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Customer Reviews for Thomas Nelson Healing Hearts: A Collection of Amish Romances - eBook
Thomas Nelson Healing Hearts: A Collection of Amish Romances - eBook
Beth Wiseman's Amish novellas are now available for the first time in one collection.
Healing Hearts Levina Lapp and her husband Naaman are alone for the first time in 30 years. When Naaman left to visit cousins in Ohio, Levina wasn't expecting him to be gone a year. Now that he's back, will they be able to move beyond this estrangement and fall in love again?
A Change of Heart Leah is a writer in a community that does not encourage such fruitless endeavors. She lacks the skills necessary to be a good Amish fraa. Aaron knows these things about Leah, but his heart is captured by this spirited young woman.
A Choice to Forgive Lydia has loved two men in her life. Daniel disappeared one Christmas Eve long ago, leaving only a note saying he wanted to live in the Englisch world. And Elam, Daniel's brother, to whom she has been happily married for 15 years. When Elam dies, Lydia gives up on ever loving again. But she is shocked when Daniel wants to return to the Order and her life.
These novellas previously were published in An Amish Love, An Amish Gathering, and An Amish Christmas.
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Customer Reviews for Healing Hearts: A Collection of Amish Romances - eBook
Review 1 for Healing Hearts: A Collection of Amish Romances - eBook
Overall Rating:
3 Charming Stories
Date:August 30, 2011
Vanessa of HHCreations
Location:Pennsylvania
Age:25-34
Gender:female
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I was able to review Beth Wiseman’s Healing Hearts, a collection of 3 stories previously published in An Amish Christmas, An Amish Gathering, andAn Amish Love.
The first story, A Choice to Forgive, centers around mother and widow - Lydia Smucker. Lydia has loved two men in her life. Daniel, who disappeared one Christmas Eve long ago, leaving only a note saying he wanted to live in the Englisch world. And Elam, Daniel’s brother, to whom she had been happily married for 15 years. When Elam dies, Lydia gives up on ever loving again. But she is shocked when Daniel wants to return to the Order and her life. Daniel is finally able to make known to Lydia the truth about what happened that Christmas Eve in hopes that she can and will at least forgive him. I will not tell you if she does or not, because that would ruin the outcome of the story for you. However, I will tell you that the story reminds all of us how important trust, honesty and forgiveness are in our lives. They just might mean the difference between which path our lives take and lead.
A Change of Heart is the second novella included in the collection. Leah is a writer in a community that does not encourage such fruitless endeavors. She lacks the skills necessary to be a good Amish fraa. Aaron knows these things about Leah, but his heart is captured by this spirited young woman. See how Leah’s stories influence the people around her, and touch some hearts close to her in unexpected ways!
“Healing Hearts” Levina Lapp and her husband Naaman are alone for the first time in 30 years. When Naaman left to visit cousins in Ohio, Levina wasn’t expecting him to be gone a year. Now that he’s back, will they be able to move beyond this estrangement and fall in love again? Even though the story focuses mostly on Levina and Naaman’s marriage and the trials and attempts to get it working again, I found it interesting how Naaman’s visit away from wife and kinner had and would impact the lives of so many people. This story is not just a reminder of how love and trust are important aspects of a strong marriage and family. Healing Hearts also reminds readers that God has a purpose for events and things that we do with our lives, even though such things are not understood at the time they happen.
I don’t want to add too much more to the summaries listed above in case I accidentally give away the endings for those of you interested in reading Healing Hearts. I was drawn into reading all 3 stories as soon as I started each one. I hope that you will be too if you choose to read this book. I couldn’t put it down and finished it in 2 days.
Once again, Beth Wiseman demonstrates through this collection of stories how well she writes and shares such aspects as love, trust, forgiveness and Faith with her readers. She’s definitely one of the top Amish fiction authors on my reading list! I’m glad I chose this book to read and review!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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Review 2 for Healing Hearts: A Collection of Amish Romances - eBook
Overall Rating:
Healing Hearts
Date:August 23, 2011
Bullwifey
Location:Longview, TX
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
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This is a set of 3 novellas that were great! They are set up in one book form. Beth Wiseman, as usual, presents a great story with forgiveness and healing woven through out. I couldn't wait to find out what happened with each character, and it usually had a twist to it that made you smile. I know there is so much to the Amish community that I do not desire to live with(I couldn't have this blog in most communities!) but Beth brings out the forgiveness and humility that is their way--which I believe is really more God's way than we would like to admit. Our Lord does very plainly say---friendship with the world is enmity with God. I don't desire the rigidness that I see in some communities, but their walking in the fear of the Lord is very sound and biblical. Thanks Beth!
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Review 3 for Healing Hearts: A Collection of Amish Romances - eBook
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Mixed review on Healing Hearts by Beth Wiseman
Date:August 13, 2011
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This e-book is actually three stories in one book. Each story is based on a theme or lesson to learn. The first story is on forgivemess. A young Amish widow who is reunited with her long lost first love who had disappeared one night before their engagement and was later shunned by the village. She went on to marry his brother, made a family and life together. Unfortunately, the husband died. Months later, her first love returns and complication ensues.
I did find the story to be a page turner, and could not put it down at all. I finished within a couple of days. Unfortunately, I found the ending of the story to be very predictable and trivial with the female character to be juvenile for her 32 years. Since then, I have not read the other two stories for this reason.
At the end of the book there was a Group Discussion guide for reading clubs. It did have interesting questions to pounder on while reading the story and answer when you have completed reading the story. Especially since the questions asks you how would you apply in your life the lesson learned in the story. I thought that was a nice touch.
This was my first Amish story and I had always wondered what it was about this genre that has become so popular. I don’t know if this is the book that would have me interested in other stories of the same genre. For me, I feel it is a mix review.
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