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Quilts of Lancaster County #3
A Time for Peace
After Years of Hardship, Jenny’s Life Appears Perfect. So Why Does Something Seem to Be Missing? Jenny Bontrager is finally at a place of love and belonging with her husband, Matthew, and his children. Life seems golden with both her family and career as a writer. But everything Jenny now believes in is thrown into question with the discovery of a long-lost letter from her father. Her sense of peace and contentment destroyed by betrayal, Jenny struggles with her renewed faith--and the love of everyone around her. “Barbara Cameron has written another wonderful, sweet story that tugs at the emotions. Amish fiction fans will definitely want to add A Time for Peace to their library.” --Kathleen Fuller, best-selling author of A Summer Secret, A Hand to Hold, and The Secrets Beneath "A Time for Peace, Barbara Cameron's newest heartwarming story in the Quilts of Lancaster County series, invites readers to come on in, sit down around the table for a cup of tea while getting to know this Amish family where love is happening. When troubles and doubts come for Jenny, you'll be living her story with her and hoping she won't lose sight of that ribbon of love that so strongly binds these people together." Ann H. Gabhart, author of The Outsider, Summer of Joy, and Angel Sister "A Time for Peace is an inspirational story of working through some of the tough questions and situations life throws at us. Barbara Cameron gives us another endearing Amish tale in this Quilts of Lancaster County series." - FreshFiction.com
250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 25, 2011
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Barbara Cameron
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CBD, CBA, and ECPA bestselling author of 24 books (including new series upcoming for Abingdon Press in 2011/2012) including fiction and non-fiction books for Abingdon Press, Thomas Nelson, Harlequin, and other publishers.
I sold three films to HBO/Cinemax and am the first winner of the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award.
My two novellas won the 2nd and 3rd place in the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest from the Faith, Love, and Hope chapter of RWA. Both were finalists for the novella category of the Carol Award of the American Christian Writers Award (ACFW).
CBD, CBA, and ECPA bestselling author of 24 books (including new series upcoming for Abingdon Press in 2011/2012) including fiction and non-fiction books for Abingdon Press, Thomas Nelson, Harlequin, and other publishers.
I sold three films to HBO/Cinemax and am the first winner of the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award.
My two novellas won the 2nd and 3rd place in the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest from the Faith, Love, and Hope chapter of RWA. Both were finalists for the novella category of the Carol Award of the American Christian Writers Award (ACFW).
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May 29, 2013
This is the 3rd book and for me, a disappointing end to the series. I felt like Jenny was obsessed with to the point she neglected both her family and her faiths teachings. Also the storyline with her Grandmother's health really brought down the positive feel to the book. Sickness and death is not what I want to read in a romance. 2 stars
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January 29, 2012
What a disappointment! This book is so lacking in the positive attributes of its much better predecessors. It is like the author read my reviews and decided to do all she could to ruin everything I liked about the series. The main things I liked about the first two books was that the author told an original story with realistic characters instead of just recycling the generic bonnet-romance secrets-secrets-secrets plot with characters too immature and stupid to talk things out because they found it more fun to hurt everybody around them by over-reacting with childish soap-opera histrionics. Well, after two great original stories guess who ran out of imagination and decided to end the series by resurrecting the old predictible, generic, secrets-secrets-secrets plot with the hokey soap opera stupidity and histrionics? It is like there's a missing book in between 2 and 3 in which a zombie passes through Paradise, Pa. and sucks out most of Jenny's brain and adult maturity. There were two saving graces, however. The author only ruined about a quarter of the book with the secrets idiocy instead of ruining the whole thing as many other bonnet authors do. Also, it looks as if the zombie only got Jenny and the other characters were unaffected. Matthew is still a strong, sensible, mature sweetie; he is just kerfoodled as to what happened to his wife's brain--just like the reader. I did like the part where Matthew asks Jenny to spit out whatever is bothering her so that they can fix what is wrong between them. Of course the author has Jenny ignore him because it would sound so stupid if she had honestly answered that the problem was totally in the past and was fixed years ago, but she just feels like being a beeyotch in order to hurt as many people as possible over something that no longer matters in the least. The story also bogged down and dragged in spots. I was reading it on my computer, and while I was away my cat walked across the keyboard and advanced the text about 10 pages. I picked up with the reading and until I noticed the numbers at the bottom of the screen, I wasn't even aware that I'd missed anything--because I hadn't. And did I mention that the generic plot is 100% predictible?
March 7, 2012
What a great way to end a series. I loved it. Won't spoil it for those who still will be reading it. Jenny marries the love of her life and then adjusting to the amish way of living sometimes presents some problems. Think this was the best of the series.
April 16, 2021
In a time of political and medical turmoil, reading about the Amish is such a lovely oasis in an arid world.
May 6, 2017
This is the third book in the series Quilts of Lancaster County by Barbara Cameron"A Time For Peace"
This is a wonderful story of keeping your faith during the hardest of times. Jenny Bontrager has what seems like a perfect life, the man of her dreams, after years of struggling with the effects of the accident that sent her back home to her grandma home to heal she now is married to this wonderful man she has loved since she was young. Now together they are raising three beautiful children that she considers hers that Mathew had with his former wife, life could not be better well other than wanting her own baby, if God well that! Then Jenny finds a letter her father who has passed sent her grandmother and her life tilts, can she keep her faith? Will their relationship survive? Will her relationship with her grandmother be the same? This is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it! Barbara Cameron has an amazing was of pulling you into the story line, you will need a box of tissues!
