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| ★★★★★ |
Life has taken
much from Linda Zook. Now she dares to hope for a chance at love and a new
beginning.
Linda Zook, 32, works part-time at the Lancaster Grand
Hotel. As the sole survivor of a buggy accident that left her orphaned at age
four, she was raised by her unwilling Uncle Reuben. Linda longs to be worthy of
someone, but the life-long effects of her injuries and her upbringing under the
care of her embittered uncle have destroyed her self-worth.
Aaron Ebersol, 32, left the Amish community 17 years ago
when he could no longer bear the restrictions or the constant tension with his
father. He'd written too many unanswered letters to his mother and found
himself incapable of putting down any roots in his new home in Missouri.
Success in work could not replace the family that denied Aaron, even after all
of these years.
Aaron hastily returns to the Amish community of Paradise,
PA, after receiving word of his mother's stroke. Hesitant to get too close to
the family he was once a part of, he decides to stay at the Heart of Paradise
Bed & Breakfast. He soon encounters Linda, working there part-time, and
they begin to develop a friendship.
Aaron's return allows him to reconnect with his family as
he jumps into home improvement projects, hoping to make his parents' house more
accessible to his handicapped mother. But before long, he is enraged to learn
that his brother, Solomon, had hidden all of Aaron's letters to their mother.
Linda and Aaron must each learn to forgive the family
members who have deceived and forsaken them. And Aaron must also show Linda
that she is worthy of his love.
The
fourth book in Amy Clipston’s Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel, A Simple
Prayer revisits the community of Paradise, Pennsylvania to tell the story
of Linda Zook, a sweet yet shy character present in the series’ previous books.
As she develops a friendship with the recently-returned Aaron Ebersol, they
help each other to understand and heal from the wounds left by the past.
Together they learn about the importance and complications of family and
forgiveness - and throw in some heartwarming romance for good measure. Overall,
A Simple Prayer is an enjoyable and endearing Amish read. Fans of the
Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel or the Amish fiction genre in general -
don’t miss A Simple Prayer.
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review, and all the opinions I have expressed are my own. (I am disclosing this
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About the Author
Amy Clipston is the award-winning and best-selling author of the
Kauffman Amish Bakery series. Her novels have hit multiple best-seller lists
including CBD, CBA, and ECPA. Amy holds a degree in communication from Virginia
Wesleyan College and works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC. Amy lives
in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, and four spoiled rotten cats.
Visit her online on Facebook and Twitter.
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