This book is set in an Amish community and is part of the Stoney Ridge series. I have not read all the other books, but this one is good in its own right, partly because the author knows a lot about the Amish way of life and uses that knowledge to explore what happens when an English (non-Amish) boy finds himself attracted to a Plain (Amish) girl. This is not the only potential love story in the book, so fans of romantic fiction will not be disappointed. A sub-plot involving the identity of an abandoned baby makes the story even more interesting, and as always with these books the God-fearing lifestyle of the Amish means that there are no nasty surprises in terms of the language, even though modern themes are mentioned in the course of the narrative. It would probably be better to read these books in chronological order, but this is not essential, as I can testify!

This book is set in an Amish community and is part of the Stoney Ridge series. I have not read all the other books, but this one is good in its own right, partly because the author knows a lot about the Amish way of life and uses that knowledge explores what happens when an English (non-Amish) boy finds himself attracted to a Plain (Amish) girl. This is not the only potential love story in the book, so fans of romantic fiction will not be disappointed. A sub-plot involving the identity of an abandoned baby makes the story even more interesting, and as always with these books the God-fearing lifestyle of the Amish means that there are no nasty surprises in terms of the language, even though modern themes are mentioned in the course of the narrative. It would probably be better to read these books in chronological order, but this is not essential, as I can testify!

Popular Amish romance novelist Fisher (The Choice) continues her Stoney Ridge Seasons series with a stand-alone tale focusing on Amos Lapp?s middle daughter, Sadie. Returning from Ohio where she has spent the winter with older sister Julia and her husband, Sadie picks up an unexpected traveling companion. Instead of the safety and support she expects from her Amish friends and family back home in Pennsylvania, Sadie bristles as hurtful perceptions are formed primarily based on gossip and innuendo rather than truth. She does, however, develop a confidence in Will Stotz, an intern for the county?s game warden who moves onto the Lapp farm to oversee two nesting falcons. Their relationship complicates Sadie?s relationship with Gideon Smucker, a local boy who has had his heart set on Sadie since they were children. Fisher?s style is light and engaging. Her setting may be a simple Pennsylvania Amish community, but the struggles of faith, trust, and forgiveness are common to a wide-ranging audience. Moral elements are so deftly woven into the plot that most readers will learn the lesson before realizing there is one