The Tinderbox by Beverly Lewis

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I've marveled at Dat's ability to accept the Old Ways so readily,  modern upbringing.

Mamma says it's like he was born to be Amish.

Maybe so, but all the same, I wished I knew something more about his past.

With her parents' twentieth anniversary approaching, eighteen-year-old Sylvia Miller finds her father's cherished brass tinderbox left unlocked. Against her better judgment, Sylvia opens the heirloom, not realizing that what she is about to discover will splinter apart her happy life and alter everything for her close-knit Old Order Amish family. As the long-kept secret emerges into the light of day, can the Millers find a way forward through the turmoil to a place of forgiveness?

MY  REVIEW

First off, yes I very much enjoyed the book, but, if you happen to have "The Timepiece" also or if you purchased that one and not this book, you really need to get, and read, "The Tinderbox" first. These are listed as novels but I would consider it a series to be read in order, as I'm starting "This Timepiece" as soon as I'm done with my review.

Beverly does her exceptional job of writing and keeping you interested, then WHAMO that last chapter throws you into needing that next book. I was lucky that my daughter got me both books for Mother's Day so I don't have to wait to get it. I'm also glad I looked to see when the books were published so I read this one first, there are only five months difference in publication dates.

This is a  must read if you enjoy Beverly's books, Amish stories and books of faith and forgiveness.

 

Lacy by Shanna Hatfield - Review of the fifth book in the Pendleton Petticoats series

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(Copied from Amazon.com)

Will the bonds of love be stronger than the bonds of tradition?

Eager to make her own way in the world, Lacy Williams leaves behind her family on the Umatilla Reservation and accepts a job in Pendleton at the telephone office as an operator. The work she takes in stride, but dealing with the unfamiliar, unsettling feelings stirred by the handsome banker across the street is an entirely different matter.

Grant Hill wants a wife.

However, not just any wife will do. If that were the case, he'd make an announcement at the mercantile and cause a stampede to the church. Grant wants a woman who will look beyond his material wealth and see into his heart. When he's all but given up on the possibility that such a woman exists, he runs into the lovely Lacy Williams.

The two of them must strive to discover if the bonds of love are stronger than the bonds of tradition in this sweet historical western romance.

MY  REVIEW

Yet another enjoyable story by Shanna Hatfield. This has been a great series with about down and out people turning their life in a positive direction, faith, and a lot of willingness to see the good in everyone and helping anyone who needs it. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. Oh, and you really do need to read the series in order.