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Hannah's Daughters #5
Redeeming Grace
With nowhere to turn, penniless widow Grace Yoder travels with her young son to the Amish community of Seven Poplars. She hopes to reunite with the Plain father she never knew�and become part of the community. Though her father is deceased, his new family still welcomes her. Grace is overcome with gratitude. But when handsome family friend and Mennonite John Hartman offers her a job in his veterinarian office, Grace discovers a beautiful bridge between the two worlds. And prays John will ask her to stay by his side.
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First published October 16, 2012
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March 20, 2018
For her, God's forgiveness, faith and the love of family and community had to come first. Becoming Amish was the only way she could see to make up for her past. She had to choose a life of service and worship over a life of self. She had to choose God over the world; she believed there was mercy and peace waiting if she could step away from temptation.
Grace Yoder and her little boy, Dakota, appear on Hannah's doorstep. Hannah's husband had sex with Grace's mother, and Grace is the result of that union.
This book is interesting in the fact that it is dealing with the Amish community as a sanctuary or refuge. Grace has had a relatively hard life, she sees running away to join an Amish community as a way to escape her life and her problems. Interesting. Funny to think of the Amish recruiting and getting new members by offering their hard-working way of life as an escape or a haven from reality.
I have to hand it to Miller. I do. I do. Not only is she one of the few, few Amish Christian Romance authors who can convincingly write a romantic/sexual spark between leads... but she is brutal, BRUTAL in depicting the horrid sides to Amish life, like the patriarchy and the sometimes hurtful laws.
So Grace wants to become Amish. Everyone laughs at this, saying she's got a snowball's chance in hell of doing so.
Good guy John Hartman sees Grace and has a sexual and romantic interest in her. Too bad he's Mennonite and she refuses to have anything to do with him.
I liked John. He's a veterinarian. It's funny how Miller depicts him as always showing up at the Yoder house just in time for meals. He always conveniently is coming by at these times, and he's always hungry and he always gets offered food, which he happily accepts. He's a cute guy.
As we all know from reading a few of these Amish Christian Romance novels, it is IMPOSSIBLE for a man to cook or learn how to cook. IMPOSSIBLE. So, since John lives with his uncle and his grandfather, all the men live on slop, because ONLY women know how to cook and clean or are physically capable of cooking or cleaning. I mean, I understand the strong patriarchy and the worship of the patriarchy in these novels, but I find it a little bit ridiculous that NO MAN EVER has been able to learn how to cook. o.O
The main point of this novel is that Grace has some codswallop in her head about "having to be Amish, being hellbent on becoming Amish" and, for some crazy reason, believing that joining the Amish is the ONLY WAY God will forgive her. I just didn't get it. Miller was trying to make it work, but I didn't understand Grace's logic and all and she came off as a dummkopf sometimes.
Here's a perfectly kind, cute man who is crazy over Grace and she refuses to have anything to do with him because he's not Amish. Even though the Amish won't let Grace go to college, won't let any photographs be taken, won't celebrate Christmas except by fasting, won't celebrate Thanksgiving except by fasting, don't have Santa Claus or gift-giving traditions, and force the women to eat only after the men have eaten and then after the boys have eaten... Grace still wants in on this.
And what about Grace's HORRIBLE secret? I was honestly thinking she had been a stripper. I knew Miller wouldn't have allowed her heroine to be a prostitute, so 'stripper' was what I thought Grace's huge secret was. But no, it was something a lot more innocuous than that, and - while embarrassing - I was confused as to how much angst Grace had over her secret, something that was honestly not her fault.
TL;DR - Interesting premise. Miller isn't a bad author. In fact, she might be the best the Amish Christian Romance world has to offer. However, I can't say I got much out of this book except for to be horrified by the Amish community.
~68 references to God
ROMANCE CATEGORIES:
Animal Lovers Romance - I'm saying this because John is a veterinarian and Grace is a veterinarian's assistant. Not because animals feature heavily in the story, they don't.
Contemporary Romance
Holiday/Christmas Romance
Inspirational Romance
I have no idea if the hero is a virgin or not.
Non-Virgin Heroine
Amish Romance
He's a Veterinarian, She's a Vet's Assistant.
Grace Yoder and her little boy, Dakota, appear on Hannah's doorstep. Hannah's husband had sex with Grace's mother, and Grace is the result of that union.
