Book Details:
Title: Pine Creek Marriage
Series: Pine Creek Series Book 2
Author: Amity Hope
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
Pages: 297
Release Date: March 28, 2022
Book Description:
Love may blossom where it’s least expected in the delightful and heartwarming Pine Creek series from Amity Hope.
Widow Amelia Baumann has sworn to never love again. She’s content to live peacefully in Pine Creek at her friend Mary’s warm, comfortable farmhouse. But then Samuel Kurtz shows up and becomes Mary’s permanent guest, making it hard to keep her feelings in check. Especially after Samuel's six-year-old niece, Ruthie, whom he's been raising as his own daughter, completely steals her heart.
When the bishops from another district threaten to send Ruthie to live with her distant aunt, so that she'll have two parents raising her instead of just Samuel, he hatches a plan.
Amelia reluctantly agrees to a marriage of convenience with Samuel–only because she loves Ruthie and can't bear to see her torn from the only father she's ever known. Not because Samuel’s kind green eyes and charming laugh draw her in. And as long as she and Samuel are in agreement that they will simply remain friends...what could possibly go wrong?
About the Author: Amity Hope
Amity lives in beautiful northern Minnesota with her two sons and a couple of cats.
She has a degree in elementary education and worked in that field for ten years before deciding to self-publish.
Her first self-published novel, Twisted, was listed by Amazon as a Top 100 Kids & Teens Kindle Book of 2012. It hit Amazon's Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Romance Best Sellers List in several countries. Truths and Dares held the #1 position on Amazon's Best Sellers in Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Romance eBooks in the UK.
If she's not writing, or spending time with her boys, she's most likely reading.
My Thoughts: It Grabbed Me From the Start
I was barely a few paragraphs into the book when I immediately realized that I was going to really, really enjoy. The first thing that grabbed me was that the author's description was so vivid that I could see it all in my mind, and I was immediately hooked. And what a scene it was! In it the reader is introduced to Amelia Baumann, Samuel Kurtz and Ruthie, and it's also where Amelia, Samuel and Ruthie are introduced to one another in a most unusual, unique and amusing way. And that is also where Amelia and Samuel's story begins.
I have to admit that although the story hooked me immediately, it took me a bit to get to like Amelia. However, once I got to know her and her story, my heart went out to her. As for Samuel, I liked him from the start, especially because of his tender and caring way with Ruthie. Truth be told, though, Ruthie was just special. Her curiosity, her directness, and everything about her immediately captured Amelia's heart (and mine).
Amelia, Samuel, Ruthie and Aunt Mary fall into a comfortable pattern with each other. However, when trouble comes knocking, Samuel comes up with a master plan. He offers Amelia a marriage of convenience. When she agrees, it seems that everything will turn out just fine, until...trouble comes knocking again.
Pine Creek Marriage is a wonderful story that combines romance, faith, humor, some tug at your heart moments, some surprises and even a little intrigue. It has a wonderful cast of characters, some of which you'll love and others, not so much. But they all add just the right touch to the story as do their interactions. It's a definite must read and I highly recommend it.
*****I received a copy of the book from the publisher, Entangled: Amara, via NetGalley. All comments and opinions are strictly my own.
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