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This is the 5th book in the  Home to Hickory Hollow  series by Beverly Lewis but  can be read as a standalone . The review of the first book,  The Fiddler,  can be found  here . Recommended Age:  15+ 336 pages Description :  Of her Old Order parents' five daughters, Tessie Miller is the last to marry. She has her heart set on Amishman Marcus King, but Tessie's father opposes the match. Impetuously, Tessie and Marcus elope to the English world, then return to Hickory Hollow to live as singles, trusting they'll convince the Millers to give their love a chance over time. But when the unthinkable happens, Tessie faces the almost-certain censure of the People. Will she find a reason for hope in spite of her desperate plight? My Rating: 4/5 I enjoyed this book and I think Lewis did an excellent job of creating characters who readers just fall in love with! Even if you start out unsure, you will, by the end, be enamored by their development!! While the s...

This is the 4th book in the  Home to Hickory Hollow  series by Beverly Lewis but  can be read as a standalone . The review of the first book,  The Fiddler,  can be found  here . Recommended Age:  14+ 348 pages Description :  Jennifer Burns shocks her family and friends when she bids farewell to her modern life in favor of the Old Order Amish world, settling in with Samuel and Rebecca Lapp. The people of Hickory Hollow are curious about the beautiful young seeker among them--one handsome Amishman in particular--and Jenny faces many challenges in the Proving time the brethren set for her...challenges of the heart, as well as the spirit. My Rating: 3/5 I read a lot of Beverly Lewis books, but this one was not my favorite. I honestly felt like this book just kept dragging on. The storyline felt so slow-moving, but then other times jumped months at a time unnecessarily (in my opinion). I also did not love the relationship dynamic between characters. Ev...