Mending Hearts

GIVEAWAY

JOHNSON, JANICE KAY

MENDING HEARTS

In this emotional Amish romance, a young couple will discover that healing from heartbreak takes two.

Miriam Bowman was devastated when her fiance was killed in a logging incident. In the years since the tragedy, she has found it impossible to enter into a new relationship for fear of it coming to a disastrous end. So she works at the quilt shop in town and stays away from anything that would risk her heart. At least until David Miller comes back home to take a second chance at the Amish way of life.

David feels responsible for the logging incident that killed his friend and Miriam's betrothed, and his life has been corrupted by guilt. That guilt only worsens when he and Miriam begin to spend time together after his return, and they start developing feelings for each other. David might just be the man Miriam has been afraid of finding, one with whom she could fall in love. And Miriam has been is the only one who can truly forgive David for his perceived misdeeds. In order to find the love they've been missing, David and Miriam will have to risk their hearts and open them to each other.

My Review:

Miriam captured my interest in Turning Home, the first book in Janice Kay Johnson's Tompkins Hill series, so I was crazy excited to get my hands on a copy of her story! (Thank you, public library, for your committment to keeping current with Amish fiction!) Now, though this is the second book in a series, it can easily be read as a standalone. Mind you, book one is so amazing you'll want to read it too. :-)

The theme of this series seems to be homecomings and I love the layered depths that brings in both faith and personal relationships, In Mending Hearts, it's David who has returned to his Amish roots after sojourning among the Englisch in an attempt to run away from his grief and guilt. Of course, that worked about as well as you'd expect and his aching heart has led him home again. His is a beautiful redemptive story and I felt every emotional nuance.

Miriam and David are connected by tragedy but there is so much more in store for them if they can only put the past behind them. That's particularly difficult for David but Miriam's loving, giving nature is up to the challenge. Sweet romance with a sizzling dose of toe-curls ensue. 

Love the community Johnson has created and the way she deftly weaves interesting Amish facts throughout the story. And I adore the stellar cast of supporting characters -- like Bishop Amos who I'd love to have on speed dial for all my life crisis moments! :-)

Thankfully, there are more Tomkin's Mill novels to come and -- eeeeeppppp! -- Finding Hope is coming out in June and it looks absolutely amazing! Can't wait!

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is paperback or ebook copy -- winner's choice

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Mending Hearts, 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 17  2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!