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    A Season of Change

    By Lynette Sowell

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    Amish widower Jacob Miller believes it was a mistake to visit the Amish village of Pinecraft for winter vacation, especially after his daughter is struck by a car. Stranded in Sarasota until his daughter recovers, Jacob grows increasingly wary of events that unfold in his unfamiliar surroundings—including the strange curiosity of Englischer Natalie Bennett. Natalie never thought her circus career as an aerial silks artist would end with a blown-out knee at the age of 25. She also never knew her late mother had a secret—that she was once Amish. When Natalie meets the Millers at the Sarasota hospital, she is attracted to their warm hospitality and simple ways—and soon wonders if they can help her find her mother's family. As Jacob and Natalie fall in love, their worlds collide. Will their differences tear them apart? Or will their love be strong enough to blend their clashing cultures?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Fiction
    Release dateMay 20, 2014
    ISBN9781682998717
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    Lynette Sowell

    Lynette Sowell is the award-winning author of more than a dozen titles in the inspirational market. When Lynette's not writing, she chases down news stories for her local paper. Lynette was born in Massachusetts, raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, but makes her home on the doorstep of the Texas hill country with her husband and a herd of cats who have them well-trained. She loves reading, cooking, watching movies, and is always up for a Texas road trip.

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    • 4/5
      Amish Widower, Jacob Miller intended for his visit to Sarasota Florida to be a short one but when his young daughter is injured his stay there becomes much longer than he expected. Natalie Bennett is still mourning the loss of her mother when she receives startling news - her mother was once Amish. Natalie is filled with questions about the Amish and thinks the Millers might be able to help her find any relatives she may have. Jacob and Natalie start to grow close but love between Amish man and an English woman is forbidden. Will they find a way to follow their hearts?Set in Florida where some Amish go for the winter and some even live there year-round, “Season of Change” is one of the most unique Amish romance novels I've read and I've read a lot of them. Most of the Amish romances I've read take place in Pennsylvania or Ohio so it was interesting to read about the Amish in Florida who are not afraid to bend the rules a bit while there including using electricity. Jacob’s story is heartbreaking as he mourns the loss of his wife and struggles not only to raise his two children but with the pressure from other Amish to finding another wife and mother for his children. Natalie’s story is heartbreaking in its own way - she is mourning the loss of her mother and feeling a need for family that her father can't give her. Her search for her Amish family is well done. Also well done is the growing attraction between Jacob and Natalie - they know in their romance it is forbidden but their hearts tell him otherwise. The one thing that kept me from getting this book five stars is the resolution to the story. After all the buildup the ending felt rushed and the choices Natalie and Jacob made didn't feel well thought out and the resolution felt like it should have been developed more.The ending aside, I enjoyed this book I look forward to the next book in the series.
    • 5/5
      Just picking up this book, I couldn’t imagine what was between its covers, but it intrigued me, and so glad I read it. You read the back of the book and find out that Jacob Miller is a widower with young children, and still mourning his wife. Also he travels to Pinecraft Florida, which I’ve heard of, with a lot of trepidation, and as it turns out it is good and bad that he is there.Jacobs’s path crosses with Natalie Bennett, and Englisher and former circus performer, as she visits the hospital dressed as a clown to help cheer the children. Not exactly how you picture a strict Amish man and a circus/clown meeting, and becoming intertwined in their lives.Now Jacob’s community is pressuring him to remarry and present a mother for his children Zeke and Rebecca. There is a young woman who is also visiting Florida that would love to take that position, but Jacob is not interested. You know of course, who he and the children choose, yes, Natalie, but can that ever be? Who will be willing to give up all they know, and are familiar with?There are some really big surprises here, and some you will never see coming. I sure didn’t! There are other characters we meet and fall in love with, and I am so happy that they were there and enriched the book. Be ready for a really wonderful and loving read and a very different love story!I received this book through Litfuse Publicity Book Tours and Abingdon Press, and was not required to give a positive review.