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<\/a><\/p>\nAmelia Kinsinger is the perfect Amish woman\u2014at least according to her neighbors. And while Amelia takes pride in her role as homemaker, she\u2019s also harboring a secret: She\u2019s been in love with bad boy Simon Hochstetler for as long as she can remember. Too bad he\u2019s about as far from \u201cperfect\u201d as an Amish man could get\u2026 but that\u2019s exactly why she\u2019s so drawn to him.<\/p>\n Life hasn\u2019t been kind to Simon. He ran away from an abusive home at fifteen and things went downhill from there. Eventually, Simon landed in prison. But the experience changed him. Now back in Charm as a grown man, he\u2019s determined to make a new life for himself and not think too much about his wild past\u2026unless it pertains to Amelia.<\/p>\n He\u2019s loved Amelia for years. To him, she represents everything good and kind in the world. When he realizes that she returns his affections, he starts calling on her in secret, even though her older brother Lukas\u2014who just happens to be Simon\u2019s best friend\u2014has made it perfectly clear that Amelia deserves better. Simon disagrees and believes he\u2019s the only one who can truly make her happy.<\/p>\n But when Amelia gets hurt, it sets off a chain of events that forces them to consider their future together\u2014and face their past mistakes. There\u2019s a chance for love\u2026 but only if Simon dares to trust Amelia with the secrets of his past.<\/p>\n Learn more and purchase a copy.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n My Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n Once again I found myself visiting Charm, Ohio and renewing my acquaintance with its residents, especially the members of the Kinsinger family. Brother Lukas and sister Rebecca are happily married and stay busy at the family mill while younger sister Amelia stays home and takes care of the farm and household chores by herself which makes her feel somewhat abandoned. Amelia has loved Simon Hochstetler since she was a child and they have met secretly since he returned to Charm because they know Lukas in particular would not approve of their relationship. An accident brings everything out into the open and things get pretty tense.<\/p>\n I often find it quite interesting that characters that I liked in previous novels sometimes are not quite as likeable in a sequel. Lukas was one of those, in fact he was pretty disagreeable for several chapters. Even though Simon had served prison time, he had\u00a0 repented and changed his ways. But his best friend (did you understand -best friend?) still didn’t think Simon was good enough for his little sister. Talk about a hypocrite! Well, as can be expected, it all works out by the end of the story but not without some difficulties along the way. And that’s what makes Shelley Shepard Gray’s books so good -realistic characters dealing with real life situations and a hearty dose of practical faith.<\/p>\n I enjoyed “A Sister’s Wish” and recommend it to all lovers of Amish fiction.<\/p>\n ABOUT AN AMISH FAMILY CHRISTMAS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ever since his father died in a tragic fire, Levi Kinsinger has felt adrift. Newly returned to Charm, Ohio, Levi is trying to fit into his old life, only to discover he seems to have outgrown it.<\/p>\n But when Julia, his young widowed neighbor, asks for his help with a Christmas project, Levi finds a sense of purpose for the first time in months. She and her daughter are new to Charm and could use a friend, a job Levi takes personally. Soon enough, friendship grows into attraction, but Levi can\u2019t help having doubts. There\u2019s something about Julia that doesn\u2019t ring quite true\u2026<\/p>\n Like Levi, Julia Kemps has survived her fair share of hardships\u2014but only by hiding the truth of her past. Being an unmarried mother in an Amish community was unthinkable. Feeling hopeless, Julia did the only thing she could do: she moved to a new town and pretended to be a widow. But meeting Levi, she\u2019s hopeful for the first time. Little by little, she begins to imagine telling him her darkest secret, and eventually\u2026perhaps even sharing her life with him.<\/p>\n Christmas is a time for family, and as the holiday draws closer, Julia and Levi will have to face their pasts together\u2026in order to find the healing, support and love they so desperately desire.<\/p>\n Learn more and purchase a copy.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n My Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n I loved reading “An Amish Family Christmas” immediately after “A Sister’s Wish”. This one is Kinsinger brother Levi’s story which takes place shortly after he returns to Charm from working construction in Florida. Levi is still struggling with his father’s accidental death and feels like the rest of the family has moved on with their lives. Although back at work at the family mill, Levi is not comfortable in the family home and rents a little house in town. When he meets Julia Kemps, he has no intention of pursuing a relationship but finds himself strangely drawn to her and her young daughter. Julia is barely making ends meet and is thrilled when she has a chance to make a little extra Christmas money cleaning Levi’s house. But Julia has some dark secrets that she fears will change people’s feelings toward her. Will Levi and Julia find happiness for Christmas?<\/p>\n “An Amish Family Christmas” is another warm yet realistic story from Shelley Shepard Gray. Although not quite as much a Christmas tale as some, it still exudes the spirit of Christmas in its illustration of how one person can be blessed by helping others. I thought this was a fitting conclusion for the Charmed Amish Life<\/em><\/strong> series and also recommend it.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Shelley Shepard Gray<\/strong> is a \u201cNew York Times\u201d and \u201cUSA Today\u201d bestselling author, a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time HOLT Medallion winner. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town\u2019s bike trail.<\/p>\n Find out more about Shelley at http:\/\/www.shelleyshepardgray.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"a-sisters-wish\"](\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/A-Sisters-Wish-252x380.jpg\" "\\"A")
<\/a>In Shelley Shepard Gray\u2019s third book in her Charmed Amish Life series, a respectable young woman finds herself falling for an Amish man from the wrong side of the tracks.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"separate\"](\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/separate2.png\")
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<\/a>In Shelley Shepard Gray\u2019s fourth book in her Charmed Amish Life series, an unlikely Amish romance reveals that Christmas is a time for family, miracles\u2014and love.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n![\"Shelley](\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/wp-content\/authors\/SGray-342.jpg\")
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