The Promise Box

Title:  THE PROMISE BOX Author: Tricia Goyer Publisher: Zondervan Books May 2013 ISBN: 978-0310335122 Genre: Amish/romance Every year, young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive 'resident' status for the hunting season in the fall. They arrive as bachelors, but go home with brides! Lydia Wyse, a book editor from Seattle who grew up Amish, returns to the small community of West Kootenai to give comfort to her father after her mother's  death. She is drawn back to the familiar Amish ways after finding her mother's most precious possession, a Promise Box of prayers and scripture. What her  publisher sees, though, is an opportunity for a sensational 'tell-all' book  about the Amish. Lydia soon finds herself falling in love with Amish bachelor Gideon Hooley.  She wants nothing more than to forget her past and look forward to a future  as an Amish bride. But will the pain of her childhood---and her potential  betrayal of her community---keep her from committing her whole heart? THE PROMISE BOX is the second book of Tricia Goyer's Seven Brides for  Seven Bachelors series, but it easily stands alone. The main characters  in the first book The Memory Jar are present, but not a main part of the story. I enjoyed getting to know Lydia and Gideon. He is a strong, confident  horse-whisperer, and she is a confident editor with a terrible heartbreak. My heart broke for her. Gideon had secrets too.  The romance is rather flat,  but the story is so much more than romance. It’s about two people finding  the truth of God’s love for them. Fans of Amis fiction will enjoy reading  about this hurting ex-Amish girl as she meets the Amish man of her dreams.  One of them must make a life altering decision. I had to keep reading to  find out what happened and how it happened.   $14.99. 336 pages.  Purchase your copy: http://ow.ly/l6QH1 Meet Tricia:  Tricia Goyer is a busy mom of six, grandmother of one, and wife to John. Somewhere around the hustle and bustle of family life, she manages to find the time to write fictional tales delighting and entertaining readers and non-fiction titles offering encouragement and hope. A bestselling author, Tricia has published thirty-three books to date and has written more than 500 articles. She is a two-time Carol Award winner, as well as a Christy and ECPA Award Nominee. In 2010, she was selected as one of the Top 20 Moms to Follow on Twitter by SheKnows.com. Tricia is also on the blogging team at MomLifeToday.com, TheBetterMom.com  and other homeschooling and Christian sites. In addition to her roles as mom, wife and author, Tricia volunteers around her community and mentors teen moms. She is the founder of Hope Pregnancy Ministries in Northwestern Montana, and she currently leads a Teen MOPS Group in Little Rock, AR. Tricia, along with a  group of friends, recently launched NotQuiteAmishLiving.com,  sharing ideas about simplifying life. She also hosts the weekly  radio podcast, Living Inspired.  Learn more about Tricia at www.triciagoyer.com.

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