Kumme to Amish country, where the simple ways of life lead to hope and healing. Katie Miler is traumatized after her boyfriend is killed in ...
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Mar 15, 2011
Edna
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This is he second books of the series "Indiana Cousin's" and as the first one it features one person more that the others. In this on Katie Miller is still very depressed from losing her fiancée Timothy. She is really having a hard time with something she has no knowledge of what it is but if she leaves home she gets really sick and has an attack that feels as she is going to die. "I know how this is because I go through the same thing, I do not like to leave my house".
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Oct 07, 2010
Laura
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Title: A COUSIN’S PRAYER
Author: Wanda Brunstetter
Publisher: Barbour Books
November 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60260-061-4
Genre: Inspirational/Amish
Katie Miller’s boyfriend, Timothy, was killed in an accident a year earlier. Long before she’s ready, Katie is invited to return to her home in Indiana to stand up for her cousin at the wedding. At first, Katie wants to refuse to go, but she reluctantly agrees when her granny suggests that she goes with her.
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Author: Wanda Brunstetter
Publisher: Barbour Books
November 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60260-061-4
Genre: Inspirational/Amish
Katie Miller’s boyfriend, Timothy, was killed in an accident a year earlier. Long before she’s ready, Katie is invited to return to her home in Indiana to stand up for her cousin at the wedding. At first, Katie wants to refuse to go, but she reluctantly agrees when her granny suggests that she goes with her.
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Dec 01, 2009
Susan
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I had the opportunity to read this book after winning the giveaway here on Goodreads. I have always seen these books at the store, and while not my first choice for reading (being unsure how I could relate) this book was an enjoyable read. I had debated for awhile as to whether or not it was necessary to read the first in the series, but went ahead with the book. I think what struck me most about the book were the sense of values that was threaded into the everyday lives of the characters, and
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Nov 14, 2009
Cindy
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Indiana Cousins Book 2
Wanda E. Brunstetter
2009
Barbour Publishing
Fiction/Christian/Amish
Reviewed by Cindy Loven
It has been a year since Katie Miller's boyfriend was killed in a horrible accident. She returns to her home, for her cousin's wedding after staying in Florida with her grandparents. However she cannot go back to Florida with her grandmother because they are moving to Wisconsin. Katie really doesn't wa More...
Wanda E. Brunstetter
2009
Barbour Publishing
Fiction/Christian/Amish
Reviewed by Cindy Loven
It has been a year since Katie Miller's boyfriend was killed in a horrible accident. She returns to her home, for her cousin's wedding after staying in Florida with her grandparents. However she cannot go back to Florida with her grandmother because they are moving to Wisconsin. Katie really doesn't wa More...
Sep 21, 2009
Jane
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A Cousin's Prayer is a sweet Amish Country inspirational romance that takes place in an Amish community of Indiana. Katie struggles with panic attacks following a tragic accident in which her boyfriend is killed. She is surrounded by family and friends and memories - memories she'd rather not keep reliving. This is her story as she finds healing in love - God's and Freeman's.
I enjoyed the insight into the Amish lifestyle; the author is quite detailed even to the vocabulary used. The More...
I enjoyed the insight into the Amish lifestyle; the author is quite detailed even to the vocabulary used. The More...
Aug 29, 2009
Ruth
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A Cousin's Prayer is about Katie Miller, an Amish young woman who lives in Indiana. Before this book started, her boyfriend was killed in a van accident. The two of them, along with some friends, were going out-of-town in a van they rented for the day. A bee got in the van, she screamed, the driver looked at her, lost control of the van, and the accident happened. In the same accident, her cousin's fiancee lost his leg and another cousin lost her hearing. Needless to say, she is carrying a lot o
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Oct 24, 2011
Andrea
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Wanda Brunstetter brings real life issues to her stories of the Amish. Katie's emotional problems are what many people face. Her anxiety is very real and is conveyed accurately in A Cousin's Prayer. Anyone that has ever suffered panic attacks will emphathize with Katie. I know I did.
As always, Wanda creates some colorful secondary characters. Eunice is one of the best in this book. You truly love to hate her. She's so gossipy and selfish. It is hard to believe she's an Amish girl.
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As always, Wanda creates some colorful secondary characters. Eunice is one of the best in this book. You truly love to hate her. She's so gossipy and selfish. It is hard to believe she's an Amish girl.
