The Amish Nanny

Women of Lancaster County #2

by Mindy Starns Clark

Bestselling author Mindy Starns Clark and coauthor Leslie Gould offer readers The Amish Nanny, Book 2 in the Women of Lancaster County series, which tells the stories of young Plain women as they explore their roots, connect with family, and discover true love.

Amish-raised Ada Rupp knows it’s time to make a commitment to the faith and join the church, especially if she wants a future with the handsome Amish widower Will Gundy. But when she has the chance to travel to Switzerland as the caregiver of a young child, she leaps at the opportunity.

Anxious to learn more about her forebears, Ada enlists the help of a young Mennonite scholar named Daniel, but even as she develops feelings for him, she cannot get Will from her mind—or her heart. At a crossroads, Ada must decide what she is willing to give up from the past in order to embrace her future.

Genres: Amish, Christian Fiction, Amish Fiction, Fiction, Christian, Romance, Adoption

526 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2011

About the author

Mindy Starns Clark is the bestselling author of more than 30 books, both fiction and nonfiction, and has received numerous literary honors, including two Christy Awards and RT Book Review Magazine’s 2012 Career Achievement Award. Mindy and her husband, John, have two adult children and live near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Jacquelyn 💐 {This Rapunzel Reads} [Jesus Christ, my Living Hope] · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good continuation of the series and to see some loose ends tied up! The love triangle was a bit annoying, but I enjoyed the story nonetheless.

[Lis Carey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ada Rupp is a young Amish woman who has learned, in the past year, that she is adopted--the mother who raised her is the sister of the mother who gave birth to her, her "aunt" who left Lancaster County, PA for Switzerland shortly after she was born. Ada also has a sister, Alexandra, two years older, who was adopted by another, English (that's those of us who are not Plain Folk) family in Oregon. That's a lot of upheaval for anyone, but in addition, Ada also learned during the visit of her sister Lexie, that the illness that has limited her all her life can be managed quite effectively. She now has the prospect of fulfilling her dreams, of becoming a teacher and in time marrying and being a wife and mother. Ada has interviewed for the post of teacher in one of the community's one-room schools, and has been told she can count on getting the position. With all this happiness, her always-protective mother gives her permission to travel to Oregon to attend her newly-discovered sister Lexie's wedding.


The only fly in the ointment is that is that the man Ada loves, the widower Will Gundy, is apparently courting pretty Leah Fisher instead. But disappointing as that is, she's got her teaching position to look forward to, and in the meantime the adventure of the trip to Oregon and her sister's wedding.

After the wedding, she comes home to confusion and upheaval.

Leah Fisher has been given the teaching position Ada had counted on--in part because Will Gundy urged it, believing it would be best for his oldest daughter, Christy, who is not recovering from the loss of her mother. And Will's grandmother, Alice, and Ada's grandmother, Frannie, apparently both still have an interest in a piece of property in Switzerland, where both families come from. There's a complicated legal dispute involving the property, and the two grandmothers would the property to remain in the hands of Herr Lauten, who will protect its historic significance, instead of being used to build a hydroelectric plant. To accomplish this, both families need to be represented in the proceedings in Switzerland--but Ada's grandmother is not strong enough to make the trip.

Ada finds herself traveling to Europe by cargo ship, acting as Christy's nanny, developing a friendship with a handsome young Mennonite scholar, meeting her birth mother, and learning more about her family's history than she ever imagined. It's an educational adventure--the rumspringa she never had because of her poor health.

This is a very warm and satisfying book, a fascinating look at a culture most of us know only as quaint pictures of men and women in plain dress from a past century, still traveling by horse and buggy. It's a loving portrait of a complex and interesting way of life, existing alongside ours, and the people who, in each generation, choose to commit to that way of life.

Highly recommended.

I received a free electronic galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the first book of this series, but this book felt more clinical to me. Maybe I am just not as interested in land deeds and genealogies, but since a large portion of this book focused on hunting up historical facts and understanding all the legalities of transfers of land, I found it a lot to wade through and it took away from the relational developments of the book. Still, the writing was well done, and it presented interesting tidbits of information about the Amish.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Amish Romance

I love Amish stories, but these are extra special due to their incredible story along with the romance. Learned a lot about why the Amish and Mennonites immigrated to the U.S.

