Saturday 15 August 2015

Made with Love by Tricia Goyer & Sherry Gore (Amish fiction, Romance, Christian fiction, 10E/10E)

 
A Dash of Love, a Pinch of Hope, and a Whole Lot of Good Cooking
Lovina Miller should be thrilled. Pinecraft, Florida, has everything a young Amish woman could ask for: sun, sand, volleyball games, and evening singings in the park. But Pinecraft lacks the one thing Lovina desperately wants—a pie shop of her own. She longs for a place to gather with the community and serve the treat she loves.
A young carpenter named Noah Yoder strolls into her life and offers a way to make her dream come true. But before Noah and Lovina can build a shop—and a life—together, they must each face heartaches from the past. Is their new love stronger than their regrets?
- See more at: https://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/books/made-with-love#sthash.Pwy0UIMu.dpuf
1st August 2015, Harvest House, 352 pages, Paperback, Review copy 

Content: Amish life, baking, setting up a bakery/shop, family life, community spirit, gossip, lots of humour, tissues needed

Summary from Harvest House
A Dash of Love, a Pinch of Hope, and a Whole Lot of Good Cooking
Lovina Miller should be thrilled. Pinecraft, Florida, has everything a young Amish woman could ask for: sun, sand, volleyball games, and evening singings in the park. But Pinecraft lacks the one thing Lovina desperately wants—a pie shop of her own. She longs for a place to gather with the community and serve the treat she loves.
A young carpenter named Noah Yoder strolls into her life and offers a way to make her dream come true. But before Noah and Lovina can build a shop—and a life—together, they must each face heartaches from the past. Is their new love stronger than their regrets?
- See more at: https://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/books/made-with-love#sthash.Pwy0UIMu.dpuf
A Dash of Love, a Pinch of Hope, and a Whole Lot of Good Cooking

Lovina Miller should be thrilled. Pinecraft, Florida, has everything a young Amish woman could ask for: sun, sand, volleyball games, and evening singings in the park. But Pinecraft lacks the one thing Lovina desperately wants—a pie shop of her own. She longs for a place to gather with the community and serve the treat she loves.

A young carpenter named Noah Yoder strolls into her life and offers a way to make her dream come true. But before Noah and Lovina can build a shop—and a life—together, they must each face heartaches from the past. Is their new love stronger than their regrets?

Nayu's thoughts 
This book appealed to me because I adore food based shops/cafes which the protagonist manages to set up and run despite a whole load of trouble. In this case the trouble is the town gossip,which Lovina's mother worries about, as well as some actual troublemakers as well as a catastrophe near the end which had me worried how on earth Lovina's dreams could be realised. 

She is a sweet girl, hard working, who tries to be respectful even when her own family seem to be against her dreams. The way her sisters eventually rally round – and the rest – made me cry, I love the family dynamics Lovina has, and it's frustrating how people are quick to judge and slow to give others a second chance. Definitely one for the reread pile! 

Find out more on Tricia's website and Sherry's website.

Suggested read
Another food related Amish read is Murder Freshly Brewed by Vannetta Chapman (Amish fiction, Christian fiction, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)

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