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A Cousin's Promise (Indiana Cousins Trilogy #1)
Willkumm to the lush and lavish Amish country where Wanda Brunstetter’s new romantic series, Indiana Cousins, begins with A Cousin’s Promise. Loraine Miller finds herself torn between the love of two good men—Wayne Lambright who, crippled after a tragic accident, feels himself unworthy of her love; and Jake Beechy who, after having abandoned her to explore the English worl...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
March 1st 2009
by Barbour Books
(first published January 1st 2009)
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I have read a few books by Wanda Brunstetter and I have come to a conclusion. Wanda has an amazing following of readers that love her books and her knowledge of the Amish lifestyle and enjoy delving into that simpler side of life that so many of us just don't have. She has simple storylines that are keep your interest and are easy to follow. The only thing that gives me reason to pause is that her style is so simplistic that I feel like she tells me everything I need to know and leaves no room f...more
A Cousin's Promise by Wanda Brunstetter
Indiana Cousins series book #1
"Love ia a Promise for Better or Worse"
A group of eight cousins and friends choose to take a trip together never realizing it will change many lives for all time....
An accident because of one moment of carelessness by the driver leads to a collision with a semitruck and many are hurt.
mainly this book is about Wayne and his fiancee, Loraine. Wayne Lambright is permanently disabled in the accident and chooses to give up the life...more
Indiana Cousins series book #1
"Love ia a Promise for Better or Worse"
A group of eight cousins and friends choose to take a trip together never realizing it will change many lives for all time....
An accident because of one moment of carelessness by the driver leads to a collision with a semitruck and many are hurt.
mainly this book is about Wayne and his fiancee, Loraine. Wayne Lambright is permanently disabled in the accident and chooses to give up the life...more
When a group of eight cousins and friends leave their Indiana Amish community for a weekend trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania, a horrific accident leaves them with their lives forever changed.
Wayne Lambright is permanently disabled from the accident. He does not believe he can be the kind of husband his fiancee, Loraine Miller needs. He is determined to sacrifice his happiness to give her a better life and breaks their engagement.
Loraine refuses to believe that Wayne does not love her anymore. But w...more
Wayne Lambright is permanently disabled from the accident. He does not believe he can be the kind of husband his fiancee, Loraine Miller needs. He is determined to sacrifice his happiness to give her a better life and breaks their engagement.
Loraine refuses to believe that Wayne does not love her anymore. But w...more
A weekend of fun for eight Amish cousins and friends takes a tragic turn when a traffic accident injures and disables some of the occupants of the van. Some don’t survive, and the ones that do must overcome mental as well as physical adversities. This inspirational tale is slow moving and predicable. Some of the characters are clichéd and trite in their portrayal. While there is nothing offensive in this Amish story, there is nothing outstanding in it, either. Perhaps if it were more succinct an...more
Poor writing, contrived plot, unbelievable characters. The only reason I picked it up is because it's set in my hometown, but even that wasn't enough to save it.
We never get to see any relationship develop between the two love interests due to the fact that the hero of our novel spends the whole novel avoiding and pushing away the heroine. It is a significant that even though I only read this book about a week ago, I cannot remember the name of a single charachter in this book.
This author seems to specialize in tales filled with sadness and woe. Her other specialty seems to be creating supposed novels that can not stand alone. You really need to read th...more
This author seems to specialize in tales filled with sadness and woe. Her other specialty seems to be creating supposed novels that can not stand alone. You really need to read th...more
In Indiana, a car accident leaves Wayne Lambright wheelchair bound. Though he suffers some self-pity and bouts of feeling sorry for his plight, his biggest concern is he deems he is no longer worthy of the love of his fiancee Loraine Miller. Instead he wants her to live a happy life and not have to waste her youth caring for a cripple. Loraine wants to help her fiance, but cannot grasp the deep emotional issues confronting her disabled beau especially since he must adapt from being a healthy do...more
I loved this book! It was a quick read and I look forward to reading the 2nd and 3rd books in the series. I feel the author does a good job portraying the Amish, and I enjoyed the short summary of Indiana Amish at the end. I also think the recipes at the end are a good touch. I also think she does a good job portraying the Amish as "real people" with problems every one can relate to, instead of some sub-group of Americans that keep to themselves and don't have issues to deal with like the rest o...more
Baffled how anyone can give this more than 3 stars. Writing is so stiff and detached, I was amazed how it had been published. Plot construction is horrible. For example, one scene they are at a flea market. A barn of some kind burns to the ground. There's chaos and drama. But what did it have to do with the plot? Nothing came from it other than it was placed there for dramatic effect. Horrible writing on all levels. Would never read this writer again. I can't imagine why she's popular. So many b...more
Aug 11, 2011
Lisa Rathbun
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Why, why, why do I ever try to read books like this? I find them trite and dull, with conversations between characters extremely boring and repetitive. For example, the author describes what Jake does, then Wayne runs into Jake and asks him what he's doing. Jake then explains everything we just read about him doing one page earlier! Arghh! I like collecting Christian books for my home library, but I'm not even sure if these are worth having on my shelf. I had to force myself to finish it, just s...more
A group of Amish youth are traveling to an amusement park when the van they are riding in crashes. The lives of those that survive will be drastically changed forever. Book 1 follows the lives of Wayne and Loraine. They had planned to be married before the accident. Loraine still wants to marry Wayne but he no longer wants to marry her. Can they work out the problems left by the accident?
