Friday, September 5, 2014

Home to Pebble Creek

Title:  HOME TO PEBBLE CREEK
Author: Vannetta Chapman
Publisher: Harvest House Books
September 2013
ASIN: B00ET7Z40G
Genre: Amish/e-short

This free short story e-romance is a prequel to The Pebble Creek Amish Series by Vannetta Chapman. Fans of the series will enjoy this chance to briefly revisit Pebble Creek, and new readers will be introduced to an Amish community that is more deeply explored in the three full novels, A Promise for Miriam, A Home for Lydia, and A Wedding for Julia.

When Joseph Bontrager left Pebble Creek, all of Esther Schrock’s dreams and hopes for the future went with him. Bravely picking up the pieces of her broken heart, she resumed her life teaching at the schoolhouse with Miriam King.

Now, nineteen months later, Joseph has returned. Despite her initial excitement, Esther feels anger rise up instead of love. Will she be able to forgive him for leaving? Forgive him for more than a year and a half of silence without a single letter? With Miriam’s encouraging words, and despite ominous clouds on the horizon, will Esther be able to replace the bitterness in her heart with affection for Joseph once more?

A brief prequel to A Promise to Miriam, HOME TO PEBBLE CREEK is a  sweet rekindled romance between Joseph and Esther. I enjoyed reading it, and getting to know a little about this couple. I also liked the way it was tied into the first book in the series. 

The book is told more than shown, but it was still an enjoyable read. Fans of Ms. Chapman's Amish series will want to read this e-short. And it's free. 20 pages. $0.00.

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