This book is interesting in the fact that it is dealing with the Amish community as a sanctuary or refuge. Grace has had a relatively hard life, she sees running away to join an Amish community as a way to escape her life and her problems. Interesting. Funny to think of the Amish recruiting and getting new members by offering their hard-working way of life as an escape or a haven from reality.
I have to hand it to Miller. I do. I do. Not only is she one of the few, few Amish Christian Romance authors who can convincingly write a romantic/sexual spark between leads... but she is brutal, BRUTAL in depicting the horrid sides to Amish life, like the patriarchy and the sometimes hurtful laws.
So Grace wants to become Amish. Everyone laughs at this, saying she's got a snowball's chance in hell of doing so.
Good guy John Hartman sees Grace and has a sexual and romantic interest in her. Too bad he's Mennonite and she refuses to have anything to do with him.
I liked John. He's a veterinarian. It's funny how Miller depicts him as always showing up at the Yoder house just in time for meals. He always conveniently is coming by at these times, and he's always hungry and he always gets offered food, which he happily accepts. He's a cute guy.
As we all know from reading a few of these Amish Christian Romance novels, it is IMPOSSIBLE for a man to cook or learn how to cook. IMPOSSIBLE. So, since John lives with his uncle and his grandfather, all the men live on slop, because ONLY women know how to cook and clean or are physically capable of cooking or cleaning. I mean, I understand the strong patriarchy and the worship of the patriarchy in these novels, but I find it a little bit ridiculous that NO MAN EVER has been able to learn how to cook. o.O
The main point of this novel is that Grace has some codswallop in her head about "having to be Amish, being hellbent on becoming Amish" and, for some crazy reason, believing that joining the Amish is the ONLY WAY God will forgive her. I just didn't get it. Miller was trying to make it work, but I didn't understand Grace's logic and all and she came off as a dummkopf sometimes.
Here's a perfectly kind, cute man who is crazy over Grace and she refuses to have anything to do with him because he's not Amish. Even though the Amish won't let Grace go to college, won't let any photographs be taken, won't celebrate Christmas except by fasting, won't celebrate Thanksgiving except by fasting, don't have Santa Claus or gift-giving traditions, and force the women to eat only after the men have eaten and then after the boys have eaten... Grace still wants in on this.
And what about Grace's HORRIBLE secret? I was honestly thinking she had been a stripper. I knew Miller wouldn't have allowed her heroine to be a prostitute, so 'stripper' was what I thought Grace's huge secret was. But no, it was something a lot more innocuous than that, and - while embarrassing - I was confused as to how much angst Grace had over her secret, something that was honestly not her fault.
TL;DR - Interesting premise. Miller isn't a bad author. In fact, she might be the best the Amish Christian Romance world has to offer. However, I can't say I got much out of this book except for to be horrified by the Amish community.
~68 references to God
ROMANCE CATEGORIES:
Animal Lovers Romance - I'm saying this because John is a veterinarian and Grace is a veterinarian's assistant. Not because animals feature heavily in the story, they don't.
Contemporary Romance
Holiday/Christmas Romance
Inspirational Romance
I have no idea if the hero is a virgin or not.
Non-Virgin Heroine
Amish Romance
He's a Veterinarian, She's a Vet's Assistant.
June 25, 2017
I was a bit surprised at Grace's story, as it dealt with something that I hadn't thought I'd find in an Amish Romance: a secret baby. I liked that the story handled that and the reactions Grace's appearance caused, but at the same time, I had a hard time liking Grace herself.
For me, Grace was too secretive about her past, almost going to the point of lying about it. I didn't like how she had closed her mind to so much of faith, thinking that there was only one way to forgiveness, only one way to practice faith in God. She was just too rigid to be likable!
I loved seeing how John was faring after the situation with Miriam! It was great to watch him fall for Grace and try to break her out of her rigidness regarding her thinking. I think he struck a good balance on trying to woo Grace without being overly critical of her.
I liked the story overall, and was glad to see where the rest of the sisters were in their lives, but this story lacked a little something that I had found in the previous books.
For me, Grace was too secretive about her past, almost going to the point of lying about it. I didn't like how she had closed her mind to so much of faith, thinking that there was only one way to forgiveness, only one way to practice faith in God. She was just too rigid to be likable!
I loved seeing how John was faring after the situation with Miriam! It was great to watch him fall for Grace and try to break her out of her rigidness regarding her thinking. I think he struck a good balance on trying to woo Grace without being overly critical of her.
