The Inn at Harts Haven: A Novel (The Matchmakers of Harts Haven, 1) 

January 4, 2022

by Patricia Davids  (Author)

“Patricia writes with heart, integrity and hope. Her stories both entertain and edify—the perfect combination.” —Kim Vogel Sawyer, award-winning and bestselling author

In this close-knit Amish community, she’ll hide in plain sight…

Pregnant and desperate, Victoria Worthington runs to the only place that’s ever felt safe. For years she’s been controlled, first by her crime-boss father, then by her ex-boyfriend. Donning a hand-sewn dress, a kapp and a new name, she escapes as Abby Martin to the Amish community of Harts Haven, where she spent happy summers with her grandparents. Taking a job as a maid at the local inn, Abby plans to repair her grandparents’ abandoned house and build a new life for her baby.

Since a tragedy took his family, contractor Joseph Troyer has traveled from one Amish town to another, refusing to let anyone get close. Not that it stops the inn’s elderly, eccentric owner, Rose, from doing some matchmaking while Joe renovates her kitchen. Though Abby is more outspoken than any Amish woman he knows, something draws him to her—and to the secrets she’s hiding.

Taken under Rose’s wing, Abby begins to find her place at last. But even here there’s no hiding from the past. Only by facing it with courage, faith and the unexpected gift of love can this haven become the home she’s longed for.   

The Matchmakers of Harts Haven

Book 1: The Inn at Harts Haven

Marilyn's thoughts:     

 

I was immerse into Victoria’s story from the start when she’s escaping her childhood home and abusive boyfriend. She loved her childhood memories of spending time with her Amish grandparents and felt safe there. Her arrival in Harts Haven gave her a new sense of finally belonging. Meeting Rose at the inn gave her support and love that she hadn’t received for years. Add in Joseph Troyer who doing renovations at the inn and Rose sees a match between two hurting souls. This book is not the typical Amish fiction as it’s filled with depth, mystery, romance, gangsters, and plenty of unexpected twists and turns for Abby, Joseph and the residents. I look forward to the next book in this series to see who Rose to trying to match up next.

 

I won a copy of this book from the author in a Facebook giveaway. I was under no obligation to write a review but have shared my own opinion.

 

 

I was immerse into Victoria’s story from the start when she’s escaping her childhood home and abusive boyfriend. She loved her childhood memories of spending time with her Amish grandparents and felt safe there. Her arrival in Harts Haven gave her a new sense of finally belonging. Meeting Rose at the inn gave her support and love that she hadn’t received for years. Add in Joseph Troyer who doing renovations at the inn and Rose sees a match between two hurting souls. This book is not the typical Amish fiction as it’s filled with depth, mystery, romance, gangsters, and plenty of unexpected twists and turns for Abby, Joseph and the residents. I look forward to the next book in this series to see who Rose to trying to match up next.

 

I won a copy of this book from the author in a Facebook giveaway. I was under no obligation to write a review but have shared my own opinion.