Starting from Scratch

In so many romances, it is easy to tell who will be the bride and groom from the very beginning.  Kate Lloyd has written a book that doesn't give away this secret until the very end. 

Eva Lapp is still living at home and single at the age of twenty-nine.  She had a love once but he left town and "jumped the fence" as the Amish put it. Now Eva hears he's back in town since his father's had an accident.  The Amish grapevine says that he has a beard which means he's married, that he brought a girl home with him who is pregnant and that he's the father of her babe. 

Eva knows the speed at which the grapevine moves, since they've already declared that the few months she spent with her aunt were so that she could have a baby and give it up for adoption. 

When the opportunity comes for her to work as the cafe manager that's associated with the greenhouse nursery, Eva finds herself with more male attention than she ever anticipated, but still her heart longed for Jake.

Kate has woven together a story like no other Amish story I've ever read, there is a bit of mystery, a bit of romance, and growing friendships that add color to the novel. 

Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and an African violet for your kitchen shelf

My thanks to Harvest House Publishing for allowing me to read and review this book.