I liked the story overall, and was glad to see where the rest of the sisters were in their lives, but this story lacked a little something that I had found in the previous books.
June 11, 2021
Good book. Grace is the daughter of an Amish man and woman who were not married. Her mother left the community without telling anyone she was pregnant. Grace's early life was difficult; then, she landed in foster care when her mother died. Grace later learned her father's identity, and when her life imploded decided to seek him out and become part of the Amish community. Dismayed to discover that her father is dead, Grace is grateful when his family accepts her and her son.
I ached for Grace when she arrived at the Yoder home. She is down to her last few dollars and has no idea what she'll do if they reject her. Her relief is evident when Hannah, her father's widow, accepts her without question, though some of the family is wary. Grace carries a lot of guilt for things in her past and believes the only path to God's forgiveness is to leave the world behind and become Amish. She fixates on this plan despite Hannah and the local bishop telling her that doing so is unlikely. Grace's struggles with the strictures of Amish life are present throughout the book.
Grace wants to earn her keep and contribute to the household, so she accepts a job working for John, a family friend, and Mennonite veterinarian. John is immediately drawn to Grace and quickly pictures her as a vital part of his life. Though Grace is equally interested in him, she fights her feelings because he isn't Amish. There were plenty of sweet scenes of John and Grace together as he tries to show her that they belong together. I frequently wanted to shake Grace and tell her to open her eyes to the good man that was right in front of her. I loved the family intervention and its effect on Grace. The epilogue was terrific.
I ached for Grace when she arrived at the Yoder home. She is down to her last few dollars and has no idea what she'll do if they reject her. Her relief is evident when Hannah, her father's widow, accepts her without question, though some of the family is wary. Grace carries a lot of guilt for things in her past and believes the only path to God's forgiveness is to leave the world behind and become Amish. She fixates on this plan despite Hannah and the local bishop telling her that doing so is unlikely. Grace's struggles with the strictures of Amish life are present throughout the book.
Grace wants to earn her keep and contribute to the household, so she accepts a job working for John, a family friend, and Mennonite veterinarian. John is immediately drawn to Grace and quickly pictures her as a vital part of his life. Though Grace is equally interested in him, she fights her feelings because he isn't Amish. There were plenty of sweet scenes of John and Grace together as he tries to show her that they belong together. I frequently wanted to shake Grace and tell her to open her eyes to the good man that was right in front of her. I loved the family intervention and its effect on Grace. The epilogue was terrific.
January 24, 2022
Wow another good book in this series which doesn't surprise me. Emma Miller did a wonderful job on this storyline keeps me coming back for more. A little unexpected twist in the story a daughter no one new about Jonas Yoder and a woman named Trudie. Grace Yoder comes back to town and Hannah and her daughter welcome Grace with open arms. What can i say about Hannah she has the true heart of a christian. I was a little on edge with Grace sometimes because she didn't see what she had right before her very eyes lol. But all in all a great read. Will be moving on the the next one in this series soon.
July 11, 2023
Heeeere we go, again.
John fell for Miriam Yoder in book #2, and now John is falling for Grace Yoder in book #3. The man is an absolute glutton for punishment. The Yoder's are Old Order Amish, and he's Mennonite. You'd think he'd just find a sweet girl with a heart for service/ministry among the Mennonites of the world, but nooo...
Grace isn't Amish. Her mam was, and her dat was. Both are dead, long after they fornicated and parted ways without her dat knowing Grace had been conceived. Then her mam dies when she's eleven, and we're supposed to believe that NOBODY looked up her mam's next of kin, or contacted her father - they just chucked her in foster care?
That's NOT HOW IT WORKS.
So years later, she's a believer/chrischun, but she feels tainted by HER sin (unknowingly marrying a married man/having a child), and the only, ONLY, ONLIEST way to absolve herself is to return to her Amish roots. Mam's people aren't mentioned other than in passing, but she heads off to find her dad and finds Hannah and her daughters.
And decides she just *HAS* to be one.
The problem with this story (as if we haven't already seen at least TWO?!!?!) is that even after Grace understands that Mennonites are Amish Lite and that Hannah's daughter Leah went Mennonite and still sees/has her family, Grace cannot fathom that SHE can be Amish Lite and still have Hannah's family, too. It. Makes. No. Sense.
There's mention of her playing the guitar, and how she'd have to give up something she absolutely loves. But we NEVER hear her sneak off to play it, it's never mentioned again... There is SO MUCH that is unresolved and inexplicable and badly done with this story...!!!
