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When four maidels join forces to turn an abandoned barn into an Amish marketplace, the unmarried women have community in mind. But their fledgling enterprise promises to reap surprising rewards for each in turn, including the gift of unexpected love . . .
For Regina Miller, the new Morning Star Marketplace is a chance to share her secret work with the world—without revealing herself. Old Order Amish forbid the creation of art without purpose, but without a husband, Regina has been free to explore the joy of painting in her attic. Yet when Gabe Flaud’s curiosity leads him to speculate that Regina herself is the painter, the full weight of their community’s judgement falls on her shoulders. When Gabe stands up to defend Regina, questioning the Order’s restrictions, he reveals his own guilty secret and is shunned along with her. Forced to turn to each other for companionship, the young couple must learn to balance their own needs with their deep faith … and a love that will show them all things are possible.
My review...
This is the first book in a new series titled “The Maidels
of Morning Star”. I have not read all of Charlotte Hubbard’s books by any means.
However, each story that I have read touched on the problems that many people
have in everyday life whether they be Amish or not. Each story was a good story yet light and
heart-warming.
By saying that this book was not as light does not mean I’m
saying a bad thing. To say that I think this may be somewhat realistic of today’s
world does not mean I know anything about the old order Amish nor any Amish
faith. So what am I saying?
The writing here is as good as all of Charlotte Hubbard’s
other books. The emotions and problems dealt with in an open and honest manner
yet never in anything but a clean manner. Something anyone can read and know
before they open the cover, they will deal with a story but not with any
profanity, sex, etc.
I’m also saying I thought this book was a little different
than her other series. That might be exactly what it’s time for her to do. I
can’t see her writing mass market books on the same basic subject forever.
Remember...change is good.
Read an Excerpt
As the Sunday service neared its end, Regina Miller opened her eyes after the prayer. She reached for the Ausbund under her pew bench. Across the room on the men’s side, Gabe Flaud sang the first phrase of the final hymn in his clear, melodious voice to establish the pitch and the tempo.
I could listen to Gabe sing all day, Regina thought as she joined in with the others.
She would never tell Gabe that, of course. Five days a week she worked as a finisher in the furniture shop his dat owned, staining and varnishing the dining room and bedroom sets the male employees built in the factory. Gabe was the foreman and he was single, but he looked at Regina as though she was a fixture in the shop—just one of the boys. She’d heard rumors that he dated English girls despite the fact that he’d joined the Old Order, yet the church leaders had never called him on it.
He’s way too adventurous to give a mouse like me a second glance, she mused as she looked at the stained hands holding her hymnal. Why do I waste my time thinking about him? Must be that springtime thing Jo was talking about, wanting something different—something more—in my life.
Regina had a more compelling reason for not entertaining notions about Gabe, but it was a secret she didn’t dare think about during church. God was undoubtedly displeased with the part of her life she kept hidden away. She’d probably be inviting a visible sign of His judgment—perhaps a lightning bolt shooting through the roof to strike her down—if she allowed her mind to wander to her sinful pastime while she was supposed to be worshipping Him.
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