Bethany has a Coffee booth in the Amish Marketplace and specializes in flavored coffees and her own donuts. Micah is one of her regular customers, coming in every Saturday with his Daadi to get a coffee and donut for each of them. Bethany has a serious crush on Micah and wishes he'd notice her. Micah works for his Daadi building Amish outdoor furniture and would like to branch out but his Daadi feels they have enough business. Micah knows they could do better, but Daadi is hiding something from Micah.
Amy Clipston has populated this book with a number of lively characters, but the sheer number of people made the book a bit hard for me to get into. It was a tough read to get through without a program to keep the characters straight. This wouldn't have been a problem if I had read the earlier books in this series closer to beginning this book. In a lot of series, the individual books can stand alone and not give the reader too much trouble, but this one depends heavily on the previous books in the series. The series is also similar to one written by Charlotte Hubbard, and since I've been reading both, I was easily confused.
Amy did provide a compelling issue to overcome for Bethany and Micah to come together as a couple, she also offered characters who were flawed and who recognized their flaws to bring healing into their own lives.
It's a four-star book that will entertain those who love Amish fiction. Zondervan and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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