[Charity · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not sure if you remember my review of the previous book in this series, The Amish Midwife, but if not, please go back and read through it:) Because I recently received a copy of the next book in the series, The Amish Nanny, for review. And I think it will be best to come into the review knowing what the previous book is about.

I have been a big fan of Mindy's previous works. I have read almost all of her books and really enjoyed them. I had never heard of Leslie Gould before reading The Amish Midwife, but after reading that one I knew I would enjoy anything else she wrote. And I was sooo right! This book is written by both Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould. It is the second book in the Women of Lancaster County Series. It follows the story of Lexie's sister, Ada, and her search for meaning in life.

One of the main reasons I love this series is all the history in it. The authors put a lot of work and research into the Amish and Mennonite history and it shows! Throughout reading this I got a history lesson but it definitely was not school:) The persecution of the Anabaptists is shown clearly and their travels from Switzerland to America is nicely depicted.

Ada is a character from the previous book who is introduced somewhat. I don't want to spoil anything for those who have not read the first book, but Ada finds out that she is sister to Lexie, an "Englischer". Ada has been sick for much of her life and is just now being able to get up and around. When the story opens, Ada receives an invitation in the mail to attend Lexie's upcoming wedding. She does not believe she will be able to go until her mother makes an odd decision allowing her the privilege of attending. This starts a whole new look on life from Ada and the thought that she has not ever had her time of rumpsringa, seeing the world and being allowed her freedom to decide if she wants to join the Church. There is so much in this decision and she is allowed to take a trip to Switzerland to meet her"aunt" who is in reality her birth mother, who gave her up for adoption.

I do not want to give anything away so I am going to be careful about what I say. Ada has loved Will Gundy all her life but when she was ill she thought that nothing would ever come to pass between them. Then after she is better, she finds out that Leah Fisher is wanting Will to court her and it seems like Will wants that as well. Leah is taking care of his children, helping out around the house, etc. So Ada goes on the trip to Switzerland, even though that means that Leah will be there for Will. She happens to meet a Mennonite man named Daniel who she becomes friends with and he starts liking her. Again, I am not going to tell you how it ends as that would give things away:) You will just have to get a copy of the book yourself.

Overall I loved this book. The relationships between Ada and Christy and Morgan just really touched me. Morgan is sweet and yearning for something, as is Ada in a way. But she finds her path and I loved the ending of the book. Can't wait to find out who the next book is about! There is a next book, right?

According to FTC Disclosure, I received a copy of this book for review purposes. I did not receive any monetary compensation. All thoughts are 100% mine.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of Leslie Gould and Mindy Starns Clark's book and The Amish Nanny is no exception. A very different kind of Amish book, the authors take the readers to Switzerland to find a secret agreement that will preserve and important Anabaptist site. As the treasure hunt continues, and Ada comes face-to-face with her past, dealing with issues way beyond her understanding. But despite Ada and Daniel unlocking the mysteries, Ada still loves Will Gundy. Will she remain in Switzerland with Daniel or return to Lancaster County with Will? A wonderful story of family, faith and love.

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was fine. Nothing ground breaking. There was just so much filler. I found myself skipping over passages. There were a few unnecessary characters and descriptions of things that just did not move the plot along. I stuck it out until the end hoping for an unexpected reveal. Unfortunately the predictable things all happened. I'm not interested enough to finish this series right now.

[C Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book took me a long time to read. The plot was more about the history of the Mennonites and Amish in Switzerland. It was interesting but it was very slow moving. The characters lacked depth and except for gaining historical knowledge, the book left me disappointed.

[Shirley Chapel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a long page turner with many twists and turns throughout. It kept my attention as I read to the end of the book. I have been enjoying this series and look forward to reading book four . There are five books to this series.
Ada Rupp goes to Switzerland with Alice and Christy in order to try and save property that her Grandma Fannie and Alice owns there. A hydro power company questions the validity of Franny's ownership of the land and has petitioned the courts to take over the property to use as a power plant. Representing her Grandmother she and Alice hope to stop the take over of the property.
First, in order to help their case they must find the original agreement drawn up years ago between their ancestors . Abraham Sommer has hidden it in a safe place that nobody seems to be able to find. Search after search turns up nothing to be of help in winning their case against the hydro company. Will they be able to find the original agreement before the court date and be able to save their property ?
Also there is prospects of romance thrown into the story. Ada meets handsome Daniel who is helping them with their property custody battle. She loves Will but he is courting Leah Fisher. Daniel wants Ada to stay in Switzerland and allow him to court her. She must decide if this is what she really wants.
All readers of Amish fiction or Christian Fiction will like this series. There are five books to the series and I highly recommend them .
I borrowed an ebook copy from the digital library. A review was not requested. All opinions shared here in this review are my own

