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War correspondent Jennie King thinks she s just a temporary guest in her grandmother s Amish community while she recuperates from the devastating injuries sustained in a car bomb attack that changed her world. But when she meets Matthew Bontrager, the man she had a crush on as a teenager, she wonders if God has a new plan for her. Jennie has emotional and physical scars an...more

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Published October 1st 2010 by Abingdon Press (first published 2010)

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Nov 08, 2012 Christy Distler rated it 4 of 5 stars

BOOK SUMMARY:
Jennie King, a war correspondent, is critically wounded in a car bomb attack in the Middle East. She comes to her Amish grandmother's home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to heal—both physically and emotionally. There, she is reunited with neighbor Matthew Bontrager, an Amish widower who was her first love many years before. As her memory returns, she remembers the relationship that kindled between them while she lived with her grandmother one summer, and their feelings for one an...more BOOK SUMMARY:
Jennie King, a war correspondent, is critically wounded in a car bomb attack in the Middle East. She comes to her Amish grandmother's home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to heal—both physically and emotionally. There, she is reunited with neighbor Matthew Bontrager, an Amish widower who was her first love many years before. As her memory returns, she remembers the relationship that kindled between them while she lived with her grandmother one summer, and their feelings for one another soon pick up where they left off.

Jennie and Matthew's love continues to grow as they spend time together, and she comes to adore his three young children. In spite of obstacles such as her medical issues and their cultural differences, their relationship culminates to the point where one of them needs to make a drastic lifestyle change for them to stay together.

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Overall, I enjoyed reading A Time to Love. Barbara Cameron is a good writer and this book tells a sweet story of love and faith that will appeal to many readers who enjoy Amish fiction (and there are scores!). The characters were likable and the use of the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect was appropriate. I can certainly see the story and the writing bringing the sense of peace, love, and joy many of these readers long for when they emerse themselves in this type of book and leave their fast-paced, modern life behind. And that's one of the main purposes of Amish fiction—the happy, contented feeling that makes you feel a little bit closer to God.

That said, I did question some aspects of the story. I went back and forth, wondering if Jennie would truly be permitted to use a laptop in an Amish home. The Amish shun electricity not because the electricity itself is a problem, but because it enables technology that poses a threat to their priorities and lifestyle. A laptop is one of those technologies, but then again some Amish are starting to use them (but for business purposes only), so it's really hard to say. What I struggled with more, though, was Jennie and Matthew's relationship. An open romantic relationship between plain and non-plain people is rare, and a close relationship between an Amishman/"Englisch" woman or Amishwoman/"Englisch" man—even platonic—would never be accepted by the Old Order Amish community in Lancaster County. I have to believe Jennie and Matthew's interactions would bring immediate and stern warning from the district bishop and church leaders in real life, and I do think the particulars of their relationship in the book were not addressed as stringently as they would be in the Amish community.

All in all, A Time to Love is an enjoyable read—especially for those who like Amish fiction. I read it in less than two days' time which is an endorsement in itself. Give it a read, and if you like it, you'll be happy to know there are two more books in the series. I'm planning on reading them soon.
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Nov 03, 2012 Deb Ragno rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a sweet story of East meets West, except it is Englisch meets Amish. Englischer Jenny has seen the horrors of war and become a victim herself. Amish Matthew has borne the sorrow of losing a wife and raising his children with the help of his sister. When Jenny decides to recover at her Amish grandmother's home, Matthew's adolescent flame for the Jenny he knew as a child is rekindled. Jenny gradually remembers Matthew and the spark that was there as young teenage girl begins to glow.

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Sep 14, 2012 Sharon Lippincott rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

Barbara Cameron's book, A Time to Love, has a sweet message about love, even though it reads like it was written by a PR committee for the Amish. Superficially it's lovely, but if you read just a wee bit deeper, the characters seem a bit flat, there are many inconsistencies, and the Kindle version is full of formatting errors. This seems to be a book that was banged out in something of a hurry without much editing and attention.

