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Women of Lancaster County #6
Finding Her Amish Love
She’ll risk everything to start a new life…
She’s hiding from her past…Can love survive her secrets?
Seeking refuge from her abusive foster father at an Amish farm, Emma Beiler can’t tell anyone that she’s former Amish whose family was shunned. Not even kind but cautious harness maker Daniel Lapp, despite the way he pulls at her heart. The community would never let her stay. But as love blossoms between her and Daniel, can it survive their differences—and the truth?
Women of Lancaster County
She’s hiding from her past…Can love survive her secrets?
Seeking refuge from her abusive foster father at an Amish farm, Emma Beiler can’t tell anyone that she’s former Amish whose family was shunned. Not even kind but cautious harness maker Daniel Lapp, despite the way he pulls at her heart. The community would never let her stay. But as love blossoms between her and Daniel, can it survive their differences—and the truth?
Women of Lancaster County
- GenresAmishLove Inspired
368 pages, Paperback
Published December 17, 2019
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March 10, 2020
Finding Her Amish Love is another truly inspiring story written by Rebecca Kertz. This story continues her series Women of Lancaster County. The characters are well developed and likeable. The storyline builds the suspense all the way to the end.
The readers are taken back to the town of Happiness in Lancaster County with the reappearance of a stranger once again discovered in a barn. The female stranger, Jess, has sought refuge from the English world and her abusive foster father. Leah, who is now married, steps in and puts a plan into action to keep Jess safe until her 18th birthday. Leah has helped Jess in the past without knowing what her circumstances were. With help from Leah's family everything is progressing fine but Jess, who is now known as Emma, knows she will have to leave this loving family and community. With the appearance of her foster father Emma knows things are going to get bad fairly fast. What happens next will definetly keep the reader turning pages. This storyline is filled with love, faith, misunderstandings, and suspense. I enjoyed this story and found myself thinking what a strong woman Emma was even though she didn't think she deserved the love of this community.
I did not receive a complimentary copy of this book to read and review. I was under no obligation to give a favorable response. I have rated this story with five stars for meeting my expectations of a wonderful story that I can highly recommend to others. All opinions are my own.
Congratulations to Rebecca Kertz on releasing another remarkable story to continue her wonderful series.
The readers are taken back to the town of Happiness in Lancaster County with the reappearance of a stranger once again discovered in a barn. The female stranger, Jess, has sought refuge from the English world and her abusive foster father. Leah, who is now married, steps in and puts a plan into action to keep Jess safe until her 18th birthday. Leah has helped Jess in the past without knowing what her circumstances were. With help from Leah's family everything is progressing fine but Jess, who is now known as Emma, knows she will have to leave this loving family and community. With the appearance of her foster father Emma knows things are going to get bad fairly fast. What happens next will definetly keep the reader turning pages. This storyline is filled with love, faith, misunderstandings, and suspense. I enjoyed this story and found myself thinking what a strong woman Emma was even though she didn't think she deserved the love of this community.
I did not receive a complimentary copy of this book to read and review. I was under no obligation to give a favorable response. I have rated this story with five stars for meeting my expectations of a wonderful story that I can highly recommend to others. All opinions are my own.
Congratulations to Rebecca Kertz on releasing another remarkable story to continue her wonderful series.
January 1, 2020
Loved it great story gave it to my mom to read.
January 18, 2020
A touching story giving one to learn more about the amish ways including shunning as well as the foster system.
April 3, 2023
This is my third Kertz book, and... sorry, she's just not winning me over. At all.
In this one, Emma/Jess is a hot mess. First, she's ex-Amish, but her parents were shunned when she was six and told her she could never go back. So when they died, she... got put in the foster care system... because WHY again? The State would be finding next of kin and returning her to her family (and YES, they pay taxes, so they're on record, and 6yo Emma would tell them her grossdaddi was Amish, so... NONE OF THIS WOULD EVER HAVE HAPPENED.
