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Sometimes the greatest act of courage is trusting your heart…
After loving and losing the perfect husband, widow Rosemary Mishler can’t imagine ever marrying again. Yet the small Amish community of Bliss Valley keeps playing matchmaker—and the arrival of newcomer Gideon Wingard only makes things worse. But when a little Englisch girl is abandoned in her kitchen and is discovered to be her late husband’s child, Rosemary realizes that her perfect husband clearly had some secrets of his own…
Gideon left his community to escape the matchmakers—only to stumble upon more. And he can’t quite steel himself against the pull of Rosemary’s somber gray eyes and his need to help her with the small kind who’s been left to her care. With his feelings for Rosemary and the little girl growing stronger every day, Gideon can see himself putting down roots in Bliss Valley. But is the hope of love enough for him to plan a future…and a family?
My Thoughts: New Discoveries, New Beginnings
Widow Rosemary Mishler discovers that her "perfect" husband may not have been so perfect after all.
Gideon Wingard discovers that matchmakers are a much smaller problem than getting sucked into the mystery surrounding his new landlady.
Little Braelynn discovers there is only one way to deal with her new situation, which she's going to make work for her, especially if it involves cookies.
As Rosemary and Gideon confront their new discoveries, it leads them to new beginnings, one of which is a special friendship that develops between them. In working together to find answers, they find themselves on a very bumpy road leading to even more discoveries that contribute yet another piece to the puzzle they are trying to put together. As they do this, Braelynn is in the background making her own discoveries that impact her relationship with Rosemary and others.
A Hope for Healing is a beautiful story of love, faith, forgiveness, and new beginnings. While that comes through in Rosemary and Gideon's story, it also comes through in the role that Braelynn plays. Their story will touch your heart making you smile at times, but also making you painfully sad at other times. It will also leave you with the reality of the message that no matter what our situation is, we can always count on God and His plan for us. In my humble opinion, that in itself makes this a definite must read.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book. All comments and opinions are voluntary and completely my own.
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About the Author: Jo Ann Brown
Jo Ann Brown has been creating characters and stories for as long as she can remember. Her first stories were populated with her friends and sisters. She wrote her first novel in high school, and it happily resides in the forgotten depths of her file cabinet. Fast forward through college, serving in the US Army as a quartermaster officer, getting married, and increasing her blessings with three children...and Jo Ann sold her first book in 1987. Since it was published in 1988, she has sold over 100 titles and has become a best-selling and award-winning author. Romantic Times called her “a truly talented author.” She writes romance, mystery, and YA under a variety of pen names. Now she is writing Amish romances for Love Inspired and Annie’s Fiction as Jo Ann Brown.
Her books have been translated into nearly a dozen languages and are sold on every continent except Antarctica. A sought-after speaker, she has been teaching creative writing for over 20 years, and she established several popular fiction courses at Brown University. She resides in Florida with her husband and about a zillion little lizards in her yard.
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