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His Accidental Amish Family (Unexpected Amish Blessings)


His Accidental Amish Family 

(Unexpected Amish Blessings #3) 

Mass Market Paperback – ebook

December 1, 2020

by Rachel J. Good  (Author) 

  • Publisher : Zebra 
  • Mass Market Paperback : 352 pages
  • ISBN-13 : 978-1420150469



Life can be surprising, upending the best-laid plans. But as in Rachel J. Good's third Unexpected Amish Blessings romance, even in the wake of tragedy, God's grace and the healing power love can close any wound.

In the picturesque Amish community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, life's detours may prove the path to true happiness...

After a buggy accident when she was a teenager, Anna Flaud was told she would never walk again. Unwilling to be an object of pity, she put aside her dreams of marriage and found purpose as an assistant at a Community Care Center. Now she has a chance to fulfill her dearest wish--motherhood--and adopt three siblings with special needs. Yet the opportunity comes with a condition Anna isn't sure she can meet: finding a husband.

Levi King began working at the center as penance after a careless mistake led to tragedy. Though he's dealing with his own heartbreak, he's drawn to Anna, cheering her on as she strives to regain her mobility. Her quiet determination, her generous heart--these are qualities to cherish in a wife. Still, Anna's plans give him pause. Given his past, Levi hardly trusts himself to care for one child, let alone three. Yet together, perhaps they could forge a family made sturdier by all they've overcome...

Marilyn’s thoughts:   His Accidental Amish Family is the third book in Good’s Unexpected Amish Blessings series. Anna and Gabe were in the previous book, His Pretend Amish Bride, but had a significant place in this book.

 

Anna’s move to Bird-in-Hand area brought her in contact with Levi King as her therapist. She had one goal in mind and that was to walk in front of Gabe, her former boyfriend before the accident that left her confined to a wheelchair. Levi is drawn to Anna but his past will not allow him to consider marriage and children. I really enjoyed Levi’s twelve year old brother Jonah that had suffered a trauma which affected him for life. There are twists and turns with the characters that made you wonder how they would come together. Will Anna and Levi be able to move forward and find forgiveness, healing of their broken spirit and renewed faith?

 

Personally having work with foster parents and foster children, I appreciated the way Good’s incorporation of foster children and the issues they face along with the challenges of fostering children was presented. Good’s research of physical therapy sessions and client’s goals and the foster system are well researched. I was surprised by some of the events in the final chapters but it’s realistic even though some are against the way the story went.

 

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the ARC e-book without any obligation to write a positive review. I have expressed my own opinion. I look forward to reading more of Good’s stories in the future.



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