This is a wonderful story of keeping your faith during the hardest of times. Jenny Bontrager has what seems like a perfect life, the man of her dreams, after years of struggling with the effects of the accident that sent her back home to her grandma home to heal she now is married to this wonderful man she has loved since she was young. Now together they are raising three beautiful children that she considers hers that Mathew had with his former wife, life could not be better well other than wanting her own baby, if God well that! Then Jenny finds a letter her father who has passed sent her grandmother and her life tilts, can she keep her faith? Will their relationship survive? Will her relationship with her grandmother be the same? This is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it! Barbara Cameron has an amazing was of pulling you into the story line, you will need a box of tissues!
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October 30, 2018The focus again is on Jenny and Matthew. Jenny finds a letter while caring for her grandmother that indicates that her grandmother and father broke up the relationship between Jenny and Matthew when she was much younger. Between dealing with not being able to get pregnant and the betrayal she feels from the letter, Jenny's emotions run the gamut and her health is affected.
The possibility of infertility was a nice touch to this Amish story which gave it a different feel from the majority of Amish formulaic stories. Filled with good spiritual content, second chances, and forgiveness, it was an enjoyable read.
There was one quote that has appeared in a couple of the books that I really liked:
"Worry destroys today so that it takes away from our being able to live and love"
The possibility of infertility was a nice touch to this Amish story which gave it a different feel from the majority of Amish formulaic stories. Filled with good spiritual content, second chances, and forgiveness, it was an enjoyable read.
There was one quote that has appeared in a couple of the books that I really liked:
"Worry destroys today so that it takes away from our being able to live and love"
November 15, 2019
Wendy's theme this month is "spicy or sweet". Since I recently finished an erotic trio of novellas, I opted for this book when I found it in one of my TBR piles. Amish stories usually don't attract me, but I enjoyed this one. The author focuses more on the spiritual aspect of the Amish rather than their choice to eschew modern conveniences. And Jenny's struggle with what she learns of her father's interference in her life was realistic. An enjoyable read.
March 9, 2020
Such a perfect ending to a perfect story. I really liked how real the writer got with the story. Every marriage seems to go through problems from time to time and it was good to see that was addressed in this series. Every couple struggles with communication. If you are feeling distant I invite you to read this series. Nothing will make you want to snuggle up with your person more.
LOVE this series!!
LOVE this series!!
April 19, 2019
Well, this did end with what should have been the epilogue to the first book! A lot of this did not show a good side of Jenny’s character at all. She acted immaturely and petulant at times. Matthew deserved better. I did enjoy the other characters quite a lot so worth the read. Happy reading/listening!
April 7, 2021
It’s ok
Slow start. I did not like the start. Did not like that Jenny, main character, is portrayed as a weak victim obsessed with self pity; and blaming others for her working a dangerous job. Once you make it past 25% of the book, the story becomes well written and adventurous enough. It’s ok book.
Slow start. I did not like the start. Did not like that Jenny, main character, is portrayed as a weak victim obsessed with self pity; and blaming others for her working a dangerous job. Once you make it past 25% of the book, the story becomes well written and adventurous enough. It’s ok book.
October 26, 2021
I really like this book, not as much as the first two, but I'm a little invested in their lives now lol While I did find it kind of a drag in certain area, being in the position she's in with certain things, I completely understand and sympathize. It was a little more of a downer than the first two but by the end it was back to the fun and magical and loving family from before.
January 11, 2022
Amish stories are always sweet, and I teared up a few times during this one. That being said, it's slow-moving and a bit redundant for my liking. I also prefer Amish romance rather than just this family-saga type series.
August 9, 2022
Even though I figured out what the ending might be….the storyline before the ending was intriguing. I find it to be humbling when a person who is NOT Amish - chooses that lifestyle. Not many books speak of that circumstance. Yet, this series does just that! Good series.
November 28, 2025
We've met almost all of the characters in the previous books in this series.
The families are having some issues that could be cleared up with hard conversations and some that need a change of heart.
It was emotional on several levels and enjoyable.
The families are having some issues that could be cleared up with hard conversations and some that need a change of heart.
It was emotional on several levels and enjoyable.
February 3, 2019
A good continuation of the first 2 books in the series.
July 24, 2019
Good story line although the writing can get a little rough at times.
August 17, 2022
Nice ending to this series. Not my favourite one though. Jenny seemed to find it difficult to be content with being a mother to Matthew's children.
July 18, 2024
very good book sad some parts
January 20, 2013
This book is the third in the Quilts of Lancaster County series. When someone says series, you tend to think of recurring characters but different plots in each book, and theoretically, each book can stand alone. This to me isn't a series. This is a trilogy. Even though I havn't read the first two books, I say this because I had to get half way through this book before understanding it enough, to care enough about the characters, to want to read more. In fact, I was so confused at first, I was frustrated and wanted to stop reading it.
I went back and looked up the descriptions for the first two books in this series/trilogy. In book one, A Time to Love, Jennie comes to stay with her Amish grandmother after a horrible accident and needs to recover. While there she falls back in love with her now widowed ex childhood sweetheart. In book two, A Time to Heal, her friend Chris comes to visit to talk to her. He was a wounded soilder who also needs to heal. He falls for her new husband's sister. Enter book three, where it ties up everyone's storylines. However, without having read the first two books, I was too lost in this book for too long for me to give it a decent rating.
On a side note, I have a few problems in how the Amish were portayed in this book. Two Englisher's (ie. Non-Amish) had to join the church to marry. I'm not saying this can't happen but it's odd. You hear of some amish children leaving their faith to explore the outside world, but you never hear of outsiders giving everything up to become true Amish. And in this book it happened twice. There was mention of them having no electricity but they did use battery power. I found it hard to believe her laptop would be used by Amish. (Yes, it ran off battery power, but she had to give it to others to charge for her.) And there was a brief line about (although they have a phone in a shanty outside the house, with voice mail no less) her (Amish) husband may have a cell phone for business use. Amish have a cell phone?! Absolutely not considering they won't even put a regular phone in he house but have one outside in a shanty for emergencies. Maybe some Amish are different, but it's mentioned that the boy couldn't do up the buttons on his shirt with a broken wrist so needed help. The Amish I've met were always plain and used hooks and eyes, as buttons were too proud. Mennonites used buttons but they also embraced electricty and cars. The last one is a minor point. It's the other things that really make it feel strange and out of place.
All in all, if you've read the entire series/trilogy this probably would be a good book. It certainly ended better than it started, once I got to know the characters but she may lose readers who havn't read the entire series/trilogy. If I'd known it was a trilogy, I'd not have jumped and started with book 3. For the above reasons, I couldn't rate this book any higher.
Honestly, I feel like I've been cheated out of the rest of the story since this is a trilogy not a series. I missed too much and want to know the rest of what they only hint at, but hate now to buy the others and go back and read from the beginning now that I've read the end.
I went back and looked up the descriptions for the first two books in this series/trilogy. In book one, A Time to Love, Jennie comes to stay with her Amish grandmother after a horrible accident and needs to recover. While there she falls back in love with her now widowed ex childhood sweetheart. In book two, A Time to Heal, her friend Chris comes to visit to talk to her. He was a wounded soilder who also needs to heal. He falls for her new husband's sister. Enter book three, where it ties up everyone's storylines. However, without having read the first two books, I was too lost in this book for too long for me to give it a decent rating.
On a side note, I have a few problems in how the Amish were portayed in this book. Two Englisher's (ie. Non-Amish) had to join the church to marry. I'm not saying this can't happen but it's odd. You hear of some amish children leaving their faith to explore the outside world, but you never hear of outsiders giving everything up to become true Amish. And in this book it happened twice. There was mention of them having no electricity but they did use battery power. I found it hard to believe her laptop would be used by Amish. (Yes, it ran off battery power, but she had to give it to others to charge for her.) And there was a brief line about (although they have a phone in a shanty outside the house, with voice mail no less) her (Amish) husband may have a cell phone for business use. Amish have a cell phone?! Absolutely not considering they won't even put a regular phone in he house but have one outside in a shanty for emergencies. Maybe some Amish are different, but it's mentioned that the boy couldn't do up the buttons on his shirt with a broken wrist so needed help. The Amish I've met were always plain and used hooks and eyes, as buttons were too proud. Mennonites used buttons but they also embraced electricty and cars. The last one is a minor point. It's the other things that really make it feel strange and out of place.
All in all, if you've read the entire series/trilogy this probably would be a good book. It certainly ended better than it started, once I got to know the characters but she may lose readers who havn't read the entire series/trilogy. If I'd known it was a trilogy, I'd not have jumped and started with book 3. For the above reasons, I couldn't rate this book any higher.
Honestly, I feel like I've been cheated out of the rest of the story since this is a trilogy not a series. I missed too much and want to know the rest of what they only hint at, but hate now to buy the others and go back and read from the beginning now that I've read the end.
November 16, 2011
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**This is the final book in the series. If you have not read A Time to Love & A Time to Heal, you may not want to read this**
I am going to start my review/summary off a little different. I think it’s important to know a little bit about the characters in this book and how they came about. I am going to briefly summarize the first two books to ensure you are not lost when it comes to the final book.
A Time to Love (Quilts of Lancaster County #1)
In this book, we are introduced to Jennie King, a writer who was severely injured overseas, her grandmother Phoebe, and her first love Matthew Bontrager. After being involved in a horrific accident, Jennie goes to stay with her Amish grandmother to recuperate. While she is there, he re-unites with an old flame whose wife has passed away. Can/will there two lives become one? Can Jennie overcome her injuries she has sustained? To find out read: A Time to Love.
