Her Amish Patchwork Family (Hope's Haven #3) by Winnie Griggs

 

Former Hope’s Haven schoolteacher, Martha Eicher, has always been the responsible one, putting her family first and caring for her widowed father and two younger sisters. But now they’re all happily married, and Martha isn’t sure where she fits in anymore . . . until she hears that Asher Lantz needs a nanny. Even though her childhood friendship with Asher ended abruptly years ago, when a misunderstanding drove a wedge between them, Martha offers her assistance.

Asher is also feeling adrift. As a single father to his niece and nephews, he struggles to balance his new family responsibilities with those on the farm and in his workshop. He’s grateful for Martha’s help, but worries things will always feel awkward with her. Yet before long, Asher realizes Martha is exactly what his family needs, and he can’t imagine his home without her. Martha and Asher thought they were lost, but could they be right where they belong . . . together?

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About The Author

Winnie Griggs grew up in south Louisiana in an undeveloped area her schoolmates considered the very back of beyond. With her two younger siblings and another family of three siblings for playmates, she spent many an hour exploring the overgrown land around her home, cutting jungle trails, building forts and frontier camps, and looking for pirate ships on the nearby bayou.

Once she 'grew up' she found other outlets for dealing with all those wonderful, adventurous, imaginary friends by filling notebooks with their stories. And somewhere along the way, those scribblings gave way to full length books.

Eventually she found her own Prince Charming, a rancher whose white steed takes the form of a tractor and whose kingdom is situated in a small rural community that she loves to call home, and together they've built their own storybook happily-ever-after. Their lives together expanded to include four now grown children who share Winnie's vivid imagination and her husband's steadier influences and are now out in the world pursuing their own adventures.

You can learn more about Winnie and her books, past and future, at www.winniegriggs.com

 

My Review

 

The author pulled me into this read, and didn't let me go! Yes, this one was a page turner, and almost from the beginning I knew how I wanted everything to turn out. Now, did I get my wish? Well, you will be turning pages as I did for answers.

This is the story of life, and some of the not so fun parts, where young parents die and leave four toddlers. Their Uncle steps up and along with his Grandmother they are raising these children, they also have a nanny.

When circumstances put Martha Eischer at Asher Lantz's door one morning, assumptions and past hurts come to a head and the welfare of the children take priority!

You will love the children, the family interaction, and throw in a bit of sweet romance!

I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Forever, and was not required to give a positive review.