A Wish for Home

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BROWN, JO ANN

A WISH FOR HOME

Caught between who she is...and who she was

Lauren Nolt hasn't forgiven the Amish community of Lancaster County for shunning her parents. But returning as a successful Englischer working for large developers is just what she needs to get a promotion and give her parents the life they deserve. Coming face-to-face with her childhood bully, Amish widower Adam Hershberger, is the last thing she wants. Yet when her world's shaken by a shocking discovery, Adam's the only one she can confide in...

Adam's never forgiven himself for the part he played in Lauren's past, nor what drove him to do it. But as developers threaten his great-grossdawdi's farm, she's the only one who can help. And with his little girl determined to bring him and Lauren together at every turn, keeping his distance is impossible. Now they must learn to trust each other -- even as their secret feelings grow stronger. But is love enough to bridge the gap between their very different worlds?

My Review:

I have Tracey (intrepid biblio-reporter that she is) to thank for bringing this new Love Inspired Trade line to my attention. Absolutely love that they come out in audiobook format as well as ebook. (Sorry no paperback though.) And all types of genres will be included...even historical!!!! Woohoo! So, think all of the inspirational goodness that the Love Inspired lines already deliver only with more complex plots because of the longer word count. Can it get any better than that? I think not!

A Wish for Home is chock full of emotional heart-tugging thrills along with some unexpected angst-riddled plot detours. I knew everything would turn out alright in the end (that's a LI given) but the bumps along the way made for some riveting, tummy-knotting reading. :-)

There's so much I want to say about this story -- like just what Lauren's shocking discovery is and how it affects her personal journey and the reason Adam was such a bully and how he got past that...but wait, did he totally? Aaaghhh, you just have to read this book to find out because I'm not going to post any spoilers. The way Jo Ann Brown weaves these complicated threads (and so many more) into such a satisfying, inspirational story is storytelling magic.

And the plot keeps on giving -- especially when it come to some very intriguing secondary characters ( definitely see some of them as future stars in their own novels.) And Lauren's Gross Aenti deserves a cameo appearance in every book, I think, because of her gentle patience and unfailing wisdom. "Forgiveness is something you give. It says so right in the middle of the word." 

I listened to the audible edition performed by Susan Boyce who has become one of my favourite narrators. Definitely enhanced my 'reading' enjoyment tenfold.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway for an ebook copy -- sorry, this book is only published in ebook or audible format

If you would like a chance to win a copy of A Wish for Home, 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 winners announced on Saturday April 10  2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!