A Time to Heal (Quilts of Lancaster County #2)
Matthews sister Hannah wonders if she will ever find love. Christopher Matlock comes to Lancaster hoping to find Jennie, a woman he met when they both were recovering. Little did Hannah and Christopher know that they were about to find each other. You can imagine the surprise when someone from his past comes to haunt him and the one he falls in love with. To find out what happens read: A Time to Heal
A Time for Peace (Quilts of Lancaster County #3)
If you have already read the first two books, than you already know that Jennie and Matthew were married. You also know that Hannah and Christopher were married as well. In this final book, Hannah is pregnant and expecting her first child. Jennie, wanting a child of her own, is disappointed every month when it turns out that she is NOT pregnant. She knew this could happen. The extent of her injuries could have caused her to be infertile. She is battling emotions of her sister-in-law expecting her first child and wanting one of her own. One day while caring for her ill grandmother, Jennie stumbles upon a letter. Knowing that she shouldn’t read it, she decided to anyway. The letter was from her father. After reading it, she wishes she had just left it alone because what’s inside; has her questioning everything she has ever known. Will Jennie and Matthew be able to overcome this obstacle? Will Jennie have her one wish come to, the wish to have a baby of her own? To find out read: A Time for Peace.
This book kept me wanting to read more! I could sympathize with Jennie wanting a child of her own. My husband and I are having difficulties ourselves and its frustrating. I love the bond between all of the characters. I loved seeing them grow from one book to the next. Not only did this book make me laugh, but I also shed a few tears. It’s amazing how both Jennie and Christopher changed their lives to be with the ones they love. It amazes me how strong the family ties can be within the Amish Community.
I rate this book 5/5!
**This is the final book in the series. If you have not read A Time to Love & A Time to Heal, you may not want to read this**
I am going to start my review/summary off a little different. I think it’s important to know a little bit about the characters in this book and how they came about. I am going to briefly summarize the first two books to ensure you are not lost when it comes to the final book.
A Time to Love (Quilts of Lancaster County #1)
In this book, we are introduced to Jennie King, a writer who was severely injured overseas, her grandmother Phoebe, and her first love Matthew Bontrager. After being involved in a horrific accident, Jennie goes to stay with her Amish grandmother to recuperate. While she is there, he re-unites with an old flame whose wife has passed away. Can/will there two lives become one? Can Jennie overcome her injuries she has sustained? To find out read: A Time to Love.
A Time to Heal (Quilts of Lancaster County #2)
Matthews sister Hannah wonders if she will ever find love. Christopher Matlock comes to Lancaster hoping to find Jennie, a woman he met when they both were recovering. Little did Hannah and Christopher know that they were about to find each other. You can imagine the surprise when someone from his past comes to haunt him and the one he falls in love with. To find out what happens read: A Time to Heal
A Time for Peace (Quilts of Lancaster County #3)
If you have already read the first two books, than you already know that Jennie and Matthew were married. You also know that Hannah and Christopher were married as well. In this final book, Hannah is pregnant and expecting her first child. Jennie, wanting a child of her own, is disappointed every month when it turns out that she is NOT pregnant. She knew this could happen. The extent of her injuries could have caused her to be infertile. She is battling emotions of her sister-in-law expecting her first child and wanting one of her own. One day while caring for her ill grandmother, Jennie stumbles upon a letter. Knowing that she shouldn’t read it, she decided to anyway. The letter was from her father. After reading it, she wishes she had just left it alone because what’s inside; has her questioning everything she has ever known. Will Jennie and Matthew be able to overcome this obstacle? Will Jennie have her one wish come to, the wish to have a baby of her own? To find out read: A Time for Peace.
This book kept me wanting to read more! I could sympathize with Jennie wanting a child of her own. My husband and I are having difficulties ourselves and its frustrating. I love the bond between all of the characters. I loved seeing them grow from one book to the next. Not only did this book make me laugh, but I also shed a few tears. It’s amazing how both Jennie and Christopher changed their lives to be with the ones they love. It amazes me how strong the family ties can be within the Amish Community.
I rate this book 5/5!
March 24, 2022
Barbara Cameron's Quilts of Lancaster County series is a delight from start to finish. I enjoyed the description of the Amish community and learned several new things about the people. All of the characters were portrayed in a realistic manner. It is nice to watch love grow slowly and over time. Matthew was a true testament of faith as was grandma in the series. I now find myself saying "It's arrogant to worry."
May 6, 2012
A Time for Peace - A Wonderful Story of Love!
Jenny Bontrager has settled nicely into married life with the exception that she longs for a baby of her own. She loves Matthew’s three children as her own; especially since their mother died of cancer several years back leaving them without a mother; but oh to have a child that was through the union of her and Matthew. Hannah, Jenny’s sister-in-law is expecting a child and that doesn’t make it any easier for Jenny. Jenny is trying her best to be happy and supportive of Hannah.
As the story line progresses Jenny’s grandmother has taken ill with pneumonia. Phoebe is so dear to Jenny. Several years earlier Phoebe encouraged Jenny to come stay with her so she could take care of her while Jenny healed from the wounds she had suffered while working as a news reporter overseas. While staying with Phoebe Jenny slowly healed from her injuries. What would Jenny do if she lost her precious grandmother? Will Phoebe survive her life threatening illness of pneumonia or is it God’s will to take her home?
While getting a sweater for her grandmother Jenny accidental caused a box in her grandmother’s closet to fall to the floor. The contents of the box spilled out and Jenny noticed a letter addressed to her grandmother that her father had written several years ago. Jenny knew it wouldn’t be right to read the letter but she couldn’t resist and so she read it. She felt betrayed by what her father had written to her grandmother. Will this information that Jenny stumbled upon change her relationship with her grandmother? Will it change her relationship with her husband Matthew if he was privy to what this letter was implying?