One thing that bothered me throughout the book was Jenny's obvious...more Barbara Cameron's book, A Time to Love, has a sweet message about love, even though it reads like it was written by a PR committee for the Amish. Superficially it's lovely, but if you read just a wee bit deeper, the characters seem a bit flat, there are many inconsistencies, and the Kindle version is full of formatting errors. This seems to be a book that was banged out in something of a hurry without much editing and attention.

One thing that bothered me throughout the book was Jenny's obvious blindness to the fact that not marrying Matthew would not prevent his family and him from feeling a profound sense of loss if she broke off the relationship. That bond of love is inherent in relationships, not in the formalization of them.

The time frame of the book also bothered me. It doesn't seem realistic that the long string of therapy appointments and general recovery, plus the additional surgery and all that entailed would fit in the less than four months of calendar time available in Lancaster County between the onset of heavy snow (beginning of the book) and spring budding. Typically, bitter weather and heavy snow would not start there before Thanksgiving, and spring budding will begin by late March. That's four months at most. But hey! This is fiction and it's about hearts, not details. Or so it seems.

Inconsistencies are rife. A tiny one is the sentence where the anesthesiologist lowers a mask over Jenny's face in the OR. As far as I know without researching it, anesthesia masks have been obsolete for decades. Perhaps Cameron has been fortunate enough to have been spared any experience with surgery, direct or otherwise.

A much bigger example is Jenny's book project. As she packs to close her apartment, she puts decades of paper journals into a box. At her grandmother's house, she pulls out a NEW laptop, explaining that the battery will soon die, but there is enough power left to show Phoebe a DVD. Some number of days after that, Jenny is sitting in the living room writing in her journal (presumably paper), when Matthew arrives. She reaches for the (presumably recharged) laptop to show him the DVD. He urges her to write a book about her experiences. When he leaves, she reviews the notes she made earlier on a yellow tablet. Then she has a conversation with Phoebe and reaches her laptop. My head is spinning!

Why would she even buy a new laptop after making a commitment to a life without electricity and having full intention of honoring her new lifestyle? She didn't have the Internet or even power for a printer at the house, so what purpose does the laptop serve? Taking it out to the barn to recharge sounds hypcritical, but perhaps that's the most authentic aspect of the book -- phones in sheds, etc. This book is promoting understanding of the Amish way, and at the same time overlooking primary limitations.

Back to the main story. It is sweet and aside from the constant proliferation of these formatting errors and inconsistencies, I enjoyed reading it. AND, it makes me crazy that publishing houses and prolific writers like Cameron are failing to show proper respect for readers. The failure to exercise due diligence in editing to track down conflicts and typos is dumbing down their work and teaching the public to accept inferior products on a par with discount store clothing mass-produced in the Asian sweatshops we rail against. Perhaps in the two years since this book was published, Cameron and Abingdon Press have upgraded their standards. I sincerely hope so.

I don't know how to say this more kindly, and deeply believe it needs to be said. (less)

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Ian Mathie Whether downloads are free or not shouldn't come into it, but I do believe Kindle books should go through some form of quality control before being re...more
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Rachel I notice inconsistent or troubled stories in many forms especially Eng. Errors and time issues. I disagree with much of what you list in this case.
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Sep 03, 2012 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sometimes when I want to get back to the simple things in life, I will pick up a book about Amish Life and read it. While A Time to Love, by Barbara Cameron may be a work of fiction, it teaches us about what is really important in life...love and family.

