The Believer
August 19, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
In Just one night Elizabeth’s whole life turned upside down. With no notice at all her father becomes suddenly ill and was gone by the next morning. Elizabeth did not know what to do now that she was responsible for her younger brother and sister, with no money, and no way to earn a living. Elizabeth was told that if she married Colton Linley that he would forgive the debt that her father owed for living in Mr. Linley’s cabin all this time and all her Father’s debt would be erased. But Elizabeth fears Colton and refused to marry him. After burying their Father and much praying Elizabeth is giving the only answer she thinks will save them. To go live the Shaker’s life.
Elizabeth’s father told her how peaceful he felt when he visited the Shakers on Harmony Hill. Elizabeth knew they took in all orphans because they did not believe in Marriage, but would Elizabeth be able to become a true shaker and follow the Shaker way. But more important would Hannah her little sister be able to be timid and calm. And would Payton ever forgive her for taking them to Harmony Hill?
Elizabeth finds much more at Harmony Hill, then just all new beliefs and the Shaker way. She finds love that is forbidden. Shakers are to love one another and brother and sister not as man and wife.
As Elizabeth struggles with her feeling for Ethan, a young shaker who washed up on the river bank 16 years ago and found by a shaker brother, Ethan also struggles with the same forbidden feeling for Elizabeth. But to make things even more difficult trouble has followed Elizabeth to Harmony Hill and will not leave until she agree’s to marry him.
A Merry Heart
August 4, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
A Merry HeartMiriam Stolzfus was once filled with wonderful dreams for a future with a man she’d loved since childhood-unitl he moved away and married someone else, leaving her heart a bitter shell. Now, Miriam is known in her community as the “old maid” schoolteacher with a “heart of stone.”
Will Miriam ever let go of her bitter spirtit and surrender her will to God? Or will she leave the Amish faith and find what she longs for in the outside world.
As I started out the book I found it very heart to get into. It was slow reading from the start but about 1/4 of the way through the book picks up and then became very hard to put down.
Mariam is a very bitter unhappy person and does not ever want to marry or fall in love again. She sees Amos around but is always trying to avoid him and his daughter. She is very bitter toward him through most of th book and you are sure she is never going to warm up to him.
Nick on the other hand she runs into and seems to have an instant connection. She seems to think about Nick and really seems to enjoy his company. She calls on Nick when ever she needs someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on. Nick pursues Mariam and is very interested in her.
Will Nick and Mariam End up together or will she give into to Amos and marry him because she feels it is the only thing to do. You will not know until the last minute.
