I loved this
book! I do like to read about the Amish and their ways. The author sure did her research I learned
more about bee keeping than I would have ever imagined. Also, the rules on courting. The girls lost their parents and their Aunt
has cared for them for years. She is
quirky and different. She only follows
the rules of the Amish in order to raise her sisters’ daughters in the way she
wanted them raised. Paul thinks he has
Lily all sewn up for a wife and then Dan Kanagy comes back to the community and
he’s been in love with Lily since they were young and she was a gawky
teenager. He wanted to get her attention
so he called her names, he thought all of that was an affectionate way to get
her attention. So he starts in when he
returns to Wisconsin. Lily still feels
like that teenager who was always really hurt when Dan called her names. Paul is worried when Dan starts working to be
forgiven by Lily so that he may gain her interest. Paul tells lies and may get caught up in
them. His Father has taught him no
better. Dan would do anything to make
Lily happy even step aside but he doesn’t believe Paul for a minute. Who will win her hand? It’s a fairly simply romance with the usual
doubts and times of being insecure by the men and the women but it is made more
interesting by those that are trying to stay true to their Amish faith at the
same time. I did really enjoy this story
and read it all in one day.
Description as
found on Amazon:
“Sweet as
Honey is a warm, wonderful book filled with delightful characters,
humor and tenderness. Jennifer Beckstrand writes lovely stories, sure to touch
your heart.”--RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times bestselling
author
Smart, kind, and good-hearted, the three Christner girls are affectionately known as The Honeybee Sisters in the beloved Wisconsin Amish community where, under the care of their aunt, they've grown into skilled beekeepers--and lovely, sought-after young women. . .
Though she has blossomed into a beauty, Lily Christner doesn't really believe it. Deep down, she still feels like a lonely, gawky teenager. Maybe that's why she's all but promised herself to Paul Glick, the one boy who never teased her in her awkward girlhood--unlike Dan Kanagy, whose creative name-calling left her in tears many a time. Now he's back in town after two years away--and being surprisingly sweet, suspiciously attentive--and making Lily unsettlingly yet deliciously nervous. It seems Dan wants Lily's forgiveness--and her heart. But can he convince her--not to mention her protective schwesters and aendi--that despite the past, her future lies with him?...
Praise for Jennifer Beckstrand and her Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series
"Full of kind, sincere characters struggling with the best ways to stay true to themselves and their beliefs." --Publishers Weekly
"Readers will treasure this series and put the first outing on their keeper shelf." --RT Book Reviews
"A delightful voice in Amish romance. Sweet and funny." --Emma Miller (less)
Smart, kind, and good-hearted, the three Christner girls are affectionately known as The Honeybee Sisters in the beloved Wisconsin Amish community where, under the care of their aunt, they've grown into skilled beekeepers--and lovely, sought-after young women. . .
Though she has blossomed into a beauty, Lily Christner doesn't really believe it. Deep down, she still feels like a lonely, gawky teenager. Maybe that's why she's all but promised herself to Paul Glick, the one boy who never teased her in her awkward girlhood--unlike Dan Kanagy, whose creative name-calling left her in tears many a time. Now he's back in town after two years away--and being surprisingly sweet, suspiciously attentive--and making Lily unsettlingly yet deliciously nervous. It seems Dan wants Lily's forgiveness--and her heart. But can he convince her--not to mention her protective schwesters and aendi--that despite the past, her future lies with him?...
Praise for Jennifer Beckstrand and her Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series
"Full of kind, sincere characters struggling with the best ways to stay true to themselves and their beliefs." --Publishers Weekly
"Readers will treasure this series and put the first outing on their keeper shelf." --RT Book Reviews
"A delightful voice in Amish romance. Sweet and funny." --Emma Miller (less)
