An Amish Love by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller & Kelly Long

Book Title: An Amish Love
Subtitle: Three Amish Novellas
Author: Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller & Kelly Long
Genre: Christian, Romance
ISBN: 978-1-59554-875-7
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99

An Amish Love is a collection of three Amish Romances.  Each novella features a woman in a different stage of her life. Healing Hearts is about Lavina and Naaman Lapp.  Lavina's children are grown and her husband, Naaman, leaves her to visit his cousin and doesn't come back for almost a year.  When he does come back, she needs to learn to trust him again and welcome him back into her life despite what some others think. I enjoyed this novella because it lets you see that no one is perfect and that we all struggle with our inner demons regardless of whether or not we're twenty or forty. It was nice to see a romance that features are more mature woman.

A Marriage of the Heart tells the story of Abby Kauffman and Joseph Lambert. After her mother dies, she is left at home with her father. She feels empty and alone and makes a rash decision that ends up getting her married to Joseph who is new to their community. By learning more of who she is, she learns to love Joseph and they grow together. This story is a true young love, happily ever after type of story.  But more than that, it's a story that lets you see two imperfect people growing and maturing into a couple with a strong relationship and a good future together.  That's rare in the real world and nice to see in a romance.

What the Heart Sees is about Ellie Chupp. She lost her site in an accident and then her boyfriend left her. She doesn't think she will ever have a husband because she's blind. When she meets a friend from long ago, sparks fly but she still doesn't believe he's interested in her because she's blind. He is trying to overcome a tragedy and she helps him with this. It's wonderful to see the friendship that this romance started with blossom into something more.

This is a wonderful collection of short stories for you to enjoy on Valentine's Day or any time. The book also includes old order Amish recipes and a reading group guide.  Definitely one of my favorite Amish stories.

My thanks to Thomas Nelson for allowing me to review this book.

As required by the FTC: I received a product sample in order to write my review.  I received no monetary compensation.  All opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.