Wildwood Creek by Lisa Wingate

What a great way to do a parallel story! 1861 and present day collide. Bonnie Rose was a school teacher in Wildwood. Allie Kirkland is a costuming assistant on a docudrama about Wildwood.

Bonnie and her sister Maggie were stolen by Indians and mistreated with the scares to prove it. Bonnie feels unlovable and dirty. Allie still misses her father who died long ago but her mom and her new family don’t think or act like Allie. She feels unlovable and unaccepted.

Will Allie end up going down a similar path as Bonnie Rose or will Allie make the right decision?

I am pleased to give this book a five star rating.

I received this book free from the publisher through the Bethany House Publishers.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255

An Amish Miracle by Mary Ellis, Ruth Reid, and Beth Wiseman

This is a collection of three Amish stories that follow each other.  In the first one “Always in My Heart,” Hope was a young girl when she was raped and forced to give the baby up for adoption. Can she find her son? Will he want to be found and return home with Hope?

“Always His Provision” Rosa has a financial crisis. Back taxes are now due and with only an income from selling eggs. Adding to her worries is her neighbor and his dogs. Can Rosa keep the dogs away from her chickens or will the dogs kill them off? Can Rosa save her land in time or will she lose the farm and move to an Aunt in Ohio?

“Always Beautiful” Becky has always struggled with her weight. She asks God for a miracle and begins to lose weight. Is this the miracle she wanted? Will she come to find her true beauty?

I thought that this collection flowed very well especially with three authors. I am pleased to give the book a five star review.

I received this book free from the publisher through BookSneeze.com.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255