The Amish Clockmaker Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner

What's the book about:
Newlywed Matthew Zook is expanding his family’s tack and feed store when a surprising property dispute puts the remodel on hold—and raises new questions about the location’s mysterious past.

Decades earlier, the same building housed a clock shop run by a young Amish clockmaker named Clayton Raber. Known for his hot temper, Clayton was arrested for the murder of his beloved wife, a crime almost everyone—including his own family members—believed he’d committed, even after charges were dropped. Isolated and feeling condemned by all, Clayton eventually broke from the church, left Lancaster County, and was never heard from again.

Now the only way Matthew can solve the boundary issue and save his family’s business is to track down the clockmaker. But does this put Matthew on the trail of a murderer?
A timeless novel of truth, commitment, and the power of enduring love, where secrets of the past give way to hope for the future

My thoughts on the book:
Its a race against time, money, and technolgy or is it? As Matthew starts a future for his family he has one thing in mind honoring his grandfathers wish, but also honoring what God wants to. Matthew has the simple life in the Amish community, he has family, a wonderful wife, and a new adventure. What he did not expect was that the new adventure would take him and Amanda place neither of them thought they would go. There are three parts to the book in one part you have Matthews and Amanda as they start this journey to uncover some hidden secrets in the community.

Then in part two you have Clayton and his story and his free spirit Miriam. Miriam has plans she wants and shiny things she is ready to go after. Clayton wants to be where he is at and he pines for someone to love him for him. He wants to love like Christ loves us with his every bien. He his faced with so many challenges he is not sure what God is doing or where he is suppose to be in his life. Is he making chooses because he wants them or is he walking through doors God is opening.

In part three it really sums the book up I don't want to go into to much detail because I don't want to give away to much of the last part of the book. I will say this I had a had time putting this book down, and I had a lot of WOW I did not see the coming moments. You will want to grab some tissues cause you are going to need them.

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Where you can connect with the author:
www.susanlmeissner.com
www.mindystarnsclark.com


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The Amish Blacksmith Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner

What's the book about:

New from bestselling authors Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner, The Amish Blacksmith (Book 2 in The Men of Lancaster County series) explores the men of an Amish community in Lancaster County, how their Amish beliefs play out in their unique roles, and the women who change their lives.

Apprenticed blacksmith Jake Miller is skeptical of Priscilla Kinsinger’s innate ability to soothe troubled horses, especially when he has own ideas on how to calm them. Six years earlier, Priscilla’s mother died in an awful accident at home, and Priscilla’s grief over losing her mother was so intense that she was sent to live with relatives in Indiana. She has just returned to Lancaster County.



Not that her homecoming matters to Jake, who is interested in courting lighthearted Amanda Shetler. But Jake’s boss is Priscilla’s uncle, and when the man asks Jake to help his niece reconnect with community life, he has no choice but to do just that. Surprisingly, he finds himself slowly drawn to the beautiful but emotionally wounded Priscilla.

Jake then determines to prove to her that it’s not her fault her mother died, but what he discovers will challenge everything they both believe about the depth of love and the breadth of forgiveness.

 

My Thoughts on the book:

 I have to say I really like this book, The interaction with each and everyone of the characters is really amazing. I am not one who likes so much detail that it takes away from the storyline its self. At first I felt that this book was heading that way, there is a lot of details but the more I read on I felt like everyone of those details make since in the end. The book is intense at times but it just make you keep wanting to read on to see what is going to happen. I really had a hard time putting the book down it was a really fun storyline. Also it teaches you a little bit about the Amish, I just love the simple life of the Amish and to get loss into the simpleness of there lives even if its just fiction its fun. This book is worth the read as well as worth the buy, from the beginning of the book to the end of the book it grabs you and holds you there. If you are looking for a fun book the you will not want to put down this would be the book. I hope you enjoy as much as I did.


I was given a copy of this book from netgalley for my honest review.

Where you can buy the book:
www.cbd.com
www.amazon.com
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Where you can connect with the author:
http://susanlmeissner.com/
http://www.mindystarnsclark.com/