Ties That Bind – The Amish
of Summer Grove – Book One by Cindy Woodsmall - 5 Stars
This book moved quite a bit quicker than many of the Amish
books I’ve read in the past. I could
give you a description of those in the book, but I have a breakdown of that
below in more about the book. The book
starts out with a woman giving labor, actually there turns out to be another
woman in the same facility, then there is a fire, they get the women out, then
they get the babies out. Everyone is
safe, and all is well, or is it? An
unusual beginning for a book about the Amish.
Moving into the women who were born that day, or at least one, she is
trying to buy a café and she also finds herself in love with a man whom she
wishes to marry. Then something comes up
that throws every character in the book into worry. I can’t say more without giving the result
away. The book sure ends in a way that I
could not see coming at all. This story
isn’t slow paced. It is well written
with characters that are well developed.
I really enjoyed the book, and I was disappointed when it was over. I
wanted to be able to immediately start Book 2.
A great place for a book to leave
you, wanting more! The description of the
book is shown below. I think I’ve said
enough for anyone reading this to decide if they wish to read this book or
not. I would say, read the book! "I received this book
from Blogging for Books for this
review."
About This Book:
Ariana’s comfortable Old Order Amish
world is about to unravel. Will holding tightly to the cords of family keep
them together—or simply tear them apart?
Twenty-year-old Ariana Brenneman loves her family and the Old Ways. She has two aspirations: open a café in historic Summer Grove to help support her family’s ever-expanding brood and to keep any other Amish from being lured into the Englisch life by Quill Schlabach.
Five years ago Quill, along with her dear friend Frieda, ran off together, and Ariana still carries the wounds of that betrayal. When she unexpectedly encounters him, she soon realizes he has plans to help someone else she loves leave the Amish.
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Despite how things look, Quill’s goal has always been to protect Ariana from anything that may hurt her, including the reasons he left. After returning to Summer Grove on another matter, he unearths secrets about Ariana and her family that she is unaware of. His love and loyalty to her beckons him to try to win her trust and help her find a way to buy the café—because when she learns the truth that connects her and a stranger named Skylar Nash, Quill knows it may upend her life forever.
Ties That Bind is the first novel in the Amish of Summer Grove series.
Twenty-year-old Ariana Brenneman loves her family and the Old Ways. She has two aspirations: open a café in historic Summer Grove to help support her family’s ever-expanding brood and to keep any other Amish from being lured into the Englisch life by Quill Schlabach.
Five years ago Quill, along with her dear friend Frieda, ran off together, and Ariana still carries the wounds of that betrayal. When she unexpectedly encounters him, she soon realizes he has plans to help someone else she loves leave the Amish.
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Despite how things look, Quill’s goal has always been to protect Ariana from anything that may hurt her, including the reasons he left. After returning to Summer Grove on another matter, he unearths secrets about Ariana and her family that she is unaware of. His love and loyalty to her beckons him to try to win her trust and help her find a way to buy the café—because when she learns the truth that connects her and a stranger named Skylar Nash, Quill knows it may upend her life forever.
Ties That Bind is the first novel in the Amish of Summer Grove series.
Author Bio
Cindy Woodsmall
Cindy Woodsmall is
a New York Times and CBA best-selling author of numerous works
of fiction and one of nonfiction. Her connection with the Amish community has
been featured widely in national media. She lives in the Foothills of the North
Georgia Mountains with her family.
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