[Janie R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The main character in this story finds out about her birth right, a lot of truths are exposed, and she feels disconnected with all the family around her. Another sub-story involves her going to Switzerland to sign some documents, and it is here where the history of the Anabaptists is weaved in the story, a search for a document about her family's land. This was a very well-researched history done by the author. I learned some very interesting facts about the original Anabaptists, that I had never before known about.The mystery surrounding the ancient document, and the hunt for it was fascinating...made me read the book faster than I have read one. In Switzerland, she finds her birthmother, and comes to terms with many aspects of her life. She returns home and finds out someone, she has always loved does love her, also, and she will be able to have all the things she always wanted- to be a teacher, a wife,and a mother.I am so glad everything worked out for her!

[Shelby Rush · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written in the sense that the story is 100% believable. It reads as though the authors did extensive research into the roots of the Anabaptists. I appreciate the clear explanations of legal matters regarding the agreement between the two families. That situation could've been highly confusing, but the authors handled it deftly.

That said, I found the story uncompelling. I didn't care whether the waterfall was saved. And I didn't care much who Ada ended up with. For the characters' sake, I'm glad things wrapped up nicely, still I didn't get emotionally involved. In fact, if I'd first read this story in the series, I wouldn't have been inclined to pick up the other books.

As it was, since the first in the series was compelling, I persisted. I'm now reading the third in the series and feel it's a better fit for me than this one.

There are so many references to blushing and facial flushing, I made a game of noting the passages with sticky notes. I told my husband if this were a drinking game, I would've been drunk many times over. (I don't drink, however.)

Here they are:
p 17: I blushed at the sight of their enthusiastic kiss.
p 31: "If I happen to see him, I certainly will," I replied, blushing in spite of myself.
p 39: There, I expected Silas's chatter to resume, but instead he surprised me by taking my elbow and apologizing for his verbosity, his checks blushing a vivid pink.
p 43: He laughed, his cheeks flushing a bright pink.
p 68: He blushed again. (When did he blush before???)
p 68: He blushed again (part 2).
p 68: Now it was my turn to blush.
p 76: Then he must have caught on because he looked at me and blushed.
p 82: He smiled sheepishly, pink splotches appearing on his cheeks.
p 93: "Yes, I wanted to talk with you about that," Leah replied quickly, her cheeks coloring just a bit.
p 117: I thanked him even as I felt my cheeks flushing with embarrassment.
p 126: I blushed at his words and quickly looked out the window.
p 136: When we all laughed, she blushed and covered her mouth.
p 139: He blushed.
p 139: Now it was my turn to blush.
p 157: Blushing furiously, I clamped my hand over my mouth, shocked by the audacity of my own joke.
p 214: My cheeks flushing with heat, I realized I had forgotten all about them.
p 214: Giselle shook her head as her face reddened.
p 231: Heat rose on my face at her comment.
p 254: Cheeks burning with heat, I reached up and pretended to adjust my kapp, wondering if Christy had seen us as well.
p 256: Blushing again, I returned his smile.
p 259: I blushed.
p 263: I must have blushed because she put her hands on her hips and said, "Well?"
p 266: My face grew warm, but he smiled.
p 266: It was her turn to blush.
p 286: "You must think my family is such a mess..." I said, my face growing hot.
p 324: I knew I was blushing.
p 325: I was sure my face was beet red now.
p 331: From the shy tilt of her lips and the vivid red splotches on her cheeks, I knew she understood that I was giving my permission - and my blessing.

I don't believe I've blushed that many times in all my 56 years. Is being Amish that embarrassing???

[Jennifer Robb · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story didn't unfold how I thought it would based on the title. It wasn't a nanny story as I would think of a nanny.