John takes her to his church. Shows her how she could assimilate so much easier, and STILL have Hannah (cuz, after all, he does)... but she is the world's most obtuse idiot, I swear. She drove me absolutely bats. She's desperate to find a man to take care of her and her son and make a family with that can associate with Hannah... WHICH JOHN DOES... but it can't be John. Even though he swears that 21 days after meeting her, she's his true and only and forever love and he *HAS* to marry her.
The whole thing was badly done and problematic.
Another thing that drove me crazy - all of the dogs in the kennel Grace works at are 'docile as lambs'. Even the Rottweiler. You do know that Rotties are family dogs that love THEIR people, and nobody else - they're NOT gonna be docile for Grace. Grace is non-family, which makes her potential threat. It was absolutely unbelievable.
And WHY are Miller's 'undesirable' characters so freakin' weird? Who drips coffee out of the sides of their mouths?!?! Who does this? I can't even...!!! Yes, they're not someone we're supposed to like, but...!!!??!!!
I felt like the author was getting bored of the same ol', and was trying to *jazz* things up, but really she kind of just made a mess. Here's to hoping Johanna's story is better. Cuz... this weren't good, y'all.
John fell for Miriam Yoder in book #2, and now John is falling for Grace Yoder in book #3. The man is an absolute glutton for punishment. The Yoder's are Old Order Amish, and he's Mennonite. You'd think he'd just find a sweet girl with a heart for service/ministry among the Mennonites of the world, but nooo...
Grace isn't Amish. Her mam was, and her dat was. Both are dead, long after they fornicated and parted ways without her dat knowing Grace had been conceived. Then her mam dies when she's eleven, and we're supposed to believe that NOBODY looked up her mam's next of kin, or contacted her father - they just chucked her in foster care?
That's NOT HOW IT WORKS.
So years later, she's a believer/chrischun, but she feels tainted by HER sin (unknowingly marrying a married man/having a child), and the only, ONLY, ONLIEST way to absolve herself is to return to her Amish roots. Mam's people aren't mentioned other than in passing, but she heads off to find her dad and finds Hannah and her daughters.
And decides she just *HAS* to be one.
The problem with this story (as if we haven't already seen at least TWO?!!?!) is that even after Grace understands that Mennonites are Amish Lite and that Hannah's daughter Leah went Mennonite and still sees/has her family, Grace cannot fathom that SHE can be Amish Lite and still have Hannah's family, too. It. Makes. No. Sense.
There's mention of her playing the guitar, and how she'd have to give up something she absolutely loves. But we NEVER hear her sneak off to play it, it's never mentioned again... There is SO MUCH that is unresolved and inexplicable and badly done with this story...!!!
John takes her to his church. Shows her how she could assimilate so much easier, and STILL have Hannah (cuz, after all, he does)... but she is the world's most obtuse idiot, I swear. She drove me absolutely bats. She's desperate to find a man to take care of her and her son and make a family with that can associate with Hannah... WHICH JOHN DOES... but it can't be John. Even though he swears that 21 days after meeting her, she's his true and only and forever love and he *HAS* to marry her.
The whole thing was badly done and problematic.
Another thing that drove me crazy - all of the dogs in the kennel Grace works at are 'docile as lambs'. Even the Rottweiler. You do know that Rotties are family dogs that love THEIR people, and nobody else - they're NOT gonna be docile for Grace. Grace is non-family, which makes her potential threat. It was absolutely unbelievable.
And WHY are Miller's 'undesirable' characters so freakin' weird? Who drips coffee out of the sides of their mouths?!?! Who does this? I can't even...!!! Yes, they're not someone we're supposed to like, but...!!!??!!!
I felt like the author was getting bored of the same ol', and was trying to *jazz* things up, but really she kind of just made a mess. Here's to hoping Johanna's story is better. Cuz... this weren't good, y'all.
September 24, 2022
Overall, the characters were all too perfect to be believable. One of the main characters in particular (Hannah) could qualify for sainthood. While her behavior (and that of the rest of her daughters) is consistent with their faith, it doesn't ring true.
My biggest issue is with the central conflict--the motivation behind so many decisions of the heroine (Grace). The reasoning seems ridiculous. I was really tired of Grace's heel-dragging well before the end of the book.
