Jeb's Wife--An Amish Beauty and the Beast

Leah is thirty years old and single, having been dumped by her fiance because she can't bear children.  Leah has raised her brother, Simon, since her parents died in an accident.  Jeb is Leah's and Simon's landlord and next-door neighbor.  He is a widower who was badly burned in the fire that killed his wife.

Simon owes money for gambling debts and Leah cannot come up with that amount of money.  The solution that presents itself is to marry Jeb, who needs a wife to keep his farm.

Patricia Johns has take the unfortunate circumstances of her characters' lives and created a "Beauty and the Beast" tale set in the Amish community of Abundance.  Her characters are believable and the settings are quaint, adding only to the quality of the book.  In writing this book, she has shown that no group of people is without struggles and trials.  She has also shown the devastation gossip can bring, as well as how hard the fight is to overcome the gossip. 

This is a five-star book, with two thumbs up, and a woman's touch in a bachelor's home.

Kensington/Zebra Publications and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review.  The opinions expressed are my own.