Ada Rupp is finally feeling normal after a lifetime of suffering with a blood disease. She plans to teach, especially as it seems the man she has her heart set on is courting someone else. Ada has only recently found out she was adopted and that she has a sister who was raised non-Amish. Lexie sends Ada a wedding invitation. Against all odds, Ada's family allows her to take the train to Oregon, along with 2 cousins, for the wedding.

On the train ride back, Ada realizes she never had a rumpschpringa and that now she is ready to do so (even though she is a bit older than the average to have one). An opportunity comes up to go to Switzerland to represent her family to help clear up a land dispute provides a unique rumpschpringa opportunity. As part of the trip, Ada is asked to help with Christy, the granddaughter of the representative of the other family involved in the land dispute. (The nanny part of the equation.)

While in Switzerland, Ada also hopes to visit her birth mother, Giselle.

On the cargo ship over, the group meets Morgan, who later joins them in Amielbach to help them solve the mystery of the missing papers.

By the end of the book, Ada has to decide between staying in Switzerland (with her birth mother) to see if she has a future with Daniel or to return home to an uncertain future. Her teaching job has fallen through, and the man she loves seems destined to be wed to another woman. But she can't imagine leaving her parents and friends without even saying goodbye to them as Daniel suggests.

I had a hard time with the discussion questions at the end of the book. They were decent questions, just not simple ones to answer.

[Edward Arrington · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have not read the first book in this series, you might want to skip this review. In the first book, the readers were introduced to Ada, a young Amish woman in Lancaster County, who learned that she was adopted by her mother’s sister at birth and has an older sister who was adopted by an Oregon family where she was raised as a Mennonite. Their birth mother lives in Switzerland and has almost no contact with the family. Ada travels with two of her younger cousins to Oregon to attend the wedding of her sister and returns home to more surprises. Having spent her childhood and teen years with an undiagnosed medical condition, she is a young woman whose health has greatly improved after getting an accurate diagnosis. Suddenly she is thrust into the position of becoming a world traveler. Her grandmother needs her to go to Switzerland to try to help settle a land issue that dates back into the 1800s. The trip to Oregon was very exciting for her but could not hold a candle to all that awaited her in Switzerland. What excitement and amazing adventure awaits her on her journey! I was delighted that the suspense seemed to outpace the romance as she and some friends sought to find a document that none of them knew existed until just before making arrangements for the trip. Will Ada get to meet her birth mother? Considering all of the secrecy through the years, the chances seem very unlikely. Will the young tour guide steal her heart? Will they accomplish their purpose for making the trip? Will the trip change her life forever? Come travel with Ada to see what will happen next. I received a copy of this book from the author. This is my honest review. All opinions are strictly my own.

[Sarah Cole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall this was a good, relatively easy read. I enjoyed this book and would give it 3.5 stars - not as good to me as the first book in this series but still a good read, especially if you’re continuing the series. If you haven’t yet read The Amish Midwife, I’d recommend reading it before this book.

I enjoyed the continuation of the story from the first book and hearing Ada’s story and adventures as she started truly living her own life and traveled to Oregon, then to Europe to assist with preserving her family’s heritage and saving an important religious site to the Anabaptist faith.

A few things that bothered me & impacted my rating (if you haven’t read the book, this might contain a few spoilers but not greatly detailed):
1. Nearly the entire book during the search for the letters I wanted to scream at them every time they went on a search to check the boxes they had in their possession and they didn’t do that until much later in the story.
2. I also kept hoping for a warmer side of Giselle - which understandably, she has been through a lot, but the way she was portrayed in the first book I truly expected a warmer welcome for Ada. I hope in the future books she is able to reconnect with her family and meet Lexie too.
3. I also would have really enjoyed seeing Ada and Will have more interaction and building their relationship more before they returned home and the final scenes/epilogue. This was one of the main issues for me, but maybe it will be explored more in the later books of the series.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amish Ada Rupp has been sick for years and missed out on her rumspringa. Now that she is better, her mom has allowed her to go to Oregon for her sister’s wedding, the sister who was adopted away. On the way home, Ada learns that she didn’t get the teaching job she wanted, and realizes that she wants her rumspringa now. She has loved Will Gundy for years, and now that he is a widower, perhaps he will notice her. But Leah Fisher, who got the teaching job, looks like she is Will’s next wife. When Ada and Will’s grandmother go to Switzerland to help save an important historic site, she meets Daniel, a Mennonite scholar who is sweet on her. Ada and Daniel work together to find information to save the site, but do they have a future together? Could Ada leave Pennsylvania and live in Europe with Daniel?

