Sisters of Holmes County Omnibus

Sisters of Holmes County #1-3

by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Enjoy the pleasure of owning the complete Sisters of Holmes County series all under one cover. Be able to follow the Hostettler family’s mysterious struggle against an unseen enemy from start to finish. Along the way, watch as love triumphs out of tragedy for the three Hostettler sisters, and see how God keeps His hand on the Ohio Amish family through it all.

Genres: Amish, Fiction, Amish Fiction, Christian Fiction

898 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2009

About the author

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, Wanda E. Brunstetter is one of the founders of the Amish fiction genre. She has written close to 90 books translated in four languages. With over 10 million copies sold, Wanda's stories consistently earn spots on the nations most prestigious bestseller lists and have received numerous awards.

Wanda’s ancestors were part of the Anabaptist faith, and her novels are based on personal research intended to accurately portray the Amish way of life. Her books are well-read and trusted by many Amish, who credit her for giving readers a deeper understanding of the people and their customs.

When Wanda visits her Amish friends, she finds herself drawn to their peaceful lifestyle, sincerity, and close family ties. Wanda enjoys photography, ventriloquism, gardening, bird-watching, beachcombing, and spending time with her family. She and her husband, Richard, have been blessed with two grown children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

To learn more about Wanda, visit her website at www.wandabrunstetter.com.

Reviews

[Patricia Bond]

Wanda Brunstetter has released her Sister's of Holmes County series in a three book trilogy .

The firstbok in this series is A Sisters Secret. It is Grace Hostettler 's story. Grace is the oldest daughter in the family. She has just returned home from living in the English world during her rumspringa. It is time for Grace to settle down and join the Amish church. Grace is also carrying a secret that hunts her day and night and she does not know how to tell her parents or her fiance about it. When someone from her past shows up she starts to get nervous that they will tell about her life I the English world This is when threats and acts of vandalism Sarah happening to her family
The second book in the series is A Sisters Test and it is Ruth Hostettler 's story Ruth is the second eldest daughter in the family. It is Ruth 's dream to become a wife and mother. When tragedy strikes Ruth and her dreams of becoming a mother are shattered Ruth's faith is put to a test.
With a broken heart Ruth must find her purpose in live and go on. The vandalism and threats continue to occur to the Hostettler family.
The final book in ths series is A Sisters Hope Martha Hostettler is the youngest daughter in the family. Martha is also the most spunky of the three sisters. As the vandalism and threats continue Martha decides to play detective and find out who has been terrorizing her family. Martha has also fallen for Luke Fressin, who her father disapproves of In order to clear his name ad to gain Martha 's father's approval Luke joins Martha in her quest to find the person responsible for the vandalism they have caused her family.
I love how Wanda Brunstetter incorporates each person's story into the next book when she writes her series. Sister's of Holmes County is a book about faith hope, love ad being tested in life.
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[Rachel]

I really liked this trilogy as I do so many of this type of writing in which you find good Christians who are committed to family, community, and faith.

The first book deals with how important honesty is in relationships, particularly in marriages, and how important forgiveness is when someone you love has disappointed you.

The second book deals with moving through loss to find new love and with appreciating parenthood even when it's not achieved according to plan.

The third book deals with the idea that we shouldn't judge others as responsible for our hurts because of personal issues with them, and it also deals with the idea that we need to trust people even if circumstances might speak against them.

Throughout all three books, the family was dealing with serious attacks of vandalism against them, and so, they had to learn to trust God even through painful situations.

[Barbara Smith]

Reviting

I chose this rating because this book was So suspend ful all the way to the end. It was very interesting to see the clues and yet not be able to connect them to any one person. I kept changing my mind about who could be responsible. This is my favorite so far of all the books I've read by Mrs. Brunstetter.

[Sandra Ambriz]

Excellent read!

The author, one of my favorites, kept the main story line through out each book The mystery and suspense was intense! hlghly recommend this novel

[Ruth Hays]

I love reading Amish books but this series went on way to long to find the culprit! I felt like yelling Call the Sheriff!! Especially when one person got killed! That’s just not even true. I felt with the mom, I would have slipped into depression as well.
And she doesn’t have to repeat every Amish word in the next sentence to translate for us.
I know it’s an older series. I’ve read some books from this same author that I really enjoyed.
I finally had to find out who the attacker was after book 2, and then I could read book 3 without stress! 😂 I’ve never done that before but it took too long.

[Kimberly DuBois]

When I need a break from heavier literature, I love to read Amish Fiction. The first 2 books in the series I got free from my church rummage sale. I liked them so much I had to purchase Book 3 to complete the story of family, 3 sisters, and a mystery of vandalism and crime with many suspects. It was a light and enjoyable read.

[Renee Van]

Lovely Amish multi book based on faith, family, finding love and a dark mystery to solve.
I really enjoyed reading this book while learning more about the Amish and how the live. I won't give spoilers but I really couldn't figure out who the villain of the series was, who was targeting the family nor why.
I definitely recommend reading.

