An Amish Flower Farm

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STEELE, MINDY

AN AMISH FLOWER FARM

She grows flowers. He raises bees for honey. They help each other out, because that's what neighbour's do...

Belinda Graber loves growing flowers for her family to sell at the Amish market. Selling them in town, though, is out of the question. People would stare at the birthmark on her cheek, and she's dealt with enough teasing in her life.

As a beekeeper, Adam Fisher knows how blessed he is to live next door to the Grabers' fields of flowers. But when his father is injured, Adam has to take a job at the local mill. How ill he manage the honey harvest?

Adam and Belinda make a deal: if she tends his hives, he'll sell her flowers in town. 

Before long, Adam's shy neighbour is charming the bees...or is he the one being charmed? Because his last courtship ended badly, Adam tells himself this arrangement is strictly business, even if Belinda is sweet as honey.

My Review:

This is my first Mindy Steele book but it sure won't be my last. And I'm hoping this is the beginning of a series because I've fallen in love with this community and the Graber family and Belinda does have a pair of siblings that need matching up.  There isn't a series title on the book anywhere, but I'm still going to live in hope.

I love Belinda's shy awkwardness -- she makes introverts look outgoing! Her quiet nature is amplified by her insecurities over a facial birthmark that generated a lot of teasing when she was in school. Now she's a homebody who loves to serve those she loves best and she's content to work in her flower gardens -- away from the gawkers. 

Next door neighbour Adam has always been sweet on Belinda but she runs away like a scared rabbit every time he tries to approach her. Unwilling to make her uncomfortable, he keeps his distance...until an urgent need throws these two together.  A flower farmer and a beekeeper -- what sweet destiny! :-)

Love the way this romance develops. Adam's gentle patience coaxes the real Belinda out of her protective shell at last. He finds her charming and witty and surprisingly easy to talk to and it isn't long before he's smitten. Luckily the feeling is mutual...though that doesn't mean the happily-ever-after comes as easily as all that!

Steele has crafted a gentle, heartwarming romance with a setting I definitely want to return to. Hint: Mica and Tabitha need their own stories. Plus we need an update on Belinda and Adam. 

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- reader's choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of An Amish Flower Farm, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a 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 December 18 2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck