Book Description:
Love Is Not for Sale
Full of faith, hope, and romance, this series takes you into the Heart of Amish country.
Despite knowing her parents are getting desperate for their only child to marry and give them grandchildren, Salina Stoltzfus is weary of seeking the perfect match. Every time she thinks she has found “the one,” he marries another.
The best way to forget you are the last woman any man in Havenlee, Indiana, wants to hitch his buggy too is to find something passionate to focus on. When the area is overrun with donations after a tragic storm, Salina suggests opening a consignment shop. The deacon supports the idea and offers his visiting nephew to help set things up.
After the embarrassment of having his fiancée call off their wedding, Seth Weaver takes his mother’s advice to leave Kentucky to stay with his uncle for a while. Unfortunately, Seth knows nothing about building furniture in his uncle’s factory, which is the only reason he agrees to help ready the consignment shop next door—not because of the little chatterbox working inside.
When Salina’s parents are caught meddling in her love life, she comes up with a crazy idea that might gain her some time and space. Could it be the road to happiness is paved with good intentions and epic fails—until we cross paths when the one made especially for us?
My Thoughts: Absolutely Wonderful!
This is such a wonderful, tug-at-your-heartstrings story! The characters are amazing, and the author’s way of describing interactions and scenes makes you feel everything as if you were the characters.
Seth is broken and broken-hearted, which makes his reasons for going to Havenlee totally understandable. My heart went out to him completely as I hoped for healing. And Salina was the right person to help with that.
I absolutely loved Salina, who has also experienced her share of heartbreak. She is quirky and unique, incredibly caring and sensitive, and she feels others' plights deeply. While some don’t agree with her ways, they are just the right medicine that Seth needs.
The story is full of compassion, faith, overcoming struggles, love, and healing, along with a lesson on helping those in need. And of course, there were those annoying characters that you just wanted to smack upside the head a time or two, and those that put roadblocks in Salina and Seth’s path. While they were annoying, they also contributed much to the story, which even made me smile a time or two. Those elements, and so much more, are what make A Heart on Consignment such an amazing story. It will stay with you long after reading it and should not be missed.
Book Quote: The thing about assuming you knew what was best for your future was that God tended to knock you down a notch and remind you that He was still in charge.
I received an advanced copy of this book. All comments and opinions are entirely my own and voluntary.
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About the Author: Mindy Steele
Raised in Kentucky timber country, Steele is a best-selling and award-winning author who writes in favor of her rural surroundings. Winner of the 2022 and 2024 FHL Reader’s Choice award, Steele has been a welcome addition to the Amish genre. Her knowledge and admiration for the Amish credit her ability to understand boundaries and customs, giving her readers an inside view of the Plain life. Her accidental debut into romantic suspense proves she is a writer of words and a storyteller at heart. Her books are peppered with humor and sprinkled with grace, charming all the senses to make you laugh, cry, hold your breath, and root for the happy ever after ending.
