Sadie Schrock swore she would never marry. All of her
other Amish friends could court and marry—she was content to manage the family
business and eventually take it over when her parents are ready to retire. But
all of that changes when a reckless driver kills both of her parents and
seriously injures her younger sister. With mounting hospital bills adding to
the pile of debt her parents left behind, Sadie is left with no choice: she
must marry. And not just any man—the man who saw her at her weakest and walked
away.
Aden knows what his brother did to Sadie years ago was
inexcusable. And every day since that incident, Aden has lived with the guilt
for not intervening sooner. When he is faced with the chance to protect Sadie
once again, he can’t let her down—even if it means living with the scorn of the
woman he loves for the rest of his life.
Working alongside Aden at the store, Sadie realizes he
isn’t the same boy who once betrayed her. Just when Sadie starts to let her
guard down and perhaps develop feelings for her new husband, dangerous secrets
are revealed. Now everything Sadie has worked so hard to protect is threatened,
and she must find a way to save her family—and herself.
I have never read any books by Kathleen Fuller and I’m
not really a fan of Amish books. So I
was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed getting to know Sadie and
Aden. Sadie is a very stubborn
independent woman who has vowed that she will never marry. Then after the death of her parents here
comes the bishop demanding that she marry Sol, his son. The very person she abhors. Aden, Sol’s brother, steps up and volunteers
to marry Sadie. She now is between a
rock and hard place. What does she
do? Marry Aden as the bishop wants or
lose everything and any way of taking care of her sisters.
The Amish way of life was brought into the book. But
it wasn’t the main focus. My main
complaint about Amish books is that they dwell more on the Amish way and not
God’s way. I liked how this book showed
Sadie as wanting to do things God’s way.
Aden has had a very hard life growing up under a very abusive father and
brother. Through all this he still has a
very gentle nature. He also wants to do
things God’s way. I enjoyed watching the
relationship between Sadie and Aden grow throughout the book. There was a
little bit of mystery in the book which I enjoyed also.
I would highly recommend this book and will be reading
more books by Kathleen Fuller.
I was given this book by the publisher for an honest
review. I was not compensated in any
way.
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