An Amish Love

An Amish Love contains three stories which are all, as the title indicates, dealing with individuals who are Amish. A Marriage of the Heart is by Kelly Long, What the Heart Sees is written by Kathleen Fuller, and Healing Hearts is written by Beth Wiseman. All three stories are around 100 pages and focus on relationships which are being tested within the Amish community.

A Marriage of the Heart focuses on Abigail Kauffman and Joseph Lambert, who are in a marriage that allowed Abigail the opportunity to escape from the life she lived with her father. They struggle with various issues that are looked at within the extremely short first story. This story was a very quick read, and had me wanting to read more stories by Kelly Long.

What the Heart Sees focused on the characters Ellie Chupp and Christopher Bender. After becoming blind in a car accident at a young age, Ellie begins to befriend Christopher, who was also gravely affected by the accident that took her sight. Their relationship plays out within the pages of the story by Kathleen Fuller.

Healing Hearts is the final story in An Amish Love. Lavin and Naaman Lapp have been married 30 years and Naaman leaves for an extended period of time. The story focuses on their reconnecting after he returns home.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I liked that I could read a whole short story in one sitting, and they were similar enough to tie the book together, but not too similar to make me feel as if I was reading the same story three times.

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The Truth of the Matter

The Truth of the Matter by Andrew Klavan is the Third book in the Homelanders Series. The book again takes us into the mystery of Charlie West’s last year of life which he is unable to remember. His last moment of clarity is going to bed one night and waking up a year later being tortured. He does not remember being jailed for his best friend’s murder, falling in love, and becoming a wanted criminal.

Charlie is attempting to clarify his missing year by looking for the one person whose name he can remember: Waterman. Upon contacting Waterman, trouble ensues as the Homelanders continue to close in upon Charlie. Charlie continues to struggle to remember his missing past as well as stay hidden from the Homelanders and the police.

I really enjoyed this book, and finally starting to see some clarity on what happened the last year of Charlie’s life. I think this book would really be enjoyed by a middle school aged boy, particularly one who is interested in non-stop action. The book is continually going, and there is never a boring moment as we are brought along with Charlie on the roller-coaster his life is turning into.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."