I found it hard to put this book down because I just had to know what would happen and how it would end. I laughed, I worried, I cried, and I hoped for the outcome that I wanted. Did the book end the way I wanted it to?
I found the characters in this book to be strong but yet vulnerable too. The Godly message comes through loud and clear. Have faith, have trust, have love, and you will find hope.
Thank you Barbara Cameron for a wonderful Amish fiction read. I loved your other books in this series, A Time to Love, A Time to Heal and now this one A Time for Peace. I can’t wait to begin your new series Stitches In Time, with book 1, Her Restless Heart.
Jenny Bontrager has settled nicely into married life with the exception that she longs for a baby of her own. She loves Matthew’s three children as her own; especially since their mother died of cancer several years back leaving them without a mother; but oh to have a child that was through the union of her and Matthew. Hannah, Jenny’s sister-in-law is expecting a child and that doesn’t make it any easier for Jenny. Jenny is trying her best to be happy and supportive of Hannah.
As the story line progresses Jenny’s grandmother has taken ill with pneumonia. Phoebe is so dear to Jenny. Several years earlier Phoebe encouraged Jenny to come stay with her so she could take care of her while Jenny healed from the wounds she had suffered while working as a news reporter overseas. While staying with Phoebe Jenny slowly healed from her injuries. What would Jenny do if she lost her precious grandmother? Will Phoebe survive her life threatening illness of pneumonia or is it God’s will to take her home?
While getting a sweater for her grandmother Jenny accidental caused a box in her grandmother’s closet to fall to the floor. The contents of the box spilled out and Jenny noticed a letter addressed to her grandmother that her father had written several years ago. Jenny knew it wouldn’t be right to read the letter but she couldn’t resist and so she read it. She felt betrayed by what her father had written to her grandmother. Will this information that Jenny stumbled upon change her relationship with her grandmother? Will it change her relationship with her husband Matthew if he was privy to what this letter was implying?
I found it hard to put this book down because I just had to know what would happen and how it would end. I laughed, I worried, I cried, and I hoped for the outcome that I wanted. Did the book end the way I wanted it to?
I found the characters in this book to be strong but yet vulnerable too. The Godly message comes through loud and clear. Have faith, have trust, have love, and you will find hope.
Thank you Barbara Cameron for a wonderful Amish fiction read. I loved your other books in this series, A Time to Love, A Time to Heal and now this one A Time for Peace. I can’t wait to begin your new series Stitches In Time, with book 1, Her Restless Heart.
May 3, 2012
Book three returns to the characters from book one, Jenny and Matthew. They have been married for three years and Hannah and Chris from book two have been married for one. Jenny so wants to have a baby but has not conceived and she is struggling with jealousy because Hannah is pregnant. While dealing with this her grandma Phoebe falls ill and Jenny finds a letter from her father to her grandma which contains information from when she and Matthew where 18 and the information really upsets her and threatens to put a wedge in her marriage and relationship with her grandma.
Will Jenny and Matthew be able to over come these obstacles and find peace or will it tear them apart?
I had really enjoyed this series so far and looked forward to reading the last book of the series.
What I liked: I liked that we got to go back and wrap up the series with Jenny and Matthew. We knew from book one that they may not be able to have kids due to her injury's and we also knew there was more to the story of Jenny’s and Matthews first meeting when they where 18. It was also nice to see how Chris and Hannah where doing. I felt the author did a really nice job of wrapping up this series.
What I did not like: I thought Jenny was a little over the top with the letter that she found from her dad to her grandma and how she handled it. The author did a great job of explaining her feelings but I a few times wanted to tell her to grow up a little. I also wish there had been an epilogue. The ending was good but seems so quick and I wished we could have had a quick peak a year or so down the line.
Over all this was a good wrap up of a good series.
As a series over all this was a great read. I really enjoyed all three books and felt that the author did a wonderful job of keep each book unique yet staying with one family. I was a little worried when I saw book three was going back to Jenny and Matthew but it was a good way to wrap up the series. I am looking forward to the next series by this author!
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Will Jenny and Matthew be able to over come these obstacles and find peace or will it tear them apart?
I had really enjoyed this series so far and looked forward to reading the last book of the series.
What I liked: I liked that we got to go back and wrap up the series with Jenny and Matthew. We knew from book one that they may not be able to have kids due to her injury's and we also knew there was more to the story of Jenny’s and Matthews first meeting when they where 18. It was also nice to see how Chris and Hannah where doing. I felt the author did a really nice job of wrapping up this series.
What I did not like: I thought Jenny was a little over the top with the letter that she found from her dad to her grandma and how she handled it. The author did a great job of explaining her feelings but I a few times wanted to tell her to grow up a little. I also wish there had been an epilogue. The ending was good but seems so quick and I wished we could have had a quick peak a year or so down the line.
Over all this was a good wrap up of a good series.
As a series over all this was a great read. I really enjoyed all three books and felt that the author did a wonderful job of keep each book unique yet staying with one family. I was a little worried when I saw book three was going back to Jenny and Matthew but it was a good way to wrap up the series. I am looking forward to the next series by this author!