My biggest issue is with the central conflict--the motivation behind so many decisions of the heroine (Grace). The reasoning seems ridiculous. I was really tired of Grace's heel-dragging well before the end of the book.
February 19, 2018
This one starts out with something you don't expect.
Grace thinks the only way she can be redeemed by God is to become Amish and follow the rules set forth by the Bishop in the church. Family finally convinces her that is not what she needs to do. Still fighting with her heart and her mind, she becomes what she needs to be.
On to book #6.
Grace thinks the only way she can be redeemed by God is to become Amish and follow the rules set forth by the Bishop in the church. Family finally convinces her that is not what she needs to do. Still fighting with her heart and her mind, she becomes what she needs to be.
On to book #6.
April 27, 2018
I really love this book...it is a very heart warming down to earth Light Romance Amish Story.
I have learn so much about the Amish and their way of living by reading this Series. I am in love with this Series. I will be reading the next book in this Series. I am reading these on my Kindle Tablet.
I highly recommend this Series....I give this Book 5/5 Stars
Happy Reading :)
I have learn so much about the Amish and their way of living by reading this Series. I am in love with this Series. I will be reading the next book in this Series. I am reading these on my Kindle Tablet.
I highly recommend this Series....I give this Book 5/5 Stars
Happy Reading :)
March 6, 2019
My 1st time reading a book by this author and I loved it!! I was interesting to see how much different the Mennonite and Old Order Amish are (I knew some about them thanks to my Great Grandma who lived across from Old Order Amish til she passed in May of 2007).
I'm glad Grace got the happy ending she wanted after the hard time she endured!!
I'm glad Grace got the happy ending she wanted after the hard time she endured!!
April 7, 2019
Awesome
Redeeming Grace, the 5th book of Hannah's Daughters. Love the story of Grace. This story was about Love, acceptance, and forgiveness. Love the way Emma Miller was able to make each character feel alive. I am enjoying this series, but most importantly I feel like I am there in the story and part of the family.
Redeeming Grace, the 5th book of Hannah's Daughters. Love the story of Grace. This story was about Love, acceptance, and forgiveness. Love the way Emma Miller was able to make each character feel alive. I am enjoying this series, but most importantly I feel like I am there in the story and part of the family.
March 15, 2020
Being a Christian I really enjoyed reading this book. It was real, I like real. It’s engaging and I fell in love with Grace. There are also two characters with Down Syndrome and I hope the author does more with them. Good clean reading.
July 30, 2017
Highly recommend this series!!
March 20, 2022
Not quite as good as the other ones. The pacing wasn't very well thought out.
April 15, 2022
It was a nice read during a stressful time.
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May 30, 2023Summer Try-A-Chapter DNF.
September 26, 2025
4 stars! Enjoyable Amish fiction book.
January 9, 2013
What would you do if someone showed up on your doorstep saying they were your deceased husband’s daughter he never knew about? This is how Grace shows up on the Yoder's doorstep. Then Hannah Yoder, mom extraordinaire welcomes the long lost daughter into their house and lives without questioning if Grace is truly who she says she is. I gave the book 4 stars because I find the 100% welcome of Grace into Hannah's life without question hard to believe. As I read the book I continued to struggle with this concept. The rest of the family was not as welcoming and for that reason I only deducted a star.
Redeeming Grace is well written and I stuck with the book because I truly liked the other 4 books in the series. Reasoning on Hannah's part for accepting Grace so quickly is well handled and explained but I still find it unbelievable. The fact that Grace struggles to open up to the family wholly because she is not perfect is truly believable and how the family accepts her not matter her past, by the end of the book, shows God's true character through this family. Grace's struggle is based on her misunderstanding in thinking that all Amish people are perfect and could never accept someone who is not. I really liked how the Yoder family showed Grace that God loves you no matter your mistakes.
Even with my questioning how Hannah accepted Grace, the book was very good and I look forward to the next book in the series to come out in May 2013. I would recommend this book to most everyone. I have to remember that there really are people out there who would welcome someone into their house as Hannah did, but in this day and age it is probably not safe, still it made for a good story line and showed how some people can love you no matter your background or parentage, a truly good lesson to learn.
Redeeming Grace is well written and I stuck with the book because I truly liked the other 4 books in the series. Reasoning on Hannah's part for accepting Grace so quickly is well handled and explained but I still find it unbelievable. The fact that Grace struggles to open up to the family wholly because she is not perfect is truly believable and how the family accepts her not matter her past, by the end of the book, shows God's true character through this family. Grace's struggle is based on her misunderstanding in thinking that all Amish people are perfect and could never accept someone who is not. I really liked how the Yoder family showed Grace that God loves you no matter your mistakes.
