Oops! Forgot about this one I read before the other! I really liked this one also!
In the high desert town of Frenchman’s Bluff, Idaho, Felicia
Kristoffersen has set out to create a future for herself that is better
than her painful past. Alone in the world with only her faith to sustain
her, she must prove herself as this tiny community’s new school
teacher. She cannot, must not, fail. But, there are those who never
wanted her there to begin with. Five years after the death of his wife,
local merchant Colin Murphy cares about just one thing: raising his
daughter, Charity. Colin wants to give her the educational advantages he
never had. The new schoolmarm’s inexperience doesn’t sit well with him,
and if this teacher up and marries like the last one did, Charity’s
heart will be broken once again. A woman who hasn’t known love. A man
who lost the love he had. In the midst of the wide, sage-covered plains,
each is about to discover that life’s bitterest circumstances truly can
work together for good. Tender, evocative, and beautifully written,
Belonging is a journey about love after loss, and about two hearts
destined to become one—despite their stubbornness! (picture and description from amazon)
Happy reading!
O:)
Melissa
Fun Fun quick read. Again, like the Amish book I just read, I was reading part of this on our bizarre flights home and I would look at the flight attendant and think to myself, "Hhm, I am getting a peek into your world!" Of course, you could tell how the book was going to end half way through, but it was still fun to see sub plots come together.
Also loved all setting of Beulah's house, a large farm "in Kentucky" somewhat near Lexington. I could so see Beulah just like Grandma Campbell and her big old farm .... made me almost want to pack up everything and go back to claim the farm, but Annie had the luck of having Beulah teach her how to plant, how to garden, how to harvest, and how to can. I'm not sure I could do it with just my BFF "the internet" .....
New York City flight attendant Annie Taylor is grounded, putting a halt
to weekends in Rome and her jet-setting lifestyle. Soon her noncommittal
boyfriend’s true nature is revealed, and to top it all off, she loses
her apartment.
With nowhere else to go, Annie leaves the city for the
family farm in Kentucky, a place she’s avoided for years. She finds a
shotgun-wielding grandmother, a farm in disrepair, and a suspicious
stranger renting the old stone house. The country quiet haunts Annie
with reminders of a past that can’t be changed. She tries persuading her
grandmother to sell the farm, but is met with stubborn refusal? Yet in
the midst of her crashing life, Annie sees a glimmer of hope for a
second chance. Jake Wilder is contemplating jumping off the
corporate ladder to follow his passion for sustainable farming. He’s
almost ready to propose to Camille, a girl who wants more, not less.
Annie believes Jake is about to make a terrible mistake, but does she
have the right to tell him? As the summer heats up, so do Annie’s
unexpected feelings for Jake and her interest in the land. When a sudden
phone call comes from New York, Annie is forced to choose between
coming to terms with her past or leaving it all behind. (picture and description from amazon)
Happy reading!
O:)
Melissa
Book Club read for July. It was a nice, easy read that I did enjoy. A little cheesy at times, but what was interesting is that as I was reading this up in Philly I saw several Amish people at the hospital. And in my mind I was like, "Hey, I'm getting another peek into your world." Maybe because I'm just weird like that ...
In this first book of a three-book series, author Vannetta Chapman
brings a fresh twist to the popular Amish fiction genre. She blends the
familiar components consumers love in Amish books—faith, community,
simplicity, family—with an innovative who-done-it plot that keeps
readers guessing right up to the last stitch in the quilt. When two
women—one Amish, one English—each with different motives, join forces to
organize a successful on-line quilt auction, neither expects nor wants a
friendship. As different as night and day, Deborah and Callie are
uneasy partners who simply want to make the best of a temporary
situation. But a murder, a surprising prime suspect, a stubborn
detective, and the town's reaction throw the two women together, and
they form an unlikely alliance to solve a mystery and catch a killer.
Set in the well-known Amish community of Shipshewana, Falling to Pieces
will attract both devoted fans of the rapidly-growing Amish fiction
genre, as well as those who are captivated by the Amish way of life. (picture and description from amazon)
Happy Summer Reading!!
O:)
Melissa