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Aug 01, 2010
Mandy
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My lucky friend actually won this on goodreads, and then she graciously passed it on to me. :)
So many things bugged me about this book. I hated how unnatural it was when the author gave an explanation of words commonly used by the Amish. Same with teaching the reader more about the Amish way of life - it felt unnatural and forced. Some of the things the characters said or did was so over the top that it wasn't believable. For example, nowhere in the book did Katie (the main char More...
So many things bugged me about this book. I hated how unnatural it was when the author gave an explanation of words commonly used by the Amish. Same with teaching the reader more about the Amish way of life - it felt unnatural and forced. Some of the things the characters said or did was so over the top that it wasn't believable. For example, nowhere in the book did Katie (the main char More...
Nov 12, 2009
Katie
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Received this book from LibraryThing in order to review it. Glad I have that excuse for reading it. This is the 2nd book in the Indiana Cousins series and I felt like I should read the 1st book first, but my library didn't have it. Glad I didn't waste my time on 2 books.
The writing was dry and stiff. I don't think the author has a sense of humor because there wasn't any humor throughout the whole book. (This might have stuck out more since I just finished a very witty book) Also More...
The writing was dry and stiff. I don't think the author has a sense of humor because there wasn't any humor throughout the whole book. (This might have stuck out more since I just finished a very witty book) Also More...
May 10, 2010
Rhonda
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Katie Miller left her Indiana Amish community to live with her grandparents in Florida after blaming herself for panicking over a bee in their vehicle heading to Hershey Park. They were in an accident as her boyfriend Timothy's van crashed; he, Paul and Raymond died in the crash while Wayne lost the use of his legs and Jolene her hearing. Grieving her loss, she returns to her Hoosier State roots to attend the wedding of Loraine to Wayne. Afterward, Katie knows she cannot go back to Florida as th
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Oct 22, 2009
It was a thrill to finally get to read and review a Wanda Brunstetter book. There is more to this book than just being about the Amish. There is romance, struggles with the death of a loved one, and so much more. I learned from this book to face my fears today. After reading about Katie's struggle with Panic Attacks, I was able to go out in rain and drive to my daughter today without all the dread I have had in the past. Life happens in this books. False rumors fly, hurt feelings emerge, a
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Oct 04, 2009
Heather
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I received this book for free on the condition that I would read and review it. I've always been fascinated by the Amish lifestyle, so I figured it would be at least interesting... But I'm having trouble getting through it. I've read the first 2 chapters, and I really had to force myself through every page. I will finish the book because I promised to do so... But It may take some time. It's not necessarily poorly written; it's not full of grammatical errors or annoyingly overused clichés like T
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Sep 28, 2010
Jodie
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I really enjoyed this book. I was rooting for Katie the whole time! It's all in God's timing - not ours!!
The second in the Indiana Cousins series, A Cousin's Prayer by Wanda Brunstetter, had me praying for the main character, Katie. Her boyfriend died in the horrible crash that took place in book one. After the accident she retreats to Florida to live with her grandparents. Now, with a close friend's wedding coming soon, she heads back to Indiana. She tries to keep to herself and whe More...
The second in the Indiana Cousins series, A Cousin's Prayer by Wanda Brunstetter, had me praying for the main character, Katie. Her boyfriend died in the horrible crash that took place in book one. After the accident she retreats to Florida to live with her grandparents. Now, with a close friend's wedding coming soon, she heads back to Indiana. She tries to keep to herself and whe More...
