“…there are lies you tell with your lips and lies you don’t
need your lips for.”
- Rose
Schrock
Naomi King and Tobe Schrock are very much in love and neither
of their families realize or know that they are keeping company together or
that Naomi is secretly writing and visiting Tobe in prison for an embezzlement
crime he did not commit and plans to find Jake Hertzler who is the culprit.
Tobe’s sister Miriam (Mim) Schrock is a teenager who writes an advice column
under the name of Mrs. Miracle and keeps the secret quite well until Brook
Snyder suspects her true identity and confronts Mim about the newspaper column,
which is soon to become public information. Brooke has her own situation with
Jon Hoeffner who black mails her regarding her talent as an artist and the
exquisite paintings she creates. Bethany Schrock is close to Naomi and knows of
the secret letters between her and Tobe but never admits she suspects anything
to Naomi or anyone else. Bethany is in love with Jimmy Fisher who is uncertain
if he wants to propose until he finds his beloved prize possession horse named
Lodestar who suddenly disappeared.
Rose Schrock who is Tobe’s mother and Galen King who is
Naomi’s brother are in love and cannot seem to agree on the outcome of Tobe’s
situation after he returns home causing friction between them that may be
unrepairable. Meanwhile, a young woman named Paisley arrives in town with her
own little secret and no one knows if she is truthful about her accusations
regarding one of the townspeople. There is more chaos involving and surrounding
the Schrock and King families that must be overcome but not before each person
looks inside their heart deeper to change their way of thinking.
The story line for this novel is very good and the characters
are believable yet I felt there were too many sub plots and narrative
description distracting the fluidity of the reading flow. Overall, the novel is
definitely worth the read and you will enjoy the conclusion of this interesting
story of Amish life, which begins slowly and speeds up towards the middle of
the book.
I received this book free from the Litfuse Publicity reviewer
program in exchange for an honest opinion in accordance with Federal Trade
Commission guidelines.
About the author:
Suzanne Woods Fisher is the bestselling author of the Inn at Eagle Hill series, Lancaster County Secrets series, and the Stoney Ridge Seasons series, as well as nonfiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace. She is also the coauthor of a new Amish children's series, The Adventures of Lily Lapp. Her interest in the Anabaptist cultures can be directly traced to her grandfather, who was raised in the Old Order German Baptist Brethren Church in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Suzanne is a Carol Award winner and a Christy Award finalist. She is a columnist for Christian Post and Cooking & Such magazines. She lives in California.
http://litfusegroup.com/author/sfisher
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