Helpful Score: 3
I don't read a lot of Amish books, but this one was very good. The main characters were Englischers, though the family of Rachel were Amish, including an aunt with Down's Syndrome. Storyline was different from anything I've read before, so kept me coming back every chance I could. This was my first book by this author but will not be my last.
Helpful Score: 2
This was my first book by Serena Miller and it certainly won't be my last. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and loved how it wasn't your typical Amish book. I especially loved how the murder of Grace was solved with a twist, I didn't see it coming.
Helpful Score: 2
This was one of the better Amish romances that I have read. It had an original plot with wonderful characters that you cared about. I look forward to reading more from this author.
Helpful Score: 1
LOVE the book! I grew up in Dover, Ohio and knew every place that was mentioned by the author. The storyline kept me coming back! Like the other reviewers said, it wasn't your typical Amish storyline but very believable! I have a friend whose father grew up Amish but was never baptized into the faith. My friend has many Amish relatives. I visit Sugarcreek anytime I am in town. LOVE the Dry goods store that is downtown. The book I got off PBS actually had a price tag from The Gospel Store, which is in downtown Sugarcreek! =o)
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent story by Serena Miller. I really enjoyed the characters in the book. It's not often that a Down's Syndrome adult woman (Amish at that!) is a major character in a book. I would love a sequel! Highly recommended.
Rachel Troyer is a policewoman, but ever loyal to her Amish aunts. Thinking that her aunts are overdoing it for their age, she insists that they start slowing down and close down their inn. They acquiesce, only to turn around and have a stranger show up at their door penniless.
Joe & Bobby have been on the road a long time. After Joe gets robbed, his car breaks down leaving him stranded. A kind Amish man helps Joe & Bobby connect with Rachel's aunts.
Rachel, meanwhile, is very wary of Joe. Being a policewoman, she can spy a problematic person a mile-a-way. What is Joe's history? How does a man show up on somebody's doorstep with a young boy? Why doesn't he talk more about his past?
After spending time with Joe and going through many things together, Rachel sees that she needs to enjoy life more and not be so wary.
The ending was pretty surprising, but definitely exciting!
This was a great book. I really enjoyed the people in it. Although it was mostly Englischers, there were Amish in it. I also enjoyed how she weaved a mystery and Amish together. That's not as easy to find. Usually, you get either Amish OR mystery . . . not usually both. Refreshing read!!
Joe & Bobby have been on the road a long time. After Joe gets robbed, his car breaks down leaving him stranded. A kind Amish man helps Joe & Bobby connect with Rachel's aunts.
Rachel, meanwhile, is very wary of Joe. Being a policewoman, she can spy a problematic person a mile-a-way. What is Joe's history? How does a man show up on somebody's doorstep with a young boy? Why doesn't he talk more about his past?
After spending time with Joe and going through many things together, Rachel sees that she needs to enjoy life more and not be so wary.
The ending was pretty surprising, but definitely exciting!
This was a great book. I really enjoyed the people in it. Although it was mostly Englischers, there were Amish in it. I also enjoyed how she weaved a mystery and Amish together. That's not as easy to find. Usually, you get either Amish OR mystery . . . not usually both. Refreshing read!!
This is a very good read. I shared it with my mother and daughter and they loved it as well.
This was pretty good. Joe and his son Bobby have been traveling around. He has a story and a good reason why he doesn't want anyone to find him. His wife has been killed. We don't really know how or why, and so the story unfolds as it goes along.
We also meet Rachel, who is a cop in Sugarcreek. She has family who are Amish and helped raise her after her father died when she was a young girl (he had left the Amish). She tries to help her three aunts out at an Amish Inn they run that is open to all people, but they may have to close it. Her aunts seem to have a thing for entertaining people because they never know if they'll be entertaining angels.
When Joe and Bobby come to town Rachel is very curious to find out what Joe is hiding and why. She pretty much is willing to do whatever she can to find him out (which is a little crazy to read about in the beginning of the story)
Everything played out pretty well but there was a story about Rachel and a psychopath mentioned briefly about two times but they never expand on this story which bugged me. Everything else was solved really well and I like how it came together and how the characters developed.
We also meet Rachel, who is a cop in Sugarcreek. She has family who are Amish and helped raise her after her father died when she was a young girl (he had left the Amish). She tries to help her three aunts out at an Amish Inn they run that is open to all people, but they may have to close it. Her aunts seem to have a thing for entertaining people because they never know if they'll be entertaining angels.
When Joe and Bobby come to town Rachel is very curious to find out what Joe is hiding and why. She pretty much is willing to do whatever she can to find him out (which is a little crazy to read about in the beginning of the story)
Everything played out pretty well but there was a story about Rachel and a psychopath mentioned briefly about two times but they never expand on this story which bugged me. Everything else was solved really well and I like how it came together and how the characters developed.
This was by far one of the best Amish books I've ever read! The characters were unique and the story was fast-paced and exciting. Highly recommend!
Can't wait to read the books from this author. This book held my interest. I enjoyed this.
I would have given this book more than 5 stars if I could. Not at all your typical Amish story.
Policewoman Rachel Troyer loves peaceful Sugarcreek, where her elderly Amish aunts run the famous farmhouse inn. But when stranger Joe Matthews lands on her aunts' doorstep begging for shelter for himself and his son, it's clear to Rachel that he's no tourist. Who is he-and will she be able to keep her heart in check?
This is a fantastic story that I could not put down.
This is a fantastic story that I could not put down.