Even with my questioning how Hannah accepted Grace, the book was very good and I look forward to the next book in the series to come out in May 2013. I would recommend this book to most everyone. I have to remember that there really are people out there who would welcome someone into their house as Hannah did, but in this day and age it is probably not safe, still it made for a good story line and showed how some people can love you no matter your background or parentage, a truly good lesson to learn.
February 1, 2013
This is part of the Hannah's Daughters series, which is set in an Amish community in Delaware.
Penniless widow Grace Yoder has no where to turn, and a young son to support, so she travels to the Amish community of Seven Poplars, hoping to reunite with the Plain father she never knew, and join the Amish community. Although her father is deceased, his new family still welcomes her, and Grace is overcome with gratitude. But when a handsome family friend, John Hartman, offers a job in his veterinarian office, Grace is torn between two worlds; John is Mennonite, but if she wants to become part of the Amish church, she cannot have a relationship with him; is there any way to bridge the two worlds?
Even though this part of a series, it works as a stand alone novel. I liked the continuing stories of the other characters from the previous books, especially Susanna, the sister with Down's Syndrome. Her story was featured in this book also. She is now 19, and her family is concerned when Susanna falls in love in with another special needs Amish man; her mother and sisters have to deal with the fact that she is no longer a child, and is dealing with a lot of the thoughts and feelings that come with being a woman. I thought the author handled this topic very thoughtfully and with sensitivity. It is an issue that I'm sure all parents of special needs children eventually deal with, not just the Amish. I look forward to seeing more of Susanna's storyline continued in future books.
Penniless widow Grace Yoder has no where to turn, and a young son to support, so she travels to the Amish community of Seven Poplars, hoping to reunite with the Plain father she never knew, and join the Amish community. Although her father is deceased, his new family still welcomes her, and Grace is overcome with gratitude. But when a handsome family friend, John Hartman, offers a job in his veterinarian office, Grace is torn between two worlds; John is Mennonite, but if she wants to become part of the Amish church, she cannot have a relationship with him; is there any way to bridge the two worlds?
Even though this part of a series, it works as a stand alone novel. I liked the continuing stories of the other characters from the previous books, especially Susanna, the sister with Down's Syndrome. Her story was featured in this book also. She is now 19, and her family is concerned when Susanna falls in love in with another special needs Amish man; her mother and sisters have to deal with the fact that she is no longer a child, and is dealing with a lot of the thoughts and feelings that come with being a woman. I thought the author handled this topic very thoughtfully and with sensitivity. It is an issue that I'm sure all parents of special needs children eventually deal with, not just the Amish. I look forward to seeing more of Susanna's storyline continued in future books.
January 13, 2013
This is another book in the series of Hannah's Daughters.
How would you handle someone knocking at your door and
announcing she is the daughter of your deceased husband?
Grace Yoder is on a quest...to meet her father, become
Amish and give her child a better life. Hannah warmly
brings Grace and her child in. There are mixed reactions
as the family adjusts to this revelation. John Hartman, a family
friend, Mennonite and local vet is two years past losing Miriam to
marriage to an Amish man. He now finds he is attracted to
Grace and has other ideas to Grace's desire to become Amish.
Although Jacob had mentioned to Hannah about a bad indiscretion
in his youth I think Hannah's name should be grace because she showed
Christ's love when confronted with Grace and in accepting
Grace so willingly and helping the other family members to
find that love in their hearts. Hannah also had the wisdom to
help guide Grace through her turmoil and search for a new life.
The book was a good read but I am hesitant to rate it
more than a 3. To me, the book lacked something.
How would you handle someone knocking at your door and
announcing she is the daughter of your deceased husband?
Grace Yoder is on a quest...to meet her father, become
Amish and give her child a better life. Hannah warmly
brings Grace and her child in. There are mixed reactions
as the family adjusts to this revelation. John Hartman, a family
friend, Mennonite and local vet is two years past losing Miriam to
marriage to an Amish man. He now finds he is attracted to
Grace and has other ideas to Grace's desire to become Amish.
