Although I'm still not convinced I will become a fan of Amish books, since I had this one on my shelf for 2 years, I decided to give it a try. What a delightful and thought-provoking surprise. My main criticism is that the book is misnamed. THE AMISH MIDWIFE doesn't begin to capture the mystery, ...
Annalise Jensen has a past she'd rather leave behind. Now living in California as Anna Bailey, she is lising a far cry from the Pennsylvania Dutch Country she grew up in. But, after a frantic call from her sister-in-law which alerts her to her brother's disappearance, Anna is sucked back into the...
From Goodreads:Anna Bailey thought she left the tragedies of the past behind when she took on a new identity and moved from Pennsylvania to California. But now that her brother has vanished and his wife is crying out for help, Anna knows she has no choice but to come out of hiding, go home, and f...
I enjoyed this story very much. It is a novel but shares muxch information a out both the Famish and Mennonite ways of life and faith. An engaging story line with mystery, Romans or the hope for it, sadness and disappointment, joy, faith, love and more. Especially interesting to me was the story ...
This was a good who did it that had me guessing for awhile. One thing that did had me confused at first that it went from "now" times to back to the 1700's and at first I didn't understand where the author was going but the more I got into the book the more I understood why she was having us go ...
One of the women in my on-line critique groups writes Amish romance, a category that in the past has not appealed to me, however her writing draws me in and I've learned to like the genre more than I thought. The Amish Bride did not take away from that new appreciation. I found a couple of gramma...
I was reluctant to start reading this book because it was "another Amish book." Seems like there are so many of those these days, but I bought the book on the recommendation of a friend. I "fell for" the protagonist -- liked her in a big way. Her past tugged at my heart and I could totally und...
I didn't mind that the story took place in the world of finance, a subject I'm not riveted by. I didn't even mind when it took a turn to Christian Historical Fiction. I minded when the authors referred to every character at least once as 'poor man or poor woman'. When the lead character always re...
I wanted to give this book four stars and one star. I settled on three.The mystery aspect of the book was terrific. The characters were interesting, and even though I would NOT pick up a book about investment companies (bleh!), the storyline/mystery/plot/business aspect was very captivating. The ...
I don't usually read mystery, but I got this book for $1.00 at my church bookstore. It's written by Mindy Starns Clark and is part of a series, although I didn't realize that until I finished reading it.I'll start with the pros: The mystery is solid and believable. The romance is clean and sweet....
Josephine Tulip is definitely a smart chick, a twenty-first century female MacGyver who writes a helpful hints column and solves mysteries in her spare time. Her best friend, Danny, is a talented photographer who longs to succeed in his career...perhaps a cover photo on "National Geographic"?When...
Mindy Starns Clark's first two books in the Smart Chick Mystery series-The Trouble with Tulip and Blind Dates Can Be Murder-are followed with more love and adventure in this final, suspense-filled book. When someone tries to push Jo Tulip in front of a New York train, her ex-fiance, Bradford, suf...
With a touch of romance and a strong heroine, Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels offers more of the fast-paced and suspenseful inspirational writing readers found in A Penny for Your Thoughts. Working to provide quality work clothes to women who can't afford to buy their own, Callie becomes involved...
"He would never leave us."Just like that, business investigator Callie Webber finds herself involved in the life of a young wife and mother whose husband has disappeared. . . possibly the victim of foul play."I won't go away until my husband comes back," Luisa said, her face threatening to crumbl...
When Callie learns that the man she loves is somehow connected to the man who killed her late husband, she confronts Tom. But he informs her that his hands are tied by the National Security Agency and he can tell her nothing. Despite the secrecy surrounding Tom and the NSA, Callie decides to find...
From award-winning author Mindy Starns Clark comes the fast-paced and inspirational Million Dollar Mystery series.Attorney Callie Webber investigates nonprofit organizations for the J.O.S.H.U.A. Foundation and awards the best of them grants up to a million dollars. In each book of the series, Cal...
It�s April, spring is in the air, and Callie and Tom have just spent a wonderful few weeks getting to know each another after years of a telephone�only relationship. But as their time together draws to a close, they are called to the hospital bed of mutual friend Eli Gold, who has just been s...
From the author of the popular Million Dollar Mysteries and Smart Chick Mysteries comes a new stand-alone novel full of hidden staircases, buried secrets, and the promise of hope found in knowing God. Miranda Miller wasn't looking for the news the day the letter came. But, trying to survive in t...
Clouds had rolled in over the hills and hung heavily above the city. She hurried toward the river, thankful that the dragoons were nowhere in sight. When she reached the Saint Vincent Bridge, she stopped for a moment. There was no rag cart on the other side. Perhaps Eriq had parked on a different...
Though I could tell she was exhausted by the time we got home, she seemed in an upbeat mood. Later, once she was in bed, she asked for a piece of tape, which she used to mount her new key tag on the headboard. White with black print, the triangular plastic tag featured the word “Welcome” on the f...
My first thought went to Rosalee, and I slid from my bed, wedging my feet into my slippers and wiggling into my robe. I tiptoed to the closet outside my door and grabbed another quilt from the stack on the shelf. Then I headed across the hall to Rosalee’s room. She appeared to still be sleeping, ...
Ideally, an Amish childhood is filled with God, love, work, fun, and family—often all at the same time. Unlike modern Americans, the Amish do not strongly delineate between worktime and playtime. Instead, they often combine the two, creating an industrious and satisfying lifestyle. With such larg...
It was about five in the morning, which was eight back in Pennsylvania. Given that I was usually up before sunrise at home, sleeping in this late felt almost decadent.I dressed for the day in my new Englisch clothes and slipped on my watch, though I had to loosen the strap first. It had been a fe...
Instead, I needed him to rope off the area and make it inaccessible to customers for now. As he did that, Amanda and Daed went about removing all of the tarps from the other shelves and displays, and I grabbed a marker and some paper to write out a few signs apologizing for the mess and offering ...
Step one was to begin establishing mutual trust between us, and to do that I had to present opportunities for January to need to trust me, which meant introducing the tiniest bit of fear and then quickly showing the horse that she had nothing to worry about. Though over the coming days I would li...