May 05, 2010
Anita
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Traumatized by and feeling responsible for a tragic accident that killed three people and injured two others a year before, Katie Miller is reluctant to return to Indiana to be an attendant in her cousin, Loraine’s, wedding. Still grieving, she has been staying with her grandparents in Florida to distance herself from the painful memories. Returning will only remind her that this wedding should have been hers and Timothy’s, but he died, along with Raymond and Paul. Wayne will always be crippled
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Feb 16, 2010
Catrina
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I have read dozens of Amish fiction books, and after awhile they start to blur into one story. They usually have the same basic plot, so they don't surprise me anymore with the "twists". But "A Cousin's Prayer" really stands out to me because it deals with realistic tragedies and problems that many of us have dealt with, both Amish and "English" alike. The main Character, Katie, suffers from anxiety, which stems mostly from a severe accident, which had very traumati
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Nov 09, 2009
Kimberly
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This is the sequel to A Cousin's Promise. The book focuses on Katie Miller. Katie is suffering from panic attacks after being involved in an accident that took the life of her boyfriend. I enjoyed reading about panic attacks and learning about some of the symptoms. I enjoyed catching up with the characters from the first book and meeting some new lovable characters along the way. I enjoyed the "villain" in this story as well. She was annoying and easy to dislike. The story was a bit pr
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Jul 03, 2010
Krissie
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A Cousin's Prayer is an acceptable book about the challenges of life, love, and blah blah blah. It gains points for not being like most (icky) romances today and skipping the icky sex scenes (and, largely, the icky sex). But I wasn't thrilled with the main character's sudden acceptance of the Christian beliefs; doubts are doubts and they don't go away because a pretty boy says they should, which is how Katie accepting Jesus as her savior seemed to me. "Freeman said that Jesus died for me,
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Aug 09, 2009
Linda
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This was a very good book. As most of her books are this book shows how we are to always keep God active in our lives, not just put on a shelf in our heart. He wants to be active in all parts of our life. He is always there when we need Him, all we have to do is call His name. We can go to church all we want, but if we don't ask God into our heart and life and confess our sins and recognize that He died for us on the cross, then he will not be able to answer us. He sees us but he does not know u
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Mar 10, 2010
Rena
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About what I expected after reading the first book.
Even though I gave this book 4 stars, it was actually horribly written. I think I could've written a book just as good. Since I've read several reviews where this series was nowhere near up to par with what the author has previously written, I'm curious to read her other books. Dialouges and writings were very choppy.
The way the villian was written, you had to root for the heroine. I think this would be a good book for t More...
Even though I gave this book 4 stars, it was actually horribly written. I think I could've written a book just as good. Since I've read several reviews where this series was nowhere near up to par with what the author has previously written, I'm curious to read her other books. Dialouges and writings were very choppy.
The way the villian was written, you had to root for the heroine. I think this would be a good book for t More...
Jan 23, 2012
Tasha
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I hate when I take months and months to read a sequel and I will learn not this happen for the last book. I am on the venture to seeking it out. When I first opened this book I couldn't recall if I read the book before or not and the details of the charectors weren't enough to pull me through the first few chapters. You can read this independantly but you may feel a bit lost. Katie, is a runner and I can relate to that because I to am a runner when things get hard. There was an accident that she
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Sep 27, 2009
Megan
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I’ve never read an Amish romance before and found it fascinating and illuminating! A cousin’s Prayer is a sweet romance story peppered with just the right amount of drama and angst. I immediately felt for Katie and her tragedy and was eager to read Katie’s, Freeman’s and the supporting character’s stories unfold. Katie’s banana nut cake receipt at the end of the book was the cutest touch too! While this was my first book in the genre it won’t be my last!
Jun 03, 2010
Judy
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This book is the second in Wanda Brunstetter's Indiana Cousins series. Although the story takes place in an Amish community in Indiana, the characters deal with some real life issues that people of other cultures face. The story is inspirational, but in a way that is not preachy. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
Sep 27, 2009
Lisa
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I love Amish fiction so was very excited to win this in the Goodreads giveaway! I enjoy reading about the Amish and their way of life. Wanda Brunstetter did a good job of bringing you into that way of life in this book. I have not read the first book in this series, but will definitely put it on my "to read" wishlist. I can't wait to read other books by this author.
Jan 25, 2011
Misty
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Another good read! Finished in under a day, so it's compelling from the start. I would like to have had a few more chapters at the end to see a little more about the main character, but, it ended in a happy manner.
Sep 28, 2009
Melissa
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I won this book on goodreads so I got the first book in the series from the library because I always like to read series in order. I enjoyed this book and how the author explored more in depth some of the characters from the first book. It was also nice to have some updates on the main characters from the first book. It was another quick read.
Mar 03, 2010
Linda
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I just love these books about the Amish and their lives. I really wish our lives were this simple sometimes. This was a very good story - a little repetitious but very very good.
Feb 01, 2011
Susan
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i loved this book. it was a great story of someone trying to deal with panic attacks. And how hard it is to talk about what you are going through
Aug 26, 2010
Jennifer
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Very enjoyable, considering the sad subject material at times. I could relate to the characters, and hoped for the best for each of them (even when they behaved badly --shakes head at Eunice--).
Sep 21, 2009
I got a free copy from the publisher. I'll let you know how it is. I hope not having read #1 will not be a problem.
Jan 13, 2012
Lindsay
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I loved this book and I read the whole series and It is what I call something good to read.
