Book Review: For Every Season

Working hard to develop a new Amish community outside of Unity, Maine, Rhoda Byler is fully committed to rehabilitating an orchard with business partner Samuel King. But an impulsive decision has created an unexpected strain in her relationship with her beau, Samuel’s brother, Jacob, threatening plans for the orchard. Amidst mounting tension in matters of the heart and business, Rhoda finds that this fledging settlement feels like the home she has always longed for, and she begins to embrace the God-given, heightened intuition that has always felt like a burden to her. She longs for Jacob to fully be free of his past, so they can work towards the future together.

But as Rhoda uses her gift to unpack an old secret with her Englisch neighbors, it is not her beau but an unlikely ally that cheers her on. With the orchard on shaky ground and Jacob’s plans in question, Rhoda is determined to see things through to harvest. But can she trust her insight to direct her path in matters of the heart?

My Review:

I love Amish books and I love Cindy Woodsmall's stories.  This one was wonderful as well.  I did not read the first two books in this series, but in the beginning of this book there is a quick synopsis of the past two books.  I do not think that I have ever seen that in another book that was part of a series.  I thought the idea was wonderful and I really appreciated the recap.  I would not have been interested or able to really enjoy this book without it.  Of course, reading the first two would have been best.  The other thing, besides the story which I loved, that I really enjoyed about this series was that the story was about the same people.  Usually in a series of books like these the setting is the same and the people are the same but you hear a different person's story.  I really enjoy those as well, but this one seems to just pick up right where the first two left off.  Basically, it could be a really long book if you just combined it all!

This story was great and I definitely think you should check it out especially if you like to read series that pick up right where the last left off.

I received this book for free in exchange for my honest opinion.