Jenny has come home, at least the only real home she has ever known. She needs to heal, physically, mentally and spiritually. She's been severely injured and now all she needs is time...to rethink, recover, and reacquaint herself with someone fro...more

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Aug 23, 2012 Maury rated it 1 of 5 stars

OH my gosh, this book was so terrible. I read the whole thing though because it got to be so terrible that it was entertaining. And I was waiting for books to be available at the library and had nothing else to do while I fed my baby. It's a story about a woman who got injured from a car bomb while reporting on "the children" in a "war-torn country" which was located "overseas" then went to live with her Amish grandmother in Lancaster, PA to "heal". I can't tell you how many times she fretted ab...more

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Jul 16, 2012 Kimberly rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: abandoned, fiction

Amish romances apparently aren't my thing because I'm a lazy "Englischer." Super special war-is-hard-on-children correspondent Jenny King is injured by a car bomb. She goes to her Amish grandmother's house to recover and ends up falling for Matthew, an Amish man whom she kissed once as a teen. He's conveniently a widower and father to 3 adorable and well-behaved children. Which is also convenient because Jenny loves kids and might be (gasp!) infertile due to her injuries. They have dinner togeth...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: amish-fiction

My husband recently purchase me a Kindle and one of the free books I downloaded and just finished reading was A Time to Love by Barbara Cameron. I haven't read Amish fiction in a long time, though I do remember enjoying Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetters' books.

Jenny, the heroine, is a reporter who covers the effects of war on innocent children. While on the job she is injured by a car bomb and returns to the states to recover. Soon she finds herself at her Amish Grandmother's house in Lancas...more

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Aug 25, 2011 C rated it 2 of 5 stars

There were several issues I had with the novel. Jenny's character made no sense to me, she is supposed to be a modern woman, educated, well-traveled, and I'm going to guess a reporter on a national scale which is no small career feat. Yet she shows little political understanding, they don't even mention which war, ect. and gives up her career in a heartbeat to marry Matthew. If she didnt want to travel any longer, why couldnt she have gotten a job as a reporter for the local station or magazines...more

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May 25, 2011 Ibjoy1953 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jennie King is a television reporter reporting on the poverty of children in foreign countries. She was injured in a car bombing while on assignment, restricting her abilities to perform her job duties. While in the hospital, her Amish grandmother sent her a handmade quilt with a note welcoming Jennie to her Amish home for healing.

Matthew Bontrager, and Jennie fell in love as young teenagers one summer Jennie was visiting her grandmother, but unavoidable things happened and they hadn’t seen each...more Jennie King is a television reporter reporting on the poverty of children in foreign countries. She was injured in a car bombing while on assignment, restricting her abilities to perform her job duties. While in the hospital, her Amish grandmother sent her a handmade quilt with a note welcoming Jennie to her Amish home for healing.

Matthew Bontrager, and Jennie fell in love as young teenagers one summer Jennie was visiting her grandmother, but unavoidable things happened and they hadn’t seen each other since, so the two went their own ways. Matthews life changed drastically when his wife died leaving him and their three children.

As Matthew and Jennie spend time together, Jennie wonders if God has different plans for her life than a television reporter, but someone has to watch out for the poverty of the children, and she is the only one they depend on. She is not sure she can leave her fast paced life as a traveling reporter to settle down in the Amish community. And there is another problem, Jennie is English and Matthew is Amish. They can’t be together for this reason alone, or can they?

I picked this book to read and review because I really like Amish fiction. This is my first reading of Barbara Cameron’s books, and he writing amazes me. To me, this book is a little different from most of the Amish stories I read. The Amish community in this book seems to me more understanding of the English ways, and not so condemning, even though they are strict in their beliefs. In enjoyed the awesome wisdom of Jennie’s Amish grandmother Phoebe . In every situation they faced, Phoebe’s words of wisdom were just the right advice. She was not bitter about life, though she has reasons to be. She was a fun loving grandmother and friend. I love the book cover, it fits the storyline of the book, and makes the characters look interesting.

This Book One in the Quilts of Lancaster County Series is a must read for those liking Amish fiction. You will fall in love with the heartwarming families, drawing you to the book until the last pages.