[Rosario Juarez]

Wanda Brunstetter is one of my favorite authors. I loved the this book. I loved the characters. I love how she writes. The trial, each sister had to face, and learn to forgive, and put faith in God was perfect...

[Sharon Dean]

This author has always inspired me and this story of love and forgiveness is no exception. World building teaching of two things needed most in life. Adorable characters and settings made me feel I was right in the story with them.

[Mary Farley]

A three book series by Wanda about the Hostetler sisters in Holmes County. They each have their own struggles to deal with and the attacks on their Amish community. Their Faith is tested. Easy reads and page turners!

[Jackie]

I love that these books were put into one book. These sisters face different challenges and you will fall in love with all three. This is a must read book and I highly recommend it. Wanda Brunstetter writes such interesting and faith filled stories.

[Becki Garman]

Very informative about the Amish lifestyle

[Mary Walton]

Good but don't need to read again. This author tends to be very repetative.

[Vicki]

Excellent book!! Of course I love all of Wanda Brunstetter's books. I'm never disappointed. Keep up the great writing!!

[Rachel Widrick]

Kept my interest. I enjoyed reading about the Amish athough I wonder if some of the lifestyle choices would have been so easily forgiven.

[Dame]

Long but worth it.

[Lori]

This wasn't my favourite WB series. I thought the 'attacks' went on far too long, and detracted from the rest of the story.

[Nat Kidder]

An easy read with good plot flow, but it wears out your suspension of disbelief.

[Kate]

I barely finished this book, and several times I had to just put it down and walk away out of frustration. I found the whole thing to be shallow and repetitive. This series cannot really be called romance in my opinion because there is no development of feeling; I didn't feel anything for or between the people in the book. For example; I didn't even realize that Grace wanted to marry Cleon for the longest time. There was no development of their relationship, just shallow conversation and so it wasn't until the end that I realized, hey maybe she actually likes this guy. Also, the shallowness of the writing made the characters seem extremely dim-witted. They all just kept repeating the same phrases; I also think that the constant changing of POV made it hard to really relate to or love the characters. So much more could have been done. Disappointing.

[Nyla Kay]

Books 1 through 3, make up the set in the Sisters of Holmes County by Wanda Brunstetter. Each book is wonderful and drew me in with its rich Amish story. Author Brunstetter is a master storyteller and I love that her books all contain a Christian message.

Each book builds on the other. There are real life issues tackled in every one such as honesty, forgiveness, judgment, loss, hurting, and new beginnings. Even though it is an Amish community the life lessons hold true for everyone.

The characters are realistic. The writing took me to Amish Country easily. I loved the authentic dialog and the descriptions of daily life. Mostly, I love how they trust God.

I highly recommend this set to anyone. The best part is that you won’t need to wait for the next book in the series because all three are included! It gets a 5 star rating from me.

[Taryn Spearey]

I loved this whole trilogy. This follows the lives of the Hosteller family, and the mystery that surrounds the home of this family. A mysterious fiure is vandalizing the property and making it look as if someone else is the one rresponsible.

Each book in this trilogy follows a different sister, while also trying to solve the mystery of what is going on.

I flet the most heartache for Grace, the oldest sister. She had such a hard time coming back to her family after such a long time. It was great to see her get a happy ending with Cleon.

The one family member that was the most frustrating for me was Roman. He seemed to have a lot of issues with a lot of people in his community. I glad he was able to forgive by the end.

This was a wonderful trilogy by Wanda E. Brunstetter, and ihighl recommend it for anyone a fan of Amish fiction.

[Rosemary Stevens]

This was a good series, however it was really 3 books in one, so a very long read. It did keep you guessing with some good twists and turns. I would recommend all three of the Sister's books, but possibly as separates to save ones arms lol.
In the end I felt like I was leaving a family behind.

[Cindi]

Nice and enjoyable reading

[Miranda Cunanan]

This series just drug on forever!

[Chris]

Keeps you guessing until the very end!!!

[Pam]

Fun reading.

[Lisa]

I listened to the first two on audio. The last I read. I enjoyed these.

[Lynda]

Actually the rating is 3.5 stars. I believe this is the only way to read this series as the mystery is not solved until the end of the last book.

I almost shelved the whole thing while reading book one. Grace just annoyed the stuffing out of me. She came very close to TSTL. That's Too Stupid To Live. She has a secret that would come out eventually. Frets. Moans. Argh!

The ONLY thing that made me skip through quite a bit was the Mystery. And Grace did finally settled down enough that she no longer was aggravating.

The Mystery builds through the books. And the author does keep you guessing.

There was one silly error where words were left out and a comma appears on the middle of a non- word. And a graded down the first book due to the above. But the rest of the serviceable my attention.