A Beautiful Arrangement

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WISEMAN, BETH
A BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT

Can Lydia and Samuel find love in their marriage of convenience?

Lydia still can't believe that she is Mrs. Samuel Bontrager. Or that she is seventeen with a six-month-old daughter. As Baby Mattie grows fussier by the day, Lydia wonders how she will survive a lifetime of marriage to a man she doesn't love -- at least not in the way she wants.

Samuel knows that he and Lydia did the right thing by marrying when Lydia became pregnant. He has even grown to love Lydia, though he never seems able to say the words our loud. What if she doesn't love him back? After all, she pushes him away whenever he tries to draw closer.

When Lydia and Samuel introduce their mutual friends Beverly and Joseph to each other, they are as envious as they are delighted to  watch their friends fall in love. But just as Samuel thinks Lydia might be softening to him, she gets involved in investigating the mysterious past of a homeless woman -- a curiosity that threatens to drive the couple further apart.

The third and final novel in the Amish Journeys series by bestselling author Beth Wiseman explores how wounds from the past must come to light before they can hope to heat..

My Review:

Hmmmm....I keep selecting books with strong forgiveness themes lately. I wonder if God is trying to tell me something? I certainly appreciated the way both forgiveness and trust wrap their way around these two couples as they grow in love and appreciation for each other. Yes, you read that right -- Wiseman blesses her readers with two romances in one book! Eeeep!! That set my romantical loving heart all a flutter!

First, we have Lydia and Samuel who had to get married due to Lydia's pregnancy. In essence, this is very much an Amish marriage of convenience story and I really enjoyed the way these two matured and discovered that deep, abiding love is so much more than infatuation. Sometimes Samuel was a dunderhead. :-) But then, Lydia was prone to retreating and stewing over things so I guess their awkwardness was equally matched.

Then we have Joseph and Beverly. Oh my, but that man is smitten! What a hoot. He made me positively giddy! He sweeps Beverly off her feet with his bold declarations of ever afters. Such a contrast to Samuel's wary wooing of his estranged wife. That's not to say there aren't challenges in Joseph and Beverly's courtship -- they hit a gigantic bump on the road to happily ever after and wouldn't you know it? Joseph takes a page out of Samuel's dunderhead playbook! Men! Gah!

And in the midst of all the love story drama and angst, comes a mysterious homeless woman who Lydia just can't ignore and that story challenges them all!

This is the third book in the Amish Journeys series but it can be read as a standalone. I haven't read the first two books but I had no problem diving into this one. I have a feeling that some of Lydia and Samuel's story took place in the other novels, but Wiseman easily catches new readers up to speed with their situation and I never felt lost or confused.

A captivating read brimming with the hope trust brings into any relationship -- whether it be spouse, friend, stranger or your Heavenly Father.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a copy of  A Beautiful Arrangement, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday May 30 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck