing those she holds most
dear, she hasn’t completely given up on love. Only now she seeks to
find it in the sweet romance novels she secretly checks out from Sarah
Anne’s bookmobile.
As Aaron and Kayla’s study sessions start to
feel less like work and more like pleasure, they soon realize that
happily ever afters don’t only happen in fiction; sometimes they happen
when you least expect it.
About The Author
I grew up in Houston, Texas, went to Colorado for college, and after living in Arizona, Dallas, and Denver, we moved to southern Ohio about ten years ago.
I’ve always thought of myself as a very hard worker, but not ‘great’ at anything. I’ve obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degree…but I never was a gifted student. I took years of ballet and dance, but I never was anywhere near the star of any recital. I love to cook, but I’m certainly not close to being gourmet…and finally I love to write books, but I’ve certainly read far better authors.
Maybe you are a little bit like me. I’ve been married for almost twenty years and have raised two kids. I try to exercise but really should put on my tennis shoes a whole lot more. I’m not a great housekeeper, I hate to drive in the snow, and I don’t think I’ve ever won a Monopoly game. However, I am the best wife and mother I know how to be.
Isn’t it wonderful to know that in God’s eyes that is okay? That from His point of view, we are all exceptional? I treasure that knowledge and am always so thankful for my faith. His faith in me makes me stand a little straighter, smile a little bit more, and be so very grateful for every gift He’s given me.
I started writing about the Amish because their way of life appealed to me. I wanted to write stories about regular. likeable people in extraordinary situations-and who just happened to be Amish.
Getting the opportunity to write Inspirational novels is truly gratifying. With every book, I feel my faith grows stronger. And that makes me feel very special indeed.
My Review
We meet Sarah Anne Miller, the new bookmobile librarian, and now maybe matchmaker?
There are a lot of assumptions about what another person is thinking here, but how these problems are resolved, well some are big surprises!
There is some sweet romance, some physical challenges, along with everyday survival. We meet some of these problems, as the characters here face their life’s problems!
One surprisingly wants to get his GED, why? Amish only go to the eighth grade, but he feels he will do more with his life, will he? Another is bogged down with her grieving father, the rent is due, how will this all turn out.
Come along and enjoy entering the lives of these Berlin Ohio Amish folks, and see the hearts of some, and how some seem to enjoy the pain of others! Once you are involved you won’t want to leave!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Gallery Books, and was not required to give a positive review.
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