Her Amish Refuge by Pamela Desmond Wright

 

I read Her Amish Refuge by Pamela Desmond Wright as a stand-alone as I did not realize it was part of a series. It read just fine on its own.

Her Amish Refuge starts out with Florene Schroder being kicked out of the car from her abusive Englisher husband into the middle of a blizzard. She is alone and pregnant and walks as best she can to a nearby farm and collapses in the barn. She is found the next morning by Gil Kestler. Gil is a tall Amish man who is a gentle giant. His family takes her in for the time being. However, Gil's family has its own troubles as Gil and his brother Eli struggle to get along. This is complicated by the fact that Eli's wife misses living in town and feels trapped in the country with their new baby. Gil's mother is a widow and his dad originally owned the farm through his family for generations. 

There is a gentle love story between Florene and Gil as the book progresses. Florene also must decide if she will return to the Amish ways and the Amish faith. She longs to go home to her family but she isn't sure if she will be welcomed. There is a faith element woven through Her Amish Refuge that is realistic too. There is a lot going on with family issues on all sides and it is interesting to see it all wrapped up in the ending. I don't read many Amish books but this one seems to be well written.

I received a copy of this book from the author. All opinions within this review are my own.