Nothing brings a smile to my face like knowing that I'm about to read another Amish novel by Beverly Lewis. I love how my world seems to slow down and I really appreciate my life around me. Even though the mystery in her books is always easy to figure out, I still get excited when I get to venture into the Plain world. In this series, I thought Lewis did a great job of melding the Englisher and Amish lifestyles, showing that the two worlds can live in peace together. I found the idea of two Amish teenagers having a child out of wedlock and then the Amish woman looking for that child later in life, knowing that she could suffer being shunned by the church and her very own family, very intriguing. I eagerly look forward to her new book, The Thorn, due out in September.