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July 20, 2016
Jenny Botranger wasn't always Amish. She was raised by parents who were Englishers, although her father had left the Amish faith years before. Jenny was a news reporter. She was working overseas when she was injured by a car bomb. She returned to the US and went to her grandmother's house in Paradise, PA to recover. Her grandmother Phoebe was Amish. Phoebe lived next to widower Matthew and his 3 children. Jenny knew Matthew from visiting her grandmother when she was younger. She was in love with him then and never stopped being in love with him. Now he was her husband of three years.
Jenny enjoyed her life as an Amish woman, being a wife and a mother to Matthew's children, whom she felt were like her own. She was only unhappy with one thing, not being pregnant, year after year, She was wallowing in self pity until Phoebe became very sick. Jenny no longer had time to think about much but her caring for her grandmother. She realized she was no longer dwelling on being pregnant. Then she found a letter from her father to Phoebe. She suddenly felt betrayed by everyone she loved. Jenny's relationship with her husband and grandmother was strained and it appeared to be affecting her health, let alone her relationships.
This is a story of finding faith and forgiveness in God and family. By the end of the story Jenny began to truly understand what it meant to be Amish. She accepted that it is God's will if something happens or doesn't happen. She found peace with all that had happened to her. Jenny's emotional journey was interesting to read. I liked that story because it showed that we can have so much to be thankful for but we let one thing or another get in the way. We need to be thankful in all things.
This book is #3 in the Quilts of Lancaster County Series.
A Time to Love -Quilts of Lancaster County Series #1
A Time to Heal -Quilts of Lancaster County Series #2
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.
Jenny enjoyed her life as an Amish woman, being a wife and a mother to Matthew's children, whom she felt were like her own. She was only unhappy with one thing, not being pregnant, year after year, She was wallowing in self pity until Phoebe became very sick. Jenny no longer had time to think about much but her caring for her grandmother. She realized she was no longer dwelling on being pregnant. Then she found a letter from her father to Phoebe. She suddenly felt betrayed by everyone she loved. Jenny's relationship with her husband and grandmother was strained and it appeared to be affecting her health, let alone her relationships.
This is a story of finding faith and forgiveness in God and family. By the end of the story Jenny began to truly understand what it meant to be Amish. She accepted that it is God's will if something happens or doesn't happen. She found peace with all that had happened to her. Jenny's emotional journey was interesting to read. I liked that story because it showed that we can have so much to be thankful for but we let one thing or another get in the way. We need to be thankful in all things.
This book is #3 in the Quilts of Lancaster County Series.
A Time to Love -Quilts of Lancaster County Series #1
A Time to Heal -Quilts of Lancaster County Series #2
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.
October 29, 2011
As someone who reads a lot of Amish fiction, I was eager to read a book by a fairly new Amish author, Barbara Cameron. Several reviewers have had wonderful things to say about her books, and I was curious to see if I would enjoy them for myself.
In my opinion, fans of Wanda Brunstetter and Shelley Shepard Gray would enjoy Barbara's stories and writing style because neither was really a fit for me with this book. Without going into a lot of detail lest I spoil the experience for someone else, there were several areas that seemed to need some improvement. For example, the first 60-70 pages were used to set up the story, and it could've been done in about 30-40 without the repetition that was present. Also, the faith aspect of the book was watered down and almost non-existant. I expected there to be at least one mention of them going to church, or a visit with the bishop about spiritual matters, but neither was a part of this book. Knowing that the Amish have a faith and belief system that is very important to them, it was a big surprise to see that it wasn't included.
Now, I've not read either of the previous books in this series, but that wasn't a problem. This book was great as a stand-alone, and I had no trouble following along with some of the other characters from those previous novels. Another bonus from this book was all the content in the back--a glossary (which is always helpful for those words you think you know, but don't), discussion questions (don't read them until the end because there are spoilers), and lots of yummy recipes (potato soup, here I come).
Even though it wasn't my favorite book, I do plan to read another of Barbara's novels in the future because I've always been a firm believer in giving an author a second chance. There's no telling sometimes when they'll surprise us!
In my opinion, fans of Wanda Brunstetter and Shelley Shepard Gray would enjoy Barbara's stories and writing style because neither was really a fit for me with this book. Without going into a lot of detail lest I spoil the experience for someone else, there were several areas that seemed to need some improvement. For example, the first 60-70 pages were used to set up the story, and it could've been done in about 30-40 without the repetition that was present. Also, the faith aspect of the book was watered down and almost non-existant. I expected there to be at least one mention of them going to church, or a visit with the bishop about spiritual matters, but neither was a part of this book. Knowing that the Amish have a faith and belief system that is very important to them, it was a big surprise to see that it wasn't included.
Now, I've not read either of the previous books in this series, but that wasn't a problem. This book was great as a stand-alone, and I had no trouble following along with some of the other characters from those previous novels. Another bonus from this book was all the content in the back--a glossary (which is always helpful for those words you think you know, but don't), discussion questions (don't read them until the end because there are spoilers), and lots of yummy recipes (potato soup, here I come).
Even though it wasn't my favorite book, I do plan to read another of Barbara's novels in the future because I've always been a firm believer in giving an author a second chance. There's no telling sometimes when they'll surprise us!
