Disclosure of material connection- I received a copy of the book from the publisher Zondervan via the Book Sneeze Blogger Program in exchange for my honest thoughts. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions stated are 100% my own.
About the book:
Every year, young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West
Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months
and receive “resident” status for the hunting season in the fall. They
arrive as bachelors, but go home with brides!
In The Promise Box, the second book of bestselling author Tricia
Goyer’s Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series, Lydia Wyse, a book
editor from Seattle who grew up Amish, returns to the small community of
West Kootenai, Montana to give comfort to her father after her mother's
death. She is drawn back to the familiar Amish ways after finding her
mother’s most precious possession, a Promise Box of prayers and
scripture. What her publisher sees, though, is an opportunity for a
sensational “tell-all” book about the Amish.
Lydia soon finds herself falling in love with Amish bachelor Gideon
Hooley. She wants nothing more than to forget her past and look forward
to a future as an Amish bride. Will the pain of her childhood— and her
potential betrayal of her community—keep her from committing her whole
heart?
My thoughts:
I have been waiting for this book to come out since I finished up The Memory Jar, which was the first book in the Seven Brides for Seven Bachelor's series. The Memory Jar is one of my favorite Amish fiction novels of all time and I haven't met a Tricia Goyer novel that I haven't liked yet. I was excited to read about how another Amish couple was to come together in The Promise Box. I have to say that I love this book every bit as much as the first. I got pretty wrapped up in Lydia and Gideon's story. Lydia's mother told her at age 16 the tragic event that led to her birth mother putting her up for adoption and it causes Lydia to question where she belongs so she leaves the Amish. She comes back for her mother's funeral and her very first meeting with Gideon is definitely an interesting one! I love learning each of their back stories piece by piece throughout the book. I really feel like I need to point out that I think the most romantic scene I have ever read in an Amish fiction novel occurred in this book, my heart got fluttery for them a couple of different times, that's how strongly Goyer writes these characters, that you feel what they feel. I absolutely love that I can read a love story and feel like one of the scenes is that wonderfully romantic, but that it is completely innocent behavior, these are the kinds of love stories I want my daughter to grow up and read, the sweet ones that sweep you away! I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Amish fiction or a really sweet love story. Is it bad I am already ready for book #3 in this series? The Kissing Bridge doesn't come out until April, 11 2014 so I guess I'll have to be patient!! :)
About the author:
Tricia Goyer has written more than thirty-five books, including both
novels that delight and entertain readers and non- fiction titles that
offer encouragement and hope. She has also published more than 500
articles in national publications such as Guideposts, Thriving Family, Proverbs 31, and HomeLife Magazine.
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The Promise Box is available now on Amazon.com.
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