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Ariana’s comfortable Old Order Amish world is about to unravel. Will holding tightly to the cords of family keep them together—or simply tear them apart?
Twenty-year-old Ariana Brenneman loves her family and the Old Ways. She has two aspirations: open a café in historic Summer Grove to help support her family’s ever-expanding brood and to keep any other Amish from being lured into the Englisch life by Quill Schlabach.
Five years ago Quill, along with her dear friend Frieda, ran off together, and Ariana still carries the wounds of that betrayal. When she unexpectedly encounters him, she soon realizes he has plans to help someone else she loves leave the Amish.
Despite how things look, Quill’s goal has always been to protect Ariana from anything that may hurt her, including the reasons he left. After returning to Summer Grove on another matter, he unearths secrets about Ariana and her family that she is unaware of. His love and loyalty to her beckons him to try to win her trust and help her find a way to buy the café—because when she learns the truth that connects her and a stranger named Skylar Nash, Quill knows it may upend her life forever.
Ties That Bind is the first novel in the Amish of Summer Grove series.
Twenty-year-old Ariana Brenneman loves her family and the Old Ways. She has two aspirations: open a café in historic Summer Grove to help support her family’s ever-expanding brood and to keep any other Amish from being lured into the Englisch life by Quill Schlabach.
Five years ago Quill, along with her dear friend Frieda, ran off together, and Ariana still carries the wounds of that betrayal. When she unexpectedly encounters him, she soon realizes he has plans to help someone else she loves leave the Amish.
Despite how things look, Quill’s goal has always been to protect Ariana from anything that may hurt her, including the reasons he left. After returning to Summer Grove on another matter, he unearths secrets about Ariana and her family that she is unaware of. His love and loyalty to her beckons him to try to win her trust and help her find a way to buy the café—because when she learns the truth that connects her and a stranger named Skylar Nash, Quill knows it may upend her life forever.
Ties That Bind is the first novel in the Amish of Summer Grove series.
My Thoughts About This Book:
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This is the first book in the Amish Of Summer Grove Series. This series is far from your typical Amish series. Most typical Amish novel where the tranquil life is sweet, beautiful, and delicate. The typical storyline where nothing major ever rocks the boat and the drama seems forced. This is so different. This shares the darker side of these communities. The secrets, the control, the fear.
The story follows Ariana Brenneman, who is a young 20-year-old Amish woman. She has a personality that is really independent and wise. She loves her interesting Amish heritage. She is proud of what and who she is. She is constantly looking forward, to the future. She is a hard-working young woman, and she works alongside her brothers. They are working together to earn enough money to get their dream. Their dream is owning a cafe that is their own.
Their mother, Lovina watches them. She is beaming with pride and joy. Her world comes crashing down when news of a terrible mistake has happened. The birthing center had caught on fire while two mothers gave birth just a minutes apart. Is her baby girl really hers? Has she been loving another woman's precious child? Where has her flesh and blood been all this time?
Their mother, Lovina watches them. She is beaming with pride and joy. Her world comes crashing down when news of a terrible mistake has happened. The birthing center had caught on fire while two mothers gave birth just a minutes apart. Is her baby girl really hers? Has she been loving another woman's precious child? Where has her flesh and blood been all this time?
When Ariana is checking on a sick neighbor she meets a friend from childhood. She hasn't seen him since he left the faith, five years ago. Long enough to have her heart broken. She feels betrayed and all alone. All at once he realizes that he has been the mysterious figure helping young men and women leave the Amish faith quickly. Helping them have productive lives in the outside world. She then finds out one of her siblings is considering leaving. Her life will be forever changed.
As you can see this novel is filled with deeply moving storylines and is woven together seamlessly. The writing is as beautiful as it is captivating. This is the perfect start to the series. The journey that this book takes you on is incredibly moving and captivating. You will experience so many emotions when you dive into this story.
As you can see this novel is filled with deeply moving storylines and is woven together seamlessly. The writing is as beautiful as it is captivating. This is the perfect start to the series. The journey that this book takes you on is incredibly moving and captivating. You will experience so many emotions when you dive into this story.
Disclaimer: I received Ties That Bind by Cindy Woodsmall compliments of Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers for my honest and unbiased review.
About The Author:
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About the author:
Cindy Woodsmall is the "New York Times" and CBA best-selling author of nineteen works of fiction and non-fiction with more than a million copies sold. Her connection with the Amish community has been featured in national media outlets such as ABC's "Nightline," the "Wall Street Journal," and a National Geographic documentary on Amish life. Cindy and her husband reside near the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains.
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