My thanks to Abingdon Press for providing me a copy of this book to read and review. The review and views in this review are mine only. I was not required or expected to write a positive review.(less)

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Mar 09, 2011 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a free download for my nook. After a cursory glance at some of the other reviews, I find myself wondering if this free version is actually an early version, and perhaps some things have changed prior to publication. Definitely the characters' last names have changed: in the version I read, Jenny's last name is Miller, and Matthew's is... I can't remember, but it's not Bontrager. Also, it seems the version I read is shorter than what some others have read. Anyway, this is a slightly diff...more

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Feb 18, 2011 Judy Iliff rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

I'm not a big reader of romances, especially modern romance stories. A Time to Love, however, is a love story as opposed to a romance. I found the characters believable and inspiring. I've always been enamored by the Amish, and this book meet my expectations with the exception of the author stating that farmers had been killed when their tractors rolled over on them. Since the Amish don't use tractors to plow or harvest, I found this statement a tad disturbing. Overall, though, I did enjoy the b...more

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Nov 09, 2010 April rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: amish-faith-inspirational-contemp

A TIME TO LOVE by Barbara Cameron is an inspirational romance set in modern day Lancaster County, PA. It is the first in the Quilts of Lancaster County Series. It is well written with details and depth. It is a tender love story full of love, promise, hope, healing, faith,Amish, and second chances. It is the story of a journalist,Jenny, who is injured,from a bomb blast, while reporting on the conditions, and stories of children in war torn countries. Her father was Amish, but choose to live in t...more

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Aug 30, 2010 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Title: A TIME TO LOVE
Author: Barbara Cameron
Publisher: Abingdon Press
September 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4267-0763-6
Genre: Inspirational/Amish

Jennie King has been injured while on an assignment in a foreign country. A car bomb exploded, and she suffered from devastating injuries that may even leave her without her job as a war correspondent for a news station. Sent to her Amish grandmother’s house to recover, Jennie struggles with even the most basic of tasks, such as walking, talking, or eating.

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Aug 27, 2010 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Bnarbara Cameron

2010

Abingdon Press

Fiction/Christian/Amish

Reviewed by Cindy Loven

Jenny, was a war correspondent with a love for the children who were feeling the effects of the war. Orphaned, hungry and living on the streets, they tugged at Jenny's heartstrings. Unfortunately the rebels and terrorists behind the war, was not happy with her reporting and a car bomb injured her very seriously. She is unsure if she will ever be able to report again. Her heart is broken for the children she cannot he...more

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Aug 17, 2010 Brenda Casto rated it 5 of 5 stars

A Time To Love isn't your average Amish romance read! Instead the author takes a very current subject, the war overseas and its impact on the most innocent of victims the children, and tells us how Jenny King the main character of the story felt compelled to get those childrens voices heard.

The author starts the story with Jenny being driven to her grandmothers Amish farm in Lancaster Pa. She has just survived a car bombing while reporting overseas and needs a place to heal her wounds both physi...more

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Nov 04, 2010 Camille rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amish-fiction, christian-fiction, religion, romance, teen, women, lendable, group-reads, 5-stars, kindle, net-galley-reviews, books-i-own

I have to start out by saying this book was absolutely fantastic.

5 out of 5 stars, easily.

I was able to review this book through NetGalley, and it's probably been one of my favorite books I've yet reviewed by them!

A Time To Love had me hooked from the first page, and I could hardly put it down.

This is the beautiful story of Jenny, a news reporter who has been horribly injured overseas in a car bombing. She had made it her life's work to bring attention to the needs of children whose lives were d...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Shari Larsen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is book #1 of the Quilts of Lancaster County series.

Jenny King is a war correspondent that is staying with her Amish grandmother Phoebe while she heals from injuries caused by a car bomb. (Her father left the Amish community when he was 16.) While she is there, she meets Mathew Bontrager, the man she had a crush on when they were both teenagers when she would visit Phoebe during the summer.

