Blue Moon Promise by Colleen Coble

I was recently introduced to the author Colleen Coble through another review.  I loved that book, so wanted to read more by her.  

This book did not disappoint!  Blue Moon Promise begins in the year 1877 with the character Lucy Marsh.  She is determined to take care of her younger brother and sister, after their father dies.  With diminishing funds, and less than a week to find a different place to live, Lucy chooses to lean on her faith in God and accepts an offer for a proxy marriage from an old friend of her family.  Sight unseen, she travels to Texas to begin her "new life" and meet her husband, in hopes to find a safe refuge.  

After arriving in Texas and meeting her husband, Lucy is determined to prove her worth and be a help on the cattle ranch.  Nate Stanton, is surprised to find his father has returned with a wife, and family for his son.  Seeing Lucy, Nate's impression is that she is small, and will not fit in on the cattle ranch.  

Both determined to give the marriage a chance, they return to Nate's home.  Lucy and Nate have many adjustments to face in their new situation.  After facing dangers, Nate finds that he would do anything to protect his new wife, and her siblings.  Through trials, and faith in God, Lucy and Nate learn to live as a family.  

I look forward to the next book in this series.  

Disclaimer:  I received this book from Book Sneeze for review purposes.  No other compensation was received.  All views expressed are my honest opinions.  

Sisters of the Quilt Trilogy by Cindy Woodsmall

When I began reading this book, I assured myself I would give it a fair chance.  It didn't take much convincing.  After reading the first chapter, I was hooked.  This book kept  me interested until the very last page.  I love that it has all 3 books combined in one volume - no waiting to get the next book.  

The book about an Old Order Amish community focuses on the life a a seventeen-year-old girl named Hannah Lapp.  She is forced to face questions that her family, her fiance' nor her faith can easily answer.  After trying to protect the ones she loves, and dealing with her own losses, and rejection, Hannah leaves her Amish community to enter the Englischer world, in search of finding herself.  She deals with the stark differences of what she knows and her new reality.  As Hannah begins to make a life for herself, she begins find herself, while working on healing from her losses.  Keeping no ties to her family and friends back home, they continue to deal with the aftermath of her leaving.  After several years, Hannah returns to the Old Order Amish community in hopes of helping her sister.  After finding the truths about those she loves, Hannah chooses the path for her life.   Does Hannah stay in the Englischer world, or return to the Old Order Amish ways that she was raised?  

 

You can purchase this book here for a great price.  

Disclaimer:  I received the book for review purposes.  No other compensation was received.  All views expressed are my honest opinions.