October 22, 2011
In "A Time For Peace", the third book in the Quilts of Lancaster County, we find issues that make us say, "Wow, even the Amish have the same trials we have". It seems that each book in this series was better than the one before it. I really enjoyed this one. I guess because I could sympathize with Jenny and the secrets she learns. This book looks at the "what-ifs and deals with how those "what-ifs" are handled.
In previous books Jenny finds herself at her Amish grandmother's house after an injury that almost killed her. She meets up with someone that she had strong connections with in the past. Someone she loved very much before her life took a different turn. She and Matthew, who had lost his wife and was left with three kids, reconnected and God led them together to form a family.
Then in the third book Jenny's grandmother becomes ill and Jenny brings her into their home, to stay in the Dawdi house so that she can look after her. While removing things from her grandmother's house she discovers some things that hurt her deeply. She learns of secrets that had been kept from her for years. These secrets had she had knowledge of them earlier in life may have changed the course of her life. Now she questions where God was in all of this and must once again look long and hard at those she loves. She must once again lean on God to help her forgive those who hurt her.
It is so hard not to give away things that would spoil the book when you have a book as good as this one. Barbara is one of my favorite Amish authors so it makes it difficult not to want to shout all the good stuff to the world. this is a definite must read.
I have been given a book for a giveaway. To enter please leave a comment and your email address. I will use Random.org to choose a winner on Wednesday morning.
In previous books Jenny finds herself at her Amish grandmother's house after an injury that almost killed her. She meets up with someone that she had strong connections with in the past. Someone she loved very much before her life took a different turn. She and Matthew, who had lost his wife and was left with three kids, reconnected and God led them together to form a family.
Then in the third book Jenny's grandmother becomes ill and Jenny brings her into their home, to stay in the Dawdi house so that she can look after her. While removing things from her grandmother's house she discovers some things that hurt her deeply. She learns of secrets that had been kept from her for years. These secrets had she had knowledge of them earlier in life may have changed the course of her life. Now she questions where God was in all of this and must once again look long and hard at those she loves. She must once again lean on God to help her forgive those who hurt her.
It is so hard not to give away things that would spoil the book when you have a book as good as this one. Barbara is one of my favorite Amish authors so it makes it difficult not to want to shout all the good stuff to the world. this is a definite must read.
I have been given a book for a giveaway. To enter please leave a comment and your email address. I will use Random.org to choose a winner on Wednesday morning.
April 12, 2012
MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK!
Time for Peace by Barbara Cameron
I enjoyed that this book picks up the characters from the first book, Jenny and Matthew. These two young people were given a second chance at love after Matthew’s first wife passed away leaving him with three children to raise on his own. Coming home to get well after being serve injured while overseas with her job, Jenny and Matthew meet again, fall in love all over again and marry.
In this book we follow Jenny as others in the Amish community have babies, but it seems that all fails with Jenny and Matthew when trying to have a child of their own. Jenny loves Matthew’s three children as though they were her own, but she so wants a little one of her own with her new husband.
A lot of this story was Jenny being upset about a letter she found from her dad to her grandmother years earlier. She didn’t understand why her grandmother was on her dad’s side and not Jenny’s years back when they spent summers in the Amish community. I did think Jenny took this a little bit overboard, and it went on just a little too much throughout the book, but I guess it was needed for the story ending.
Overall, this was a great book and I thoroughly it. Actually this is a wonderful series to read and enjoy. The entire series deals with issues that people face today. And I appreciate that throughout the book the author stresses the need for trusting God with their struggles and difficulties in their life.
I encourage you to grab a copy of the three books in this series to read and enjoy for yourself. This is just a good, clean, enjoyable series of books to read.
A copy of this book was provided by Abingdon Press for me to read and review. I was not required or expected to write a positive review. The opinions in this review are mine only.
For more information or to read the first chapter go HERE
Time for Peace by Barbara Cameron
I enjoyed that this book picks up the characters from the first book, Jenny and Matthew. These two young people were given a second chance at love after Matthew’s first wife passed away leaving him with three children to raise on his own. Coming home to get well after being serve injured while overseas with her job, Jenny and Matthew meet again, fall in love all over again and marry.
In this book we follow Jenny as others in the Amish community have babies, but it seems that all fails with Jenny and Matthew when trying to have a child of their own. Jenny loves Matthew’s three children as though they were her own, but she so wants a little one of her own with her new husband.
A lot of this story was Jenny being upset about a letter she found from her dad to her grandmother years earlier. She didn’t understand why her grandmother was on her dad’s side and not Jenny’s years back when they spent summers in the Amish community. I did think Jenny took this a little bit overboard, and it went on just a little too much throughout the book, but I guess it was needed for the story ending.
Overall, this was a great book and I thoroughly it. Actually this is a wonderful series to read and enjoy. The entire series deals with issues that people face today. And I appreciate that throughout the book the author stresses the need for trusting God with their struggles and difficulties in their life.
I encourage you to grab a copy of the three books in this series to read and enjoy for yourself. This is just a good, clean, enjoyable series of books to read.
A copy of this book was provided by Abingdon Press for me to read and review. I was not required or expected to write a positive review. The opinions in this review are mine only.
