The Reluctant Amish Heart by Pamela Desmond Wright

 

 

Do you like Amish romance books? Her Reluctant Amish Heart by Pamela Desmond Wright is an Amish romance book. It is also the third book in the Humble Blessings series but can be read as a stand-alone. 

Elam Muller made a mistake. He took part in a street race when he knew better. A teenage boy, Nathan Glick, got hurt that night as a result of the race. Elam was sentenced by the judge to report to the Amish Bishop and to help the Glick family and to help at the local Meals on Wheels program. Elam didn't realize that Nathan's mother and older brother died in an accident and his dad was partially paralyzed before Nathan got hurt. A lot work fell on Anika's shoulders and Elam was there to help her with it all.

I liked Elam and Anika. I also liked their families. This book shows life in an Amish community. There are some changes the Bishop made allowing some modern conveniences when necessary. Reuben Glick couldn't get to church as it was too difficult to get the wheel chair into the buggy and also the weight may be too much with the wheel chair. The Bishop wanted the church to have a van to help members like Reuben who needed it. Elam knew cars and could put his knowledge to use helping the order find a van to use.

The romance in this book is kind of fast-moving, but the Harlequin books are about 200 pages so that is to be expected. There were parts of the story that were somewhat predictable, but sometimes one of these short Harlequin books with a happy ending is just what a person needs when real life is more difficult. I enjoyed Her Reluctant Amish Heart as a sweet, closed door romance book with a themes of mercy and redemption woven through.

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