A Mother's Secret by Amy Clipston

I have some favorite Amish authors that I tend to read almost all of their books.  Amy Clipston is one of them.  I absolutely love her style of writing, the covers on her books, and the settings and plot lines in her books.  I have never been disappointed by any of them so far!

My heart just hurt for Carolyn. I hated how despite her mistake which led to the blessing of a child, could not and would not be forgiven. I think, sadly, many people can relate to that.  We try so hard to please our families and the pain cuts deep when we disappoint family members.  Carolyn had to have been exhausted trying to please so many people and working so hard to have them forgive her and perhaps try to understand her.

The pressure becomes so much more when her brother has found someone that could fill the role of her husband.  As any girl does, Carolyn wants to be loved and accepted and not forced into a marriage.  She wants to be wanted and cherished.  Joshua might could be the man except he causes a lot of frustration because he doesn't give Benjamin, Carolyn's son, the benefit of the doubt. He accuses Benjamin of something and wants to teach him a lesson.  I could feel Carolyn's frustration and her mother's heart for her son in this situation.

I liked how his book was different than the typical Amish fiction books.  It was a good storyline and kept me engaged from the very first page.  I'm looking forward to the next book in this series.

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A Mother’s Secret
Book two in the Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel series.
Carolyn Lapp dreams of marrying for love. But will the errors of her past destroy this dream forever?
Carolyn Lapp longs to have a traditional Amish family. But she lives on her brother’s farm with her parents and her 15-year old son, Benjamin. Carolyn has never revealed the identity of Benjamin’s father and lives daily with the guilt and shame of her youthful indiscretion. Her brother simply will not forgive her.
His answer is to arrange a practical marriage for Carolyn to Saul, a widower with a little girl. But Carolyn isn’t convinced that Saul really loves her and believes he is simply looking for someone to help raise his daughter.
When Benjamin causes trouble at a local horse auction, horse breeder Joshua Glick decides that he must be taught a lesson. Carolyn and Joshua are unmistakably drawn to each other, but Joshua mistakenly assumes that Benjamin is Carolyn’s brother. Carolyn fears that if he discovers the truth, her past will destroy their budding romance.
After years of shame and loneliness, Carolyn suddenly has two men vying for her attention. But which of them will give her the family-and the unconditional love-she’s longed for?
Learn more and purchase a copy at Amy’s site.

 

Amy Clipston

Amy Clipston holds a degree in communication from Virginia Wesleyan College and works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC. Amy lives in North Carolina with her husband, and two sons and four spoiled rotten cats.

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I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group and Zondervan in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.