Although Jacob had mentioned to Hannah about a bad indiscretion
in his youth I think Hannah's name should be grace because she showed
Christ's love when confronted with Grace and in accepting
Grace so willingly and helping the other family members to
find that love in their hearts. Hannah also had the wisdom to
help guide Grace through her turmoil and search for a new life.
The book was a good read but I am hesitant to rate it
more than a 3. To me, the book lacked something.
August 15, 2015
Hannah's Daughters series book #5 "Redeeming Grace" by Emma Miller
This series is a great stand alone book, telling the stories of Hannah's daughters, I have read #5 first but hope to return and read others as Emma has great characters and tells the story well.
Grace lost her Mom at a young age and never knew her father but...she did know he was amish so when she was older and had a son, she chose to go back to the amish comunnity looking for her father. She wants to become amish and have her sins forgiven and start anew. Life is a little more difficult when she finds her father died years ago.
Grace had not planned on meeting a handsome determined Mennonite, John Hartman or how she would become attracted to him so quickly.
Forgiveness and becoming Amish was all Grace could think on and she was determined to get them. John had his work cut out for him with this young woman. come and read how they learn about love -life and forgiveness.
This series is a great stand alone book, telling the stories of Hannah's daughters, I have read #5 first but hope to return and read others as Emma has great characters and tells the story well.
Grace lost her Mom at a young age and never knew her father but...she did know he was amish so when she was older and had a son, she chose to go back to the amish comunnity looking for her father. She wants to become amish and have her sins forgiven and start anew. Life is a little more difficult when she finds her father died years ago.
Grace had not planned on meeting a handsome determined Mennonite, John Hartman or how she would become attracted to him so quickly.
Forgiveness and becoming Amish was all Grace could think on and she was determined to get them. John had his work cut out for him with this young woman. come and read how they learn about love -life and forgiveness.
March 6, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. It is the fifth book in Emma Miller's "Hannah's Daughters" series, published under Harlequin's "Love Inspired" imprint. I highly recommend this entire series to everyone. The sixth book, Johanna's Bridegroom is scheduled to be released on April 23, 2013. I am looking forward to reading it.
May 17, 2014
I read this on the Kindle
I enjoyed this one about the unknown sister & how she trying to follow what she believes is
the path she must go
I found her nice & someone who is a good person who have had bad breaks you could say
I read this one the quickest of the series so far
Well worth reading only slight criticism was in my version is said about Leah being home early on but having read the series in order & even further in the book you know that Leah wasn't she married
But that was the only slight error & it did not make a difference to the storyline
This is the 5th book in the series
I enjoyed this one about the unknown sister & how she trying to follow what she believes is
the path she must go
I found her nice & someone who is a good person who have had bad breaks you could say
I read this one the quickest of the series so far
Well worth reading only slight criticism was in my version is said about Leah being home early on but having read the series in order & even further in the book you know that Leah wasn't she married
But that was the only slight error & it did not make a difference to the storyline
This is the 5th book in the series
June 21, 2013
I love this series....But this wasn't one of my favorites. It didn't make any sense to me why she thought she had to become Amish to have forgiveness. And it didn't make any sense why she should think she needed forgiveness when her situation wasn't her fault..I do like the character of John Hartman..Just didn't connect with Grace.
May 29, 2015
This is a very good book. It had me at times crying or close to tears. Very moving and easy to get lost in. I love romance stories and this one was by no doubt a slouch on that department. But it also showcased family and learning to become what God wants you to be. Not who you think you should be. Very good like I said before.
July 23, 2016
This series Hannah's Daughters is very enjoyable reading. I finish one and can't wait to read the next. Each is about one of Hannah's daughters life finding love with the right man. Grace wasn't one of her daughters but her deceased husband was Grace's father. Hannah and her daughters are family and everyone is a part.
December 21, 2012
Grace learns her biological father was Amish and takes her son to Seven Populars community to find her family. She feels God is leading her to join the Amish faith but John, a Mennonite, has a different idea.
216 pages
216 pages
November 12, 2013
Really liked the book and I was happy for John the Vet. Grace was in interesting character and the story line is good. I recommend as a good read. After reading 5 books of this series I am starting to feel like an English member of the family.
January 25, 2016
I really like Emma Miller's "take" on the Amish community. This one is about Grace and her son Dakota coming to the family home. Will this woman of the world fit into the Amish household? Is John the Vet right for her?
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Category: Inspirational Romance
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December 27, 2014Miniseries: Hannah's Daughters
Category: Inspirational Romance
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