Title: A ROAD
UNKNOWN
Author: Barbara
Cameron
Publisher:
Abingdon Press
February 2014
ISBN: 978-1426740596
Genre: Amish
Elizabeth is at a crossroad. She's been given the
chance to experience life outside of her community, away from the
responsibility to care for her eight younger siblings, but Elizabeth Bontrager
can't decide which road to take. Goshen has its
charms and pressures, but Paradise,
Pennsylvania, sounds . . . well,
like paradise. And it's also home to her Englisch friend, Paula. Decision made.
Elizabeth is Paradise
bound.
But will the small
town live up to its name? When Elizabeth
meets Paula's friend, Bruce, she quickly learns he wants more than a
friendship. And the same might be true of Saul Miller, her new boss at the
country story that sells Amish products to the Englisch community. As the two
compete for her attention, Elizabeth
is surprised to realize she misses her family and becomes even more uncertain
about where she belongs. She has a choice to make: return home or embrace this
new life and possibly a new love?
A ROAD UNKNOWN is
the first book in Ms. Cameron’s newest series Amish Roads. I enjoyed getting to know Elizabeth and Saul. Elizabeth
is experimenting with English life—but not in a run-around way, but because she
is running away from home.
The romance is
rather flat—the sparks non-existent, but those in the Christian market who like
quiet romances without sexual tension would love this book. I enjoyed the
concept—an Amish girl leaving home for another area and living with the English,
but still she is very involved in the Amish community.
The
misunderstanding between Saul and Elizabeth seemed rather contrived and forced,
but other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed reading A ROAD UNKNOWN. Fans of Amish
fiction who enjoy reading Wanda Brunstettler and Shelley Shepard Gray will
enjoy A ROAD UNKNOWN. $14.99. 304 pages. 4.5 stars.
About the Author: Barbara Cameron is a best-selling author who has a heart for writing about the spiritual values and simple joys of the Amish. She is the author of more than 38 fiction and nonfiction books, three nationally televised movies, and the winner of the first Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award. Barbara is a former newspaper reporter. Some of her non-fiction titles include the
Everything Weddings on a Budget Book and
Her Restless Heart: A Woman's Longing for Love and Acceptance. Cameron currently resides in Edgewater, Florida.
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