The Amish Widow's Rescue

by Rachel J. Good

The perfect family awaits...if only he'll risk his heart.

Pregnant and recently widowed, Grace Fisher is determined to provide for her family on her own. Thankfully, her jam business is popular in her Amish community. But it's difficult keeping up with her work, her farm chores, and her two mischievous children. Especially now that they've taken to idolizing their neighbor Elijah. While the handsome farmer is kind and generous, he seems intent on holding Grace and her little ones at a distance...

Elijah Beiler has always admired his neighbor Grace. So standing by while she struggles to support her family isn't an option. Offering to take over her farm duties, Elijah is determined to help while remaining detached. He knows all too well that love only leads to heartbreak. Yet the more time he spends with Grace and her children, the harder he finds it to leave each day. But can Elijah overcome past hurts and open his heart to this ready-made family?

• ISBN10: 1538711303
• ISBN13: 9781538711309
• Publish Date: 11 July 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Forever
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[phyllish]

A sweet story of second chances

Grace's story is touching. Her marriage had not turned out as she had dreamed and she struggled with providing for her children. She was gentle, kind, and independent. The way she continued to honor her dead husband despite his cruel treatment of her and the children was admirable.

Elijah had his own struggles and was determined not to put himself in a situation that would result in heartbreak. His reasons for not trusting women were deeply ingrained in him. Yet he was kind and determined to help the lovely widow. I loved the way he was willing to spend so much time and work so hard to help her.

One of Elijah's major shortcomings was in judging Grace based on scanty evidence and his preconceived ideas based on his deep hurts. He never gave her a chance to explain herself. This was, of course, prompted by his own experiences and he viewed her through the cloudy lens of his hurtful memories.

My favorite part of the story is the budding relationship between Elijah and the fatherless, three-year-old, Levi. The manner in which their love and friendship grew was heartwarming. Levi was everything a precocious young boy should be, full of energy, zeal, and love. His instant love for Elijah and the way he wanted to spend as much time "pwaying" with him as possible made me smile.

As author Rachel J. Good tackles the issues of grief, abandonment, and forgiveness, she introduces a completely unexpected twist, which added some drama to the mix. Grace's niece, Miriam, who was introduced in rather a big way in The Amish Midwife's Secret, returns and has a major role in helping Miriam learn to manage the house and her business. It was so fun seeing the teenager show wisdom and shrewd business acumen.

Some unresolved hurts will most likely to pave the way for the next book in the Love and Promises series. Being as the main conflict was resolved satisfactorily, this should not deter you from reading. Instead, it will whet your appetite for more!

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I was given a copy of this book. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.