This is the first Amish series I have read where the characters travel outside their community. I like that, and I like that the characters from the first volume have reappeared in the second one.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
I really enjoyed the first book in the series so was looking forward to this one (bk 2).
First off, I'm a little confused about the book title - The Amish Nanny. As far as I can tell, Ada wasn't really a nanny, as such. Yes, she helped look after and teach a young girl whilst travelling to Switzerland, but that hardly constitutes a Nanny.
Also, I wasn't as interested in the long storyline set in Switzerland. Parts of it I found interesting, about the Anabaptists, but I thought it was a bit too long & drawn out.
BUT - I did enjoy the first part of the book re Lexi's wedding. I also liked seeing the relationship developing between Ada & Daniel. I don't want to spoil things for those about to read the book, but there were things that I did like. I felt that Ada & Will's daughter got a lot closer whilst on the trip. It was nice finding out more about Giselle - Ada's birth mother. Hopefully book 3 will be more up my street. I own this series on my kindle.

[Rachel Brand · Rating 5 out of 5]

GENRE: AMISH
PUBLISHER: HARVEST HOUSE
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 1, 2011
RATING: 9 OUT OF 10

Ever since discovering that she was adopted, Ada Rupp has not been entirely content with life in her Amish community. While her long-term illness has stabilised itself, her mother still hovers over her, controlling her life out of fear that Ada may fall sick again. Still single and in her twenties, Ada hopes that she may have caught the attentions of Will Gundy, a close friend and widower with three children. But after rumours about Will and Leah Fisher begin to surface, Ada hangs all of her hopes on being appointed teacher of her community’s one-room schoolhouse. If she can’t have a family of her own, being a teacher would somewhat satisfy the longings of her heart. However, it appears that God has other plans for her, as soon after the teaching position is given to Leah, Will’s grandmother offers Ada the chance to visit her ancestral family home in Switzerland. An issue over the ownership of the land has arisen, resulting in the need for members of the two Amish families who own the land to travel to Europe in order to resolve matters. Will’s oldest daughter, Christy, will be travelling with them, giving Ada the chance to try out her teaching methods on the girl, who is still hurting from her mother’s death and refusing to learn anything at school. Will this chance to travel to Europe and act as a nanny to the daughter of the man she has come to love enable Ada to see God’s plan for her life? Or will it open her eyes to the adventures and temptations of the world, making it even more difficult to settle when she returns to her Amish community?

Having first been introduced to Mindy Starns Clark earlier this year when I read Secrets of Harmony Grove with my book group, I was pleased to see that she was choosing to focus on Amish fiction with her upcoming Women of Lancaster County series. I’d quite enjoyed reading Secrets of Harmony Grove, but had found it a bit dark in places and the mystery rather convoluted. As it turns out, this series is more to my liking. Mindy and Leslie – both established authors – team up together to write about the lives of women who are all somehow related to an Amish family in Pennsylvania. In the first book, The Amish Midwife, adopted Lexie travels to Pennsylvania after she discovers that this is where her biological family live. The Amish Nanny follows on from her story as her younger sister, Ada, comes to terms with the changes that have occurred in her life since meeting Lexie. While Lexie has found peace in her life after reconnecting with her Amish family, Ada no longer feels content in the life that she has always known. The Amish Nanny follows Ada’s journey to discover who she is and where God wants her to be in life.

Although they’re both very different characters, I loved Ada’s story just as much as Lexie’s. Mindy and Leslie have really stretched the Amish genre by including mysteries surrounding family trees and adoption, not to mention a wealth of information about how the Amish came to be in the United States. While the first book dipped into the history of the Anabaptists, I learned a lot more from Ada’s travels in Switzerland. Even I, a student of history who has read a lot about the religious upheavals in Europe during this period, still had a lot to learn about the Anabaptists and their persecution and subsequent emigration. This is definitely one to read if you feel that you’re getting bored with similar plots being repeated in Amish fiction, or would like something with a bit more depth. That said, you don’t have to be a historian to enjoy this book. Mindy and Leslie weave all of the information into the book in a way that makes it easy to understand and doesn’t detract from the story.

