A Widow's Hope 

(Indiana Amish Brides #1) 

Mass Market Paperback, ebook, paperback

July 17, 2018

by Vannetta Chapman  (Author)

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Love Inspired; Original edition 
• ISBN-13: 978-1335509642

His scars are visible.
Hers are hidden…
An Indiana Amish Brides match

After tragedy claimed her husband’s life and her son’s ability to walk, Hannah King doesn’t want a new man. She has her family, a home and mounting debts. Scarred Amish bachelor Jacob Schrock offers Hannah the job she desperately needs. But while Hannah helps Jacob resolve his accounting issues, can she and her little boy also heal his wounded heart?

My thoughts: A WIDOW'S HOPE is Ms. Chapman;s first Love Inspired romance. I didn't know she'd written one until a friend mentioned it and gave me her copy to read.  Hannah is an overprotective mama (with good cause) of a disabled four year old boy. She needs a  job as her dad is supporting her and her son and the son's medical expenses are risking the farm as they can't make payments. 

Jacob Schrock used to like Hannah, but their first date ended disastrously when his horse went lame and Hannah lost her temper and walked off. He builds playhouses for disabled children now and has been commissioned to build a train shaped one for Hannah's son. He is being audited and needs an accountant. But Hannah is not desperate enough to work for him until everything else goes wrong.

Jacob had my heart. He was badly burned in a fire and disfigured and feels no one can love him. He's treated like a scary monster. Most author's cast these people as bad guys and I know a man personally who has been badly burned and he is the sweetest kindest man I've ever known. He's young enough to be my son, and is a Christian. I'm glad Ms. Chapman found it in her heart to write about a character such as Jacob.

I didn't like Hannah at all when I met her. She was outspoken, rude and pushy. The dialog was rather flat, but something about the story drew me (the hero, the son, something) and I had to keep reading. I was glad the way the story worked out and I recommend it for a good Amish read.  

I was given a copy free by a friend (not the author) and all opinions are my own.