Mathew is now a widower with 3 children, and as he and Jenny pick up their friendship, Jenny falls in...more

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Jul 10, 2012 Dani Moore rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jenny had been through the worst war could offer. Although she was not a soldier, she still had been severely injured by the IED that had been thrown at her as she reported on the plight of children in the midst of a war.
She felt like she had lost everything, her Looks, her ability to move and speak easily and fluently, and her career.
She was crippled and shattered. All she could think about was getting to her grandmothers home to hide from the world and her problems. After her Mom had died, h...more

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Dec 06, 2010 Sherri *The Lady Hillindale* rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, amish-plain-people, christian-fiction, contemporary-romance, hero-to-die-for, heroine-i-loved, inspirational-romance, made-me-cry

This was a wonderful, emotional, thought provoking story that I simply couldn't put down. I read it in one day.

Jenny Miller is an Englischer. Her father left the Amish lifestyle as a young man but always kept the faith in his heart. For two summers, Jenny enjoyed staying with her Grossmuder Phoebe. But when she fell in love with a local Amish boy, her father took her away and back to her life in New York City. Jenny went to college and became a tv reporter who brought to the forefront the forgot...more This was a wonderful, emotional, thought provoking story that I simply couldn't put down. I read it in one day.

Jenny Miller is an Englischer. Her father left the Amish lifestyle as a young man but always kept the faith in his heart. For two summers, Jenny enjoyed staying with her Grossmuder Phoebe. But when she fell in love with a local Amish boy, her father took her away and back to her life in New York City. Jenny went to college and became a tv reporter who brought to the forefront the forgotten victims of war: women, children and the elderly.

Its during one of these foreign assignments that she is critically injured by a car bomb. After multiple surgeries, she returns to her Grossmuder's home to heal and recuperate. Jenny has suffered greatly. She has memory loss, a speech impairment and difficulty walking. She's in near constant pain when she arrives. Her near death experience changed her significantly from the woman she once was. Its while she is there receiving the loving care of Phoebe that she rekindles her friendship with the young Amish boy, now a man, she fell in love with at 17.

Matthew loved Jenny but when she returned to NYC and never returned, he moved on with his life, marrying and having 3 beautiful children. But Matthew is now a widower, having lost his young wife to cancer. He works his farm and takes care of his children along with help from his sister Hannah. Seeing Jenny again is heartbreaking for him. He knows she is hurt and suffering and wants to help in any way he can, but he also knows Jenny has never really left his heart. He doesn't want to push her away, so he settles for friendship and a caring shoulder to lean on as Jenny struggles through her recovery. Along the way, both realize that their relationship has grown into something so much more than mere friendship.

Usually I shy away from any book that has children as a major part of the storyline, but this one reached out and grabbed me and dug its claws in tight. I simply couldn't put it down. Jenny's struggles made me cry more than a few times and seeing Matthew's quiet determined support of her was gut wrenching, for lack of a better term. Matthew is not a weak, beta male - he is strong and giving and a wonderful father or Daedi (the Amish term for Daddy). If I was ever going to leave the world behind and join the Plain People, he is the type of man I would want.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Amish romance. A+

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Jun 11, 2012 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Disclaimer - Free Fridays ebook from B&N

I almost always download the Free Fridays books since I love to read and am willing to try almost any type of book once. Romance novels are fun but not close to the top of my most-read list due to the fact they are almost always non-believable.

This is a quick read, a nice story but.....again not very realistic. I haven't had much contact with the Amish even though I live just a few hours away from Lancaster PA but my area has a large concentration of M...more

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Jul 14, 2012 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a free friday Nook book from Barnes & Noble. Jenny, a special news correspondent, was seriously injured while working overseas. She has a long road ahead of her in order to recuperate so she goes to visit her Amish grandmother in Lancaster County. While she's living there she starts to rekindle her relationship with her teenage crush, Matthew. Her life is full of second chances and changes, could a life with the Plain people be her future?

