A Sister's Secret

(Sisters of Holmes County #1) 

Mass Market Paperback, paperback, ebook, hardcover 

November 1, 2016

by Wanda E. Brunstetter 

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Books; Reprint edition 
• ISBN-13: 978-1634096737

Grace is the oldest sister in the Hostettler family. Having put her rumschpringe (running around years) behind her, she has returned to Holmes County, joined the Amish church, and begun a new life. For the past four years, everything has been going fairly well, until the day she sees an English man who knows enough of her past to jeopardize her future. Will Gary Walker's passion for Grace destroy more than one life? Amish man Cleon Schrock is planning to marry Grace, but ignorant of her past. Will love and faith triumph over shame and deception in Holmes County? 

A Sister's Secret is book 1 in the Sister's of Holmes County series. Other books in the series include A Sister's Test: Book 2 and A Sister's Hope Book 3.

My thoughts: A SISTER'S SECRET is a reprint of an older book that was published earlier, so many Amish fiction fans might have read it. I've been delinquent in my reading of books by this author and some have decided to further my Amish reading so they have sent me several of Wanda E. Brunstetter's books. 

Grace has a lot of secrets, not the least of it as to who Gary Walker is and what he knows about her--which is more than what even her fiance knows.  I kind of wondered how she thought she could keep her secrets past her wedding night, but maybe Cleon is a lot more innocent than Grace. 

There are three different sisters, and each has a point of view, plus several male characters and the parents, but the story is primarily about Grace and her secrets.  There is also a bit of a mystery as to who might be sabotaging the Amish, and a couple guesses who it might be. I made my decision fairly early on. 

Fans of sweet Amish stories will love Wanda E. Brunstetter -- which is probably why she has such a huge following.  If you happen to be as delinquent in her books as me, don't wait and grab a copy of A SISTER'S SECRET today. 

I was given a copy by a friend. All opinions are my own.