Book Description:
All she wants for Christmas is the truth.
A struggling Amish woman. Her mysterious new neighbor.
And a secret that could change everything…
Becca Schwartz’s curiosity is going to be a problem. When Amish secret millionaire Daniel Glick moves to Shipshewana for seclusion, he doesn’t expect his pretty new neighbor to ask so many questions. Or to be so generous, despite her family’s poverty. As Daniel falls for Becca, his secret looms between them. This Christmas, can he finally give her the truth…and his heart?
About the Author:
Vannetta Chapman writes inspirational fiction full of grace. She is the author of over twenty novels, including the Pebble Creek Amish series, Shipshewana Amish Mystery Series, and Plain and Simple Miracle series. Vannetta is a Carol award winner, a Christy finalist, and she also received more than two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. She currently writes Christian suspense, Amish romance, and Amish mystery. She was a teacher for 15 years and resides in the Texas hill country. For more information, visit her at:
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My Thoughts:
A book that teaches me a lesson or leaves me thinking about it long after I’ve finished reading it are just two of the qualities I enjoy when I read a book. And those are just a few of the characteristics that made“The Amish Christmas Secret” so enjoyable for me.
The main characters, Becca Schwartz and Daniel Glick, each has their own ideas about limited finances and privacy. While Daniel works at embracing all that would indicate that he has very limited financial resources, Becca is always looking for ways to help her family’s limited financial situation. While Daniel desperately desires privacy, Becca desperately desires to know all there is about Daniel Glick, so much so that she eventually hatches a plan to find out all she can about Daniel.
I pause at this point, because this brings me to the first thing that I enjoyed about the book; it taught me a lesson. What lesson you ask? Well, I really did not like Becca very much. I found her annoying. She was consumed with the desire to know all there was about Daniel and just wouldn’t back down. What did I learn from this? Author Vannetta Chapman taught me that first impressions could be wrong and that we should not be judgmental especially when we don’t understand where the person is coming from. While I know this in real life, I forgot to apply it to the story. The author flawlessly helped me see Becca’s behavior through Daniel’s perspective, and that was the switch that turned off annoying Becca and let me see her as a sweet and loving young woman that just wants the best for her family.
Along with the lesson I learned, the story was very entertaining. Some of the entertainment came from Becca’s dad and his jokes. They put a smile on my face every time.
“Who was the smartest man in the Bible? Abraham. He knew a Lot.”
Along with her dad’s jokes, Becca and her creative efforts at entrepreneurism also kept me smiling. The story also has romance along with messages of forgiveness, encouragement, faith and new beginnings all of which make the story so uplifting.
“…even when we have trouble believing, even when our faith fails, Gotte is faithful…It’s a thing that pricks our hearts and eases the burden on our shoulders…so Gotte does for us…if we are willing to let Him carry that which troubles us.”
And that quote brings me to the other quality that I like in a book. It left me pondering many things long after I had finished reading it, so much so that I think I just may adopt Daniel’s habit of what to do with those ponderings. What habit is that you ask? Well, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out.
****I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All comments and opinions are my own.
