Rebecca is a widow and a midwife in her Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, community. Samuel is a widower with a young daughter, who has recently moved to Lancaster from Indiana after inheriting a farm. Both have been widowed for about two years and are open to the thought of marrying again.
This is a pretty formulaic book where boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy dumps girl, boy gets girl back. Samuel has a problem with Rebecca's vocation because his wife and son died in childbirth. While it wasn't the midwife's fault his wife died, he still has a problem with midwives in general. The problem is that his daughter, Lizzie, falls in love with Rebecca, and as he gets to know Rebecca more, he falls in love too. But when his sister begins her labor in the midst of a snowstorm, he has incredible reservations about his sister's safety in Rebecca's hands.
Barbara Cameron has written a sweet book, but the formula makes the story a bit trite. It is a fast read, and the story lines are easy to follow. Three and a half stars--rounded up to four.
Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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