This book was just a, to quote a friend, "bo...more

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Mar 15, 2011 Jaime the Wizzard rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: free, romance, kindle, christian

I got this book because it was a freebie from Amazon, and because I read an article about the "bonnet romances" that are becoming popular and I wanted to know more. For a free book, it's a very good romance but if I paid the 7 bucks the paperback costs I would be pissed.

Now I've read my share of Christian fiction and romances and while the story and characters weren’t bad in this book, they weren’t great either. I had a problem when about halfway through the book I realized that 6 months time i...more

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Sep 16, 2010 Diane U rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amish

Jenny is an Englisher who goes to her grandmother's house in Lancaster, PA to recuperate after several surgeries from a car bombing. She is having problems dealing with her scars and people taking care of her. She is reunited with a summer love, Matthew, who is lives next door and is a widower with three kids. As her memory returns, she pieces together the summer as a teenager when she spent it there with him.

She falls in love with Matthew and his family. His youngest daughter, Annie, is absolut...more

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Jul 13, 2011 Sandra Stiles rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, amish, romance

I love Barbara Cameron’s books. It’s not just a romance story. There are always elements of mystery included in her writing. In this story, the first in the Quilts of Lancaster County, I found the characters to be very believable and yet leaves you with just enough questions to make people like me want to research more of the Amish lifestyle. The difference between the two worlds, that of the Englisch and the Amish is well defined yet the author shows us the parallels between the two cultures. T...more

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Jun 05, 2012 ChrisGA rated it 4 of 5 stars

I feel about Amish romances the same way I feel about any romance novel-I need a storyline that involves more than does he or doesn’t he like me and oh you don’t understand me - yes I do too. At my age, I might find them sweet but not terribly engaging. I need characters to face conflict other than romantic ones and grow as people. That said, I really liked A TIME TO LOVE.

Jenny is a war correspondent with a heart for the children damaged by war. After she is horridly injured in a bombing inciden...more

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Mar 02, 2012 Mrs. Doglvrs rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, amish

I thought this was a very sweet and touching story --- I appreciated how Jenny when to be with her Grandmother to heal from a terrible accident, and I can completely understand how she became endeared to the Amish faith and way of life after been a victim of a war time explosion.
The story of Jenny & Matthew was sweet -- and every time I read Matthew saying "Jenny" -- I heard Forest Gump's voice. ;0)

I don't know how it happens, but I seem to always read books that have weird typos -- this on...more

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Aug 02, 2012 Donna rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a wonderful fast read. Jenny's father was born Amish , he chose the English way raising Jenny in the world. She visited with her grandmother & she & Matthew had fallen in love. Her father had told Matthew he didn't want Jenny to be Amish. Jenny was a journalist in the war zones covering how this affected children. Her car was bombed & as she awoke on hospital she was covered by her grandmothers quilt with a note to come & be healed. She goes back to Amish country in Lanc...more

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Apr 01, 2012 Tammy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I quite enjoyed this book and would like to read the remaining 2 books in the series. I got books 1 and 2 for free or cheap on my Kindle so I need to get a hold of book 2.

This was an Amish fiction book by an author that I haven't read before. The main character is English, whose father left the Amish rather than joining the Ordung. She had been through a bombing while covering a story about children affected by war and she went home to her grandmother's in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Her you...more

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Jun 23, 2012 Brittany rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: collections, life-fiction, spiritual

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Jan 28, 2013 Dianne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Dianne by: Kris

A war correspondent is severely injured in a bombing attack while on assignment. She is sent to her Amish grandmother's to recuperate. Jennie is barely able to do anything to care for herself, she is scarred, both emotionally and physically.

An Amish widower with three children, Matthew Bontrager used to be Jennie's friend when they were younger, both having crushes on each other. He befriends her again and the spark is re-kindled, but their worlds are so different, can they make it work?

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