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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n I have read and enjoyed several novels by Jennifer Beckstrand and fully expected “Return to Huckleberry Hill” to be as entertaining. Although the story was a bit different from the others, it was definitely entertaining. I couldn’t help laughing each time one of Anna’s new recipe creations was mentioned. Who would ever think of actually combining some of those ingredients?! On the other hand the romance was a bit frustrating. Then there were those “mean girls”. I never imagined that you would find their type among the Amish. Goes to show how much I know.<\/p>\n Reuben had to be one of the most annoying romantic interests of any book I have ever read. He was so full of himself that he often neglected to think of others. It was a bit difficult to understand why Fern was willing to sacrifice so much to help him when he seemed to look down on her and her family so much. But as can be expected from most good books, circumstances eventually forced Reuben to examine himself and realize how much his actions had hurt others.<\/p>\n “Return to Huckleberry Hill” is an excellent story of forgiveness, reconciliation, and love. Reuben turned his life around and as we all know, found his happy ending with the girl he really loved.<\/p>\n I voluntarily reviewed a digital copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n Click here to purchase<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n When it comes to matchmaking, Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin\u2019s unstoppable octogenarians Anna and Felty Helmuth never seem to run out of opportunities\u2014or grandchildren\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n Reuben Helmuth is plenty bitter. John King, his best friend\u2014or so he thought\u2014is engaged to the girl Reuben loved. Humiliated, Reuben flees from Ohio to his grandparents\u2019 home on Huckleberry Hill, where he knows he\u2019ll find comfort. He\u2019s enjoying wallowing in his misery\u2014until John\u2019s sister, Fern, shows up. She won\u2019t stop pestering Reuben about forgiveness\u2014or trying to help him find love again. Yet Fern\u2019s efforts only reawaken Reuben\u2019s long-buried feelings\u2014for <\/i>her\u2026<\/p>\n With her brother too ashamed to face Reuben, it\u2019s fallen to Fern to help mend fences. But as she and the Helmuths do all they can\u2014even organizing a knitting club event filled with eligible girls\u2014it may take one more challenge to inspire Reuben to forget his heartache, recognize his own blunders, and embrace the true love that\u2019s right in front of him\u2026<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to purchase your copy.<\/strong><\/p>\n ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n GUEST POST FROM JENNIFER BECKSTRAND:<\/strong><\/p>\n Anna Helmuth is starting a knitting club, but that\u2019s not all she\u2019s got up her sleeve. <\/strong><\/p>\n My family. I have five sisters and no brothers. I think my mom made every dress in this photo, including her own.<\/p><\/div>\n In Return to Huckleberry Hill<\/em>, Anna Helmuth and Fern King decide to start a knitting club in order to introduce Anna\u2019s grandson Reuben to some girls from Bonduel, Wisconsin. Anna is a very good knitter, with years of practice making baby blankets, scarves, mittens, and potholders. One of Anna\u2019s scarves actually saved someone\u2019s life, and her potholders have helped her make many a match.<\/p>\n When I was a young teenager, I learned how to knit and crochet. My mom taught me how to sew and quilt, and I made several of my own dresses in high school. I never learned to love sewing, but it was an invaluable skill that I am so grateful to have. Now that I\u2019m a little older, I love putting together simple quilts for baby gifts and making quilts for the local children\u2019s hospital. There is nothing like a homemade gift to say, \u201cI care about you.\u201d<\/p>\n I have a friend who is a wonderful cook. Making a delicious, beautiful meal is how she tells her family she loves them. I don\u2019t consider myself a great cook, but I still take pride in putting something nutritious and satisfying on the table for my family.<\/p>\n It seems to me that some of the \u201chome arts\u201d that our mothers and grandmothers practiced are dying out. Who knows how to tat anymore? Or embroider? Some of these arts have died because of expediency. Who doesn\u2019t think today\u2019s stocking choices are more comfortable and practical than knitted wool ones? Others have died out because so few people want to learn.<\/p>\n What about you? Do you still practice any of the home arts that your grandmother did? 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\n<\/a>Jennifer Beckstrand<\/strong> is the award winning Amish romance author of The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill<\/i>series and The Honeybee Sisters<\/i> series for Kensington Books. Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people and loves writing about the antics of Anna and Felty Helmuth and the Honeybee sisters\u2019 aendi<\/i> Bitsy. Jennifer has a degree in mathematics and a passion for Jane Austen and Shakespeare. She and her husband have been married for thirty-two years, and she has four daughters, two sons, and soon-to-be six adorable grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n