She was put in foster care, is abused by her foster dad and runs away, but is returned. And the abuse apparently isn't enough for Kertz, so she ups the ante by adding a drug deal that Emma just *happens* to witness (like they'd bring her along, hello?!?!?), so now she's running away again, both because physical abuse and fear for life/witnessed crime. ((((sigh.))))
She ends up friends with an Amish girl in some previous book, so she goes to her house, but SO-MANY-LAST-NAMES-AND-MARRIAGES-LATER (← meaning, read these in order or you'll know nothing about who these people are), her friend moved, married, is pregnant with twins... you know, the standard 'Love, Inspired' storyline.
Daniel is the Amish friend's cousin, and he's smitten with Emma/Jess from moment one, using 'suspicion of her' as a reason to keep coming around and being with her. There are gorgeous Amish girls all around him (in WHAT world, is this?!?!), but Jess does it, for him. So he's zeroed in and not budging.
But she's seventeen, and has the angst of a seventeen year old... in fact, Kertz was channeling a seventeen year old while writing this, because the characterizations, plot line, storytelling, description, and rationale for this whole thing is on par with what a seventeen year old would write. It's not enjoyable. It's juvenile.
She loves them, but can't stay. She likes her friends, but has to leave. She runs away from them, but comes back (after spending a THIRD of her wages on one night's stay in a hotel room?! Really???? After having slept in barns, up to this point?). She's sorry, but she's not sorry. She doesn't belong, but she feels like she belongs. She's not okay, and she has to go. And ON, and *ON* it goes.
And the WRITING...
Daniel: How old are you? Sixteen?
She shook her head.
Daniel: Seventeen?
Emma: How did you KNOW?!?!?!
(((really?)))
Daniel (to aunt): See you Sunday, if not before?
Aunt: Ja...
Daniel (to Emma, staying with aunt): See you tomorrow morning.
((With... aunt present. On pg 50 *sigh.*))
In WHAT WORLD does a store only stay open 9-3 weekdays, and is closed Saturdays and Sundays? Please tell me, because I'd love to know. You don't make money, that way. Especially if you're playing up to tourists who VISIT ON WEEKENDS. The logic is completely missing, here...
I just... wish these were better. Patricia Davids better... at the least, Emma Miller better. But Kertz just doesn't write a very good Amish book. I'd recommend Davids, instead - you'd enjoy them WAY, WAY better.
In this one, Emma/Jess is a hot mess. First, she's ex-Amish, but her parents were shunned when she was six and told her she could never go back. So when they died, she... got put in the foster care system... because WHY again? The State would be finding next of kin and returning her to her family (and YES, they pay taxes, so they're on record, and 6yo Emma would tell them her grossdaddi was Amish, so... NONE OF THIS WOULD EVER HAVE HAPPENED.
She was put in foster care, is abused by her foster dad and runs away, but is returned. And the abuse apparently isn't enough for Kertz, so she ups the ante by adding a drug deal that Emma just *happens* to witness (like they'd bring her along, hello?!?!?), so now she's running away again, both because physical abuse and fear for life/witnessed crime. ((((sigh.))))
She ends up friends with an Amish girl in some previous book, so she goes to her house, but SO-MANY-LAST-NAMES-AND-MARRIAGES-LATER (← meaning, read these in order or you'll know nothing about who these people are), her friend moved, married, is pregnant with twins... you know, the standard 'Love, Inspired' storyline.
Daniel is the Amish friend's cousin, and he's smitten with Emma/Jess from moment one, using 'suspicion of her' as a reason to keep coming around and being with her. There are gorgeous Amish girls all around him (in WHAT world, is this?!?!), but Jess does it, for him. So he's zeroed in and not budging.
But she's seventeen, and has the angst of a seventeen year old... in fact, Kertz was channeling a seventeen year old while writing this, because the characterizations, plot line, storytelling, description, and rationale for this whole thing is on par with what a seventeen year old would write. It's not enjoyable. It's juvenile.
