The Farm Stand (Amish Marketplace #2) Review

My Review

This is my favorite Amy Clipston book! Wait a minute, I say that about all of her books after I read them but this one really was excellent it had an

extra depth to it.

When is what seems like a fun and loving relationship to outsiders not

really what it appears to be? If you're in a relationship for a number of years and others expect you to marry should you give into the pressure to do so?

These are some of the questions an Old Order Mennonite man and and Old Order Amish woman ask themselves in their separate relationships. I love gardening and was thrilled to read all about the fresh produce grown in Salina Petersheim's garden, where she finds comfort in her

closeness to God there.

Her half acre garden supplies her booth at the Amish market and she's just started being the fresh produce supplier for a restaurant too, keeping

her busier than ever.

Mennonite chef and restaurant owner Will Zimmerman has a business relationship with Salina because she supplies the fresh produce for him. What happens when this business relationship threatens to take a romantic turn but can't because Will and Salina are each involved in their own separate relationships but yet these relationships just don't seem to have

the right feel to them anymore.

Throw in a Bishop for a father and a Deacon for a brother into the mix for Salina and it's even a more stressful situation.

Trust in God, he will give us the best possible outcome in situations though it may not be the way we envisioned it and it's in his timing not ours. We

must trust in God for all things!

Highly recommended, I am really looking forward to reading the next book in this series! Published May 5th 2020 by Zondervan I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own

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GoodReads Summary

Experience some sweet, garden-fresh romance in the next installment of Amy Clipston's Amish Marketplace series. Salina Petersheim runs her own booth at the Amish market, where she’s known for having the freshest and most delicious produce in the area. Her father is the bishop of her church district, and her brother is a deacon. They are a very close family, yet sometimes she tires of being compared to her older brother, Neil, who is married and has two children. She also feels the pressure of having to be the perfect daughter for her parents. Salina has been dating Josiah for almost a year now, but he feels more like a friend than a boyfriend. Her parents approve of Josiah, who is a hardworking roofer. He’s handsome and easy to talk to, but he just doesn’t warm her heart the way she feels a boyfriend and future husband should. She secretly longs for more. Along comes William “Will” Zimmerman, a Mennonite chef who runs a restaurant located next door to the Amish market. He wants Salina to supply the produce for his restaurant, and as they forge a business relationship, they both feel themselves falling in love. Salina especially tries to deny her feelings for Will since her father wants her to marry within the community. Both Salina and Will feel stuck in their current relationships, but they cannot deny what they feel for each other. Will they follow their hearts or bow to the pressure of family? Or will God provide a surprising new road for them?

About The Author

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Hi, I’m Amy Clipston. I am an author of Amish and Christian fiction with HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Most of my books focus on the Amish community, faith, and love. I also write romance novels and young adult inspirational stories. My books include: Kauffman Amish Bakery Series • A Gift of Grace (3/2009) • A Promise of Hope (3/2010) • A Place of Peace (2/2011) • A Life of Joy (1/2012) • A Season of Love (6/2012) Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel Series • A Hopeful Heart (5/2013) • A Mother’s Secret (4/2014) • A Dream of Home (11/2015) • A Simple Prayer (5/15) The Bird-in-Hand Heirloom Series • The Forgotten Recipe (11/2015) • The Courtship Basket (6/16) • The Cherished Quilt (11/16) • The Beloved Hope Chest (5/17) Amish Homestead Series • A Place at Our Table 11/14/2017 • Room on the Porch Swing 6/18 • Book #3 (Untitled) 11/18 • Book #4 (Untitled) 6/19 Amish Anthologies • An Amish Kitchen (12/2012) • An Amish Cradle (2/2015) • An Amish Christmas Gift (11/2015) • An Amish Market (1/2016) • An Amish Harvest (8/2016) • An Amish Home (2/2017) • An Amish Summer (7/2017) • Amish Sweethearts (1/2018) • An Amish Heirloom (5/2018) • An Amish Homecoming (10/2018) Seasonal • A Plain and Simple Christmas (9/2010) • Naomi’s Gift (8/2011) • Kauffman Amish Christmas Collection(9/2012) • An Amish Christmas Gift (8/2016) • An Amish Christmas Love (8/2017) Young Adult • Roadside Assistance (4/2011) • Reckless Heart (4/2012) (Kauffman Amish Bakery young adult book) • Destination Unknown (2/2014) • Miles from Nowhere (2/2015) Non-Fiction • A Gift of Love (2/2014) I'm an advocate for organ and blood donation. I donated a kidney on June 14, 2011, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Through my donation, my husband received a second kidney transplant. My husband and I matched another couple and we swapped kidneys with them. I gave a kidney to my husband's donor's wife. Feel free to email me and ask me what it was like to be a kidney donor. It was one of the most amazing experiences in my life. If you're healthy, please donate blood! Also, become an organ donor.

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