For more information or to read the first chapter go HERE
February 18, 2017
Faith + family + friends + forgiveness overcomes the painful discoveries of the past and = Jenny Botranger's blessings. A faithful read !!
June 23, 2012
Title: A TIME FOR PEACE
Author: Barbara Cameron
Publisher: Abingdon Press
October 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4267-0765-0
Genre: Inspirational/Amish
Jenny Bontrager is still getting used to life as an Amish woman, even after three years of marriage to Matthew. He has three children from a previous marriage and she longs for a baby of her own, and is envious when other Amish women get pregnant in their first year of marriage. She wonders if her insides where damaged when she was in an accident before she became Amish.
One morning Jenny is summoned into the kitchen by her step-children, who are alarmed because Phoebe, Jenny’s grandmother, won’t wake up. Jenny is afraid she is dead, but she finds a pulse and has Matthew call for an ambulance. But then she learns something confusing. Her grandmother has some kind of mysterious illness that grandma doesn’t want her to know about.
When Jenny discovers a letter written by her father, her sense of peace and contentment is destroyed, leaving Jenny struggling with her faith and with the love of those around her.
A TIME FOR PEACE is the third book in Ms. Cameron’s Quilts of Lancaster County series. I have read the first two books in the series and looked forward to reading this one and finding out more about Jenny.
Jenny has some real issues to work through in this book. I had to admire her husband, Matthew for his strength in the midst of hardship, and for his kindness. The children and Phoebe were also nice touches.
If you are looking for an Amish book, then A TIME FOR PEACE is a good book to consider. Discussion questions, some yummy recipes, and a sample chapter of Ms. Cameron’s next book, Temporary Destination (April 2012) is included at the end of the book. $14.99. 285 pages
Author: Barbara Cameron
Publisher: Abingdon Press
October 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4267-0765-0
Genre: Inspirational/Amish
Jenny Bontrager is still getting used to life as an Amish woman, even after three years of marriage to Matthew. He has three children from a previous marriage and she longs for a baby of her own, and is envious when other Amish women get pregnant in their first year of marriage. She wonders if her insides where damaged when she was in an accident before she became Amish.
One morning Jenny is summoned into the kitchen by her step-children, who are alarmed because Phoebe, Jenny’s grandmother, won’t wake up. Jenny is afraid she is dead, but she finds a pulse and has Matthew call for an ambulance. But then she learns something confusing. Her grandmother has some kind of mysterious illness that grandma doesn’t want her to know about.
When Jenny discovers a letter written by her father, her sense of peace and contentment is destroyed, leaving Jenny struggling with her faith and with the love of those around her.
A TIME FOR PEACE is the third book in Ms. Cameron’s Quilts of Lancaster County series. I have read the first two books in the series and looked forward to reading this one and finding out more about Jenny.
Jenny has some real issues to work through in this book. I had to admire her husband, Matthew for his strength in the midst of hardship, and for his kindness. The children and Phoebe were also nice touches.
If you are looking for an Amish book, then A TIME FOR PEACE is a good book to consider. Discussion questions, some yummy recipes, and a sample chapter of Ms. Cameron’s next book, Temporary Destination (April 2012) is included at the end of the book. $14.99. 285 pages
October 28, 2015
A Time for Peace in the Quilts for Lancaster County ~ Book 3 gives a look into the everyday life of an Amish family. Matthew, the father is strong, loving and gentle as he sticks to his belief in living according to Amish traditions. Jenny, his wife was not born in the Amish community although her father was and left to live in the English world. She met Matthew when she was young on a visit to her Amish grandmother. The conflict in the story is that Jenny has trouble accepting the Amish way and things that happened in the past. She feels like she has been betrayed and she is also learning that it is not easy to accept the forgiveness aspect of the Amish faith. She understands what is expected of her but she still struggles within herself to live what she comes to believe.
Jenny has studied the Amish ways, converted to the Amish Church and married Matthew, a widower with three children and is now the children's mom but she still continues to be a writer from her previous life and is still recovering from injuries she received as an overseas reporter. In the day-to-day living as a good Amish wife she has learned to cook, live without electricity and helps the children learn to live in an Amish home; it is the internal conflict she feels within when she feels envy and wants a child of her own and after three years has not conceived that gives her problems.
This book took a look into the daily lives of an Amish home and how close the family is within the home and to the neighbors (Matthew's sister and Jenny's grandmother) shows how they pull together to help each other on a daily basis. The closeness of the extended family is awesome and pulls it together to represent values that all of us could learn to live by. I look forward to reading more by this author.
Jenny has studied the Amish ways, converted to the Amish Church and married Matthew, a widower with three children and is now the children's mom but she still continues to be a writer from her previous life and is still recovering from injuries she received as an overseas reporter. In the day-to-day living as a good Amish wife she has learned to cook, live without electricity and helps the children learn to live in an Amish home; it is the internal conflict she feels within when she feels envy and wants a child of her own and after three years has not conceived that gives her problems.
This book took a look into the daily lives of an Amish home and how close the family is within the home and to the neighbors (Matthew's sister and Jenny's grandmother) shows how they pull together to help each other on a daily basis. The closeness of the extended family is awesome and pulls it together to represent values that all of us could learn to live by. I look forward to reading more by this author.
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