She loves them, but can't stay. She likes her friends, but has to leave. She runs away from them, but comes back (after spending a THIRD of her wages on one night's stay in a hotel room?! Really???? After having slept in barns, up to this point?). She's sorry, but she's not sorry. She doesn't belong, but she feels like she belongs. She's not okay, and she has to go. And ON, and *ON* it goes.
And the WRITING...
Daniel: How old are you? Sixteen?
She shook her head.
Daniel: Seventeen?
Emma: How did you KNOW?!?!?!
(((really?)))
Daniel (to aunt): See you Sunday, if not before?
Aunt: Ja...
Daniel (to Emma, staying with aunt): See you tomorrow morning.
((With... aunt present. On pg 50 *sigh.*))
In WHAT WORLD does a store only stay open 9-3 weekdays, and is closed Saturdays and Sundays? Please tell me, because I'd love to know. You don't make money, that way. Especially if you're playing up to tourists who VISIT ON WEEKENDS. The logic is completely missing, here...
I just... wish these were better. Patricia Davids better... at the least, Emma Miller better. But Kertz just doesn't write a very good Amish book. I'd recommend Davids, instead - you'd enjoy them WAY, WAY better.
July 5, 2023
This heart touching story found Emma back at her Amish friend’s home. Emma’s past had been difficult with being in the foster system and what her deceased had told her about their past. I admired how Daniel wanted to befriend Emma. Daniel’s kindness and words showing God’s love, faith and new beginnings made this a wonderful tale.
March 16, 2021
This book was so good I finished it in one sitting. I gave not read the others in this series so it was definitely a stand-alone book. Wonderful characters. Great plot. Nice mystery inside the story. Published in 2019. I highly recommend this book. Loved it!!!
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January 1, 2020Categories
Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Amish & Mennonite, Wholesome Romance
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Women of Lancaster County
Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Amish & Mennonite, Wholesome Romance
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Women of Lancaster County
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January 1, 2020Categories
Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Amish & Mennonite, Wholesome Romance
Miniseries
Women of Lancaster County
Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Amish & Mennonite, Wholesome Romance
Miniseries
Women of Lancaster County
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March 1, 2020This was such a good book! I loved it ❤️
April 1, 2020
I loved this book!! Great story!! Different than other Amish books I have read!! First book I have read by this author!! Will read more of her books!!
October 19, 2021
Lovely
December 11, 2025
very good book very good series
May 29, 2020
I could not even get through Chapter One. The storyline continuity mistakes ruined it.
I just finished reading Leah Stoltzfus story (Her Forgiving Amish Heart) which I loved; so I was excited to find that this book had the same setting, and some of the characters....that is, until I started reading. I remember the heroine of this book from Leah's story, but in that book her name was Jess. In this book she gives her name as Emma. I assumed maybe being a runaway she would use aliases, so overlooked it; until she was discovered hiding in the barn and said she was there to see Leah, and the guy said "Leah Mast?" At that point, I was done. Leah was Leah Stoltzfus in "Her Forgiving Amish Heart" and at the end of that book she married Henry Yoder.
But after those continuity mistakes, I just could not continue. Maybe I should have, maybe there is a logical explanation, though I fail to see it.
Sorry, I hate giving bad reviews, but this book disappointed me.
I just finished reading Leah Stoltzfus story (Her Forgiving Amish Heart) which I loved; so I was excited to find that this book had the same setting, and some of the characters....that is, until I started reading. I remember the heroine of this book from Leah's story, but in that book her name was Jess. In this book she gives her name as Emma. I assumed maybe being a runaway she would use aliases, so overlooked it; until she was discovered hiding in the barn and said she was there to see Leah, and the guy said "Leah Mast?" At that point, I was done. Leah was Leah Stoltzfus in "Her Forgiving Amish Heart" and at the end of that book she married Henry Yoder.
But after those continuity mistakes, I just could not continue. Maybe I should have, maybe there is a logical explanation, though I fail to see it.
Sorry, I hate giving bad reviews, but this book disappointed me.
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