Wanda Brunstetter is my favorite author and once again she has written a great book. I would recommend it to...more
Wanda Brunstetter is my favorite author and once again she has written a great book. I would recommend it to...more
I always enjoy reading stories about the Amish and the Mennonites. Sometimes their life seems so appealing -- simple and plain. But they also have to work very hard without many of the conveniences that we are used to. This particular story was about Wayne and Lorraine, a young, courting couple who are engaged to be married. Wayne loses his leg in an accident and the story tells about the trials and tribulations and how Wayne wonders weather he can be a good husband to Lorraine. I have enjoyed s...more
I LOVE to read Amish books and have read nearly all of Wanda Brunstetter's books. I enjoy the simpler life. Sometimes I wish I could slow my life down a little more, which is probably why I enjoy reading Amish books so much. I love how they are all about their religion, family, working with their hands, and community support. If only the rest of the world was like them, in regards to their community support, imagine how much better we would all get along!
The first in the Indiana Cousins series,...more
The first in the Indiana Cousins series,...more
As Amish-themed novels go, this wasn't one of the better ones. The women in it were appalling and I didn't have any sympathy for the lead female, Loraine. The book really didn't go in depth into Wayne's emotions either, which is a shame.
One peeve is that the writer's use of the "Deutsch" language. Whenever she had a character use a non-English word, the other character used the English translation of the word in their response. A glossary at the beginning or the end of the book would have been...more
One peeve is that the writer's use of the "Deutsch" language. Whenever she had a character use a non-English word, the other character used the English translation of the word in their response. A glossary at the beginning or the end of the book would have been...more
This was a good book! Very easy to read, I did get it in large print. Wanda E. Brunstetter is very good with the amish books. I learn so much about the amish from reading the books even though it was fiction. At the end of the book, it does tell you about how the amish live for real. i did feel for this girl. She was so torn. Her life changes so much after an accident. I like her books better than Beverly Lewis's books and she is quite popular with the amish books also!
My mother always told me if you have nothing good to say, don't say anything. But since Wanda Brunstetter is an established author with about 1 million books sold, I think I can say that this is perhaps not only the worst Amish fiction, but the worst fiction I've ever read. I'm a big fan of Amish Romance, and this novel simply was so poorly written that I felt insulted. There is nothing positive I can say about this book at all. Nothing. I gave it two stars just to be nice.
Loraine, along with her friends and cousins and her beau, Wayne, started out for a vacation in Hershey Park but they had an accident along the way. Some were killed and others injured.Wayne had lost his leg and it changed his way of thinking. Along came Loraine's old boyfriend and she was torn between the two of them. What would Loraine do? This was such a nice "couch" read and made you think "deep inside" of what one truly wants in life.
The book explores the effect of a tragic accident on the survivors. Each deals with the residual effects in a different way, but it is the struggle of Wayne to deal with life as an amputee and Lorraine’s frustrated attempts to help him that are the main focus of the story. Mothers who make matters worse, pride and ego, and misguided good intentions all result in unnecessary unhappiness. Quick reading, lots of pathos.
"When a group of eight cousins and friends leave their Indiana Amish community for a weekend getaway, a horrific accident brings them home forever changed..."
While all of her books are a bit predictable, I really enjoy the easy read and I love feeling other people's faith in God. I wish my library had the other books in this series.
While all of her books are a bit predictable, I really enjoy the easy read and I love feeling other people's faith in God. I wish my library had the other books in this series.
The book starts with a tragic accident and then deals with the lives of those affected. It gets a little tiresome--will Loraine stay in love with Wayne even though he is pushing her away and towards Jake--back and forth. Then another tramatic/dramatic event helps both of them make up their minds. It was an okay read.
Took me a little while since I just read all of Beverly Lewis in my collection to get into a new author. She has a way with words also. Enjoyed the suspense to the end. starting on her collection of books. I enjoy visiting Amish Country and reading stories of Amish.
Have to say this book can make you cry and laugh. Worth reading.
Have to say this book can make you cry and laugh. Worth reading.
I read lots of Amish books and I have to say this is the worst I have ever read. The story line and dialogue was so juvenile. It was basically two people bickering about one issue for the entire book - "I want to marry you", "No, I am only half a man!" etc etc. Save your money!!!
This was an interesting book for me as it takes place in northern Indiana. I visited this area a few years ago, so was very familiar with many of the places mentioned in the book. If you are interested in learning more about the Amish way of life, this is a good book to read.
I liked this book! If you are looking for a clean book here is one for you! Loraine is an Amish girl looking toward her wedding when tragedy hits. I found Loraine's character to be loving and kind! I enjoyed her struggles and growth!
I really did not expect to like this story. From the start I knew there was going to be alot of sadness to it. Despite all the tragedy, I got sucked into the story and the lives of the characters. Want to read the next book which apparently picks up right where this one left off.
I have been wanting to read one of Wanda E. Brunstetter's books and finally found this at the library. A good read--not great--but the Amish people have always fascinated me and I enjoyed learning more about them. I definitely will read more of her books.
I've read other books by this author - and I think this is my last. The story line is lame and it really comes across as being written by a young person. Shallow characters and shallow story line.
I decided to read this book because I won book #2 in this series through a goodreads giveaway and I always like to read series books in order. I really enjoyed this book. It was a very easy read. I generally like Amish fiction but had never read this author before. I definitely read her again.
Liked it--didn't love it...An Amish story where just before they are to marry the man loses the use of his legs in an accident. I enjoyed the look at emotions, etc...but just not as well written...
This book shows the difficulty of putting pieces back together after a tragedy leaves some dead and some injured...The emotions in this are raw and real, but there is hope as well!
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A nationally recognized authority on the Amish community, Wanda E. Brunstetter has seen her book sales over the two million mark. Wanda enjoys an uncommon kinship with the Amish and continues to visit their communities throughout the country. Her books have won numerous awards and topped several bestselling charts."
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Jun 24, 2010 12:24pm