I would suggest that you might enjoy Ada’s story more if you’ve read the first book in the series, but a lot is summed up for those readers who choose to jump right in with The Amish Nanny. But fans of the series will be pleased to catch up with Lexie and her cousin Ella, who will be the protagonist of the third book. Ada also gets the chance to meet Giselle, her biological mother, who has been living in Switzerland for several years. While a lot of the book is spent focusing on the mystery of the ownership of Amielbach and locating the documents to prove this, Ada and Giselle have some healing to work through together. Ada really grows as a character throughout the book, and comes to define her identity not in terms of her family or her illness, but who she feels God is calling her to be. Although events in Pennsylvania have caused her to doubt her desire to be a teacher, wife and mother, her experiences in Switzerland help her to trust God’s will for her life. She’s helped by Christy, her charge on the trip, and Morgan, an English girl she meets on the journey to Switzerland. It was lovely to see Christy’s character also developing, as she slowly got over the fears that had emerged since her mother’s death. Morgan was a really fun character to read about as well, and I hope the authors may have plans for a cameo for her in future books.

The Amish genre is truly blessed to have Mindy and Leslie working to create new, unique fiction for its fans to enjoy. Their Women of Lancaster County series is likely to be enjoyed by all Amish readers thanks to its wonderful blend of mystery, family drama and romance. The Amish Nanny is a wonderful addition to the series and I hope that others will enjoy Ada Rupp’s story as much as I did.

Review title provided by Harvest House Publishers.

[Ranee · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars rounded up. I haven’t sought out the Amish genre but this was on my mother-in-law’s shelf. I liked the family history aspect of it, being an avid family history researcher myself. The road of self Ada went through was also great, as well as the lasting connections affected by generations and personal choices. Imagining the landscape in Switzerland was also fun. The love stories were super sweet💕 There were some redundant explanations of things and just lots of Anabaptist history that was interesting but not necessarily flowing well with the story but a good read

[Joianne D. Pettigrove · Rating 5 out of 5]

Restless

Ada is restless. Mamm is controlling, afraid to let her go. Mamm hopes the trip to Oregon will settle Ada down. She will return home content. Ada comes home to a major disappointment and she is definitely not content. Another adventure awaits. It is filled with excitement and disappointment. Will she return a second time? Will she return to more heartache and disappointment? Will God give her the desire of her heart.

Loved the book

[Brenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this story. It was technically a Christian Romance, which it did deliver on. There were romance elements. You found the expected religious elements As well as medical, historical and legal parts to the story.

I enjoyed this read but this is one series I wish that I had started with book 1 and not 2. The story was complete enough and really well written so that I was never confused, but I found myself wanting to know more about the characters from book 1.

[Heather K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm really enjoying this series!

Again with Book 2, the first person voice gives the story a special something that the usual third person voice misses out on.
The stories have some similarities, but are such involved and complicated plots, they really are just plain terrific story telling!
Start with #1 or you'll be confused. I'm off to find #3!

[Cindi Strobel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great story by Mindy Starns Clark

I enjoyed the story of Ada's big adventure very much. The fun of recovering the long list letter from with the framework of the Plain lifestyle made for a great read

[Heather KP · Rating 5 out of 5]

great chaste story with themes of faith

I loved this book. I don’t generally read Amish fiction but have enjoyed this series so far. The characters are lovable and faith is portrayed in a truthful way with good and difficult times.

[cindy massey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lancaster County

Wow, I had no idea the second book would be better than the first one. What a story; what a writer. I am hooked.

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story. I learned a little history while going through Ada's pain. Ada's struggles lead to triumph and finally getting to marry the only man she's ever loved.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the Amish history in this story is interesting.

[Jean Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good quick read, if you enjoy reading about the Amish, but basically it was a love story.

[Rena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ada - Lexie's sister - gets to go to Switzerland an opportunity to meet her birth mother. Will the widow save the day and save the girl too?

[Mary Higgins · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is brilliant

The book is brilliant story again and I like to reading the book no 2. Many thanks for your wonderful writing books.

[Heidi Matheson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Excellent follow-on from the Amish Midwife.