The Memory Quilt

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WORTH, LENORA

THE MEMORY QUILT

Running a historic Inn on beautiful Shadow Lake is a satisfying life for the Amish King sisters. Until love stirs a longing for more...

When Abigail King stumbles upon a man lying on the beach near her family inn, her every instinct says to help the stranger. With his memory gone, "Jonah" is reluctant to contact the authorities, so Abigail offers him shelter, despite her sisters' reservations. As she nurses him back to health, Abigail helps him recover his lost pst, creating a quilt from images of the shattered fragments he recalls. But with every square Abigail adds, she wonders if she is falling for a man who can never truly be hers...

Jonah feels at home at The Shadow Lake Inn with the lovely Abigail, at peace with the Amish lifestyle she lives. But as the pieces of his past are sewn together, the mystery only deepens -- until he knows the only way forward is to turn himself in to the police, to finally discover the truth of who he really is. For the one thing worse than not knowing his past, is not knowing what the future holds for him and Abigail...

My Review:

Though I'ver read a number of books by Lenora Worth this is my first foray into her Amish fiction. I was immediately drawn into Abigail's quandary in the opening scene. It isn't every day an Amish woman discovers an unconscious man washed up on her beach. :-) From that moment on there's a delicious 'forbidden' tension zinging between Abigail and her mystery man. She doesn't know anything about him other than that he's a wounded Englischer with amnesia and Abigail has always been the King sister to take in strays. 

The heart of the story is in the impossible kinship that develops between Abigail and her "Jonah" despite the impossibility of romance. They are from two different worlds even if he doesn't remember his! Loved the King family and the inn backdrop which makes a great intro to the series. At least, I'm assuming that since there are three sisters we're going to get three love stories in this Shadow Lake series.

The mystery of Jonah's past kept me turning pages but I wouldn't categorize The Memory Quilt as romantic suspense. There's a bit of action and danger at the end but mostly this is a sweet Amish love story with a very unique twist.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

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

If you would like a chance to win a copy of The Memory Quilt, 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 February 5 2022. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck