Through The Autumn Air (Every Amish Season #3)
Paperback, 350 pages
Published August 14th 2018 by Zondervan
Genre: Contemporary Fiction,Amish fiction,Christian fiction
Book Summary
A mysterious English stranger appears in Mary Katherine Ropp’s kitchen one autumn night, heralding the beginning of a new chapter in the widow’s life. The mother of ten, Mary Katherine is an empty-nester who lost her husband four years earlier. She misses her husband so much, she still talks to him. She pours her creative spirit into writing stories and serves as the district’s Budget newspaper scribe. An avid reader, her dream is to open a bookstore with her English friend, but the church elders want this wayward widow to work in an Amish-owned combination store. When an English man breaks into her house looking for food, Mary Katherine doesn’t call the sheriff. She turns to her good friend, Ezekiel, who needs a cook at the restaurant he started after his wife died ten years earlier. Mary Katherine and Ezekiel set out separately to make sure their new friend isn’t caught up in the investigation, and their efforts keep bringing them together. They’re both still so in love with their long-gone spouses, so when the sparks begin to fly, they are beyond confused. Is it possible to find “The One” more than once in a lifetime? But as Mary Katherine stands by her dear friend after the death of her husband, Mary Katherine is reminded of the terrible risk in giving her heart to someone. Can these two people, well-versed in the pain of loss, put the past behind them and trust in the hope of the future?
My Review
You've got to admit this is a beautiful cover. Doesn't it just help you get in the mood for Fall? Time to walk the dog through the park with the falling leaves them come home snuggle with your blanket and hot cup of pumpkin spice tea and read this book. The leaves haven't changed yet in my neck of the woods here in PA, but this book sure got me ready for Fall. Now look at the cover model, she's a beauty and she's not the usual 20 something you see on covers, she's a widow woman of 60 and mother of 10. I love how the author has an older heroine in their love story and I hope this is a trend that will continue. Not all romances are in the blush of youth as people do remarry after widowhood and it's realistic to see a story featuring it. Excellent job, Zondervan. Keep it up! Mary Katherine marries off her last daughter and thinks she will now go to the dawdi house and be lonely for the remainder of her life. After a hilarious mishap at her daughter's wedding things just may be changing for Mary Katherine after a chance encounter with old school friend,Ezekiel . Mary Katherine is going through the change in life. No not that change but she just may change her mind about being satisfied with being alone but she doesn't know it yet. Can Ezekiel convince her to see him as more than a hard working restaurant owner but instead as a prospective mate? Can two people in the Autumn of their life that have both suffered widowhood and terribly miss their spouse have a revival of spirit and bring out the best in each other through friendship and maybe something more? I really enjoyed seeing a romantic book featuring an older couple. Pub Date 14 Aug 2018 Thank you to Zondervan Fiction for a complimentary copy through Netgalley. All opinions expressed are my own.