My mom is horrible with remembering the names of books that she loves. She can recognize the cover, sometimes. This made the "book your mom loves" box a little more difficult to check off. She told me that I knew that she would love any Amish romance novel, so I set out to find one.
Apparently, Amish romance is HUGE in my area. I had plenty of selections to chose from, but eventually picked this book because every time I walked by, someone had turned it around. After a few times of fixing it, I just went ahead and checked it out.
We follow Caleb as he battles his demons from the English life in his return to the Amish. Caleb falls in love with Jodie and can't understand how she seems so unphased and unconcerned about his past. He butts heads with his father, who is not only his bishop, but also his boss on a construction crew. Caleb finds his true purpose as he begins helping a family who refuse to accept charity. We watch Caleb face his demons, we watch his father come to respect him as a man, and we watch Jodie continue to show him what it means to love someone unconditionally.
This is my mom's idea of a great read. For me, it wasn't bad. It's not something I would have picked up without some prodding. It wasn't a bad read, just not my cup of tea. (And that is the only reason it gets such a low star rating from me.)
B Star Rating: 
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