In The Fullness of Time

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries #25

by Elizabeth Adams, Elizabeth Ludwig, Nancy Mehl

Cheryl and Levi are adjusting to their life together as newlyweds, as well as figuring out the nuances of a relationship between an Englisher and Amish farmer. Despite discovering the new challenges and insights brought about by married life, Cheryl has not lost her knack for solving mysteries; join her and her friends from Sugarcreek on their adventures as they eagerly go about living their new lives together!

Genres: Mystery, Amish, Cozy Mystery, Christian, Amish Fiction

273 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Elizabeth Adams lives in New York City with her husband. When she’s not writing, she spends her time playing with their rambunctious daughter, cleaning up after two devious cats, and trying to find time to read mysteries.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME is a collection of four novellas written by five different authors about one couple during their first year of marriage. This book wraps up the Sugar Creek Amish Mystery series published by Guideposts.



Summer is written by Elizabeth Adams and a mystery pops up about what happened to Levi's ancestor after World War II when he was sent to a work camp. Rumors abound. Did he run off with the camp cook? Did he move to Wisconsin with a friend? No one knows. But Cheryl follows clues to solve the mystery.



Autumn is by Elizabeth Ludwig and it seems as though Levi's building project is being sabotaged. Is it because someone is angry Levi married Cheryl? Or what is going on? Naomi and Cheryl work together to unravel this mystery.



Winter by Nancy Mehl is a sweet story. Carrie married her childhood sweetheart late in life, but she's a bit disabled and falls easily. When a big dog shows up on her property and her husband 'adopts' the dog, Carrie is worried. Then the church manger her husband is refinishing for Christmas is stolen. Who took it and why? Cheryl and Levi are able to figure out this puzzle.



Spring by Tricia Goyer and Cara Putman has Levi finding old letters and a diary in a hidden drawer in a family cradle. But what does the puzzle of names and dates mean? A visit to a historical museum might hold the key to this ancient mystery.



If you like cozy mysteries, you won't want to miss IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME. To learn more about Guideposts books visit www:Guideposts.org/shop.



I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.

[Jessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this book on Hoopla and it fulfilled a time related prompt in a reading challenge. I knew it was in the middle of an already created series, but I had no problems keeping up as I read along. Fun, lighthearted cozy mystery with sufficient characters.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful Amish stories

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 25 in series. It covers the first year of their marriage. It starts out 3 weeks after the wedding in July. They are back from their honeymoon and living at Cheryl's cottage while Levi works hard to finish thei bor new home. Seth and Naomi gave them a antique rocking chair made by a past uncle that never came home from the Civilian Public Service Camp he was sent to during WWII. When the Amish men (and others) refused to go to war the were cast as traitors and sent to these camps. Uncle Paul was released when ever the war ended but never made it home. It has been a mystery since. Cheryl comes to the rescue!!! Then it turns to fall, Levi is still working on the house but little things keep happening to their supply orders from the lumber yard. Levi is trying to get the house done before the snow flies. Cheryl is trying to help as much as she can but lately shes been extra tired and nausea. Naomi hears her symptoms and asks if she could be pregnant. Meanwhile she has been checking into the lumberyards handling of their orders to get to the bottom of their problem. Now comes winter and their finally in their new home and Sheryl is indeed pregnant. Carrie and William the couple like them Amish and Englisher got married 6 mos ago and he bought a fixer upper house for her so she out of the nursing home. Cheryl and Levi help them through a little rough patch and they all enjoy Christmas with the Millers during a blizzard. Now its spring and Cheryl is coming up on her due date of April. Levi is refinishing a cradle that Naomi gave to them that has been used for 150 years. While hes working on it he discovers a drawer hidden in the bottom of it. It has an old journal and letters in it so Cheryl works on finding out what it all means, before the baby arrives.

[Pamela Pavkov · Rating 5 out of 5]

In The Fullness of Time is a combination of four shirt stories written by Elizabeth Adams, Elizabeth Ludwig, Nancy Mehl, Tricia Goyer, and Cara Putman. These four stories details the next year of Cheryl and Levi's life together. There are mysteries involved in each and combined together make for an amazing read. In each story God reveals a season in which the newlyweds must overcome a mystery. From the birth of their first baby, how they discover the perfect name, and helping friends. The authors have done an amazing job winding these individual stories together.

I was not given a complimentary copy of this book to read and review. I was not approached to post a favorable response and all opinions are my own. I have rated this story with five stars for meeting my expectations of a wonderful story that I can highly recommend to others.

[Debby · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not my favorite. It was an okay read It seems if the series was going to end after Levi's and Cheryl's wedding and then ... wham let's do another book! This is a collection of short stories in one book. I would have preferred they focus on a couple of plots and developed them more. The pregnancy and birth would have made a wonderful book. I liked this series because it focused less on romance. It was an undercurrent of the story and the more focused interest on the mystery Now it is reversed and the romance is at the forefront and there is little mystery. I am almost done with the series and will see it through. I just hope the last books are better.

[Wintermote · Rating 3 out of 5]

I appreciated the first story telling some of the CPS experiences in the US and the men who served (although she left out some of the dangerous work that smoke jumpers and other did). Many men volunteered for dangerous duty such as smoke jumping and the starvation experiments because they truly wanted to make a difference and serve their country without killing others. The CPS camps were more than forced “work camps” as portrayed in the book. Providing sanitary privies in the south and providing humane care in mental institutions made a significant impact.

[Dorothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Cheryl is finally pregnant and more mystery’s to solve in her new family,what she finds is sad,but it brings closer to the family tree.Cheryl looking out for a close friend and bad snow storm hits and they rescue a dog,with puppies.The big day is getting closer for Cheryl and Levi,the baby is coming out soon.Of course Cheryl is solving a another family mystery and solves it before the little one is born

[Marilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is four novella Amish mysteries set in Sugarcreek of the life of Cheryl and Levi Miller experiencing their first year of marriage. Cheryl enjoyed solving stories that held a mystery and each novella contained one surrounding family members or family friends from the past. It was a fun collection to read.

This book has been on my bookshelf, thus a review was not required. I have shared my own opinion.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is divided into 4 parts, 1 for each season of the 1st year of married life for Levi & Cheryl Miller. Each part is written by one of the 4 authors. It's like 4 stories in one.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first year of Cheryl and Levi's life are told in 4 short stories by 5 authors of the Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries Series.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another hit

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great reading; not the best of the series. The book is divided by seasons and for me left holes in the thought process.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best book out of the whole series!

[Jo Erb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always fun trying to solve mystery with Cheryl

[Tara Santiago · Rating 3 out of 5]

4 seasons told by 4 authors about the same characters, pretty neat concept. The audio was a little strange, I’m not a fan of auditors doing accents, it sounds fake

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love a good Amish story.

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

These short stories are total fluff I read to pass time driving. I remember visiting Sugarcreek with my parents. it is definitely a tourist area and a place in which I wouldn't mind revisiting.

[Pat Chandler]

This is a sweet book about love and life. It has a lot of family history and what we can learn from the past.