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    Seasons in Paradise: The Coming Home Series - Book 2

    By Barbara Cameron

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    Sam Stoltzfus left the Amish community and followed his older brother, David, into the Englisch world, walking away from a chance for love. Sam had clashed with his father, but is there more to his leaving the community than what he says?

    Mary Elizabeth, the woman he was starting to love before he left, is determined to find out the reason and bring him back into the fold in time for Christmas.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateAug 2, 2016
    ISBN9781501827341
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    Seasons in Paradise: The Coming Home Series - Book 2
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    Barbara Cameron

      Barbara Cameron has a heart for writing about the spiritual values and simple joys of the Amish. She is the best-selling author of more than 40 fiction and nonfiction books, three nationally televised movies, and the winner of the first Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award. Her books have been nominated for Carol Awards and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award from RWA's Faith, Hope, and Love chapter. Barbara resides in Jacksonville, Florida.      

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    • 4/5
      This is the second book in this series about the Zook sisters and the Stoltzfus brothers. In the previous book we find the reuniting of Lavinia Zook and David Stoltzfus, and they are now married and expecting a baby.Mary Elizabeth Zook and Sam Stolzfus had been seeing each other, and expected to marry, when Sam left to go English. Family has brought Sam back, not to the church. He is in his free time helping his brother David on the farm, and because David is married to Lavinia, has contact with Mary Elizabeth. He finally tells Mary Elizabeth that she needs to move on with her life, he is not coming back.So enter Ben, a new member of the community, and he quickly becomes smitten with Mary Elizabeth, and doesn’t want her around Sam. Now our Mary Elizabeth is a sweet, loving, caring Amish woman, but will she take kindly to being told what to do?Will Ben end up with Mary Elizabeth, or will Sam give up his truck and English life and return to the fold of his Amish life. For Sam he seems to have a lot to give up, but will Ben be the catalyst of his return, or will Ben have the upper hand and win?I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Abingdon, and was not required to give a positive review
    • 4/5
      Seasons in Paradise by Barbara Cameron is the second book in The Coming Home series. Mary Elizabeth Zook is twenty-three years old and living with her family in Paradise, Pennsylvania. Mary Elizabeth is in love with Sam Stoltzfus, but Sam has left the Amish because of his father’s domineering ways (all three brothers left). Sam’s father, Amos, was recently diagnosed with an illness and it has caused him to change his ways (it is still a work in progress). Sam has yet to see this change aimed in his direction (he only seems different with David who married Lavina, the oldest Zook girl). Mary Elizabeth needs to make a decision. Either move on with her life, or find a way to bring Sam back into the fold. Sam takes Mary Elizabeth aside one day and tells her that he is not coming back to the community. While Mary Elizabeth is heartbroken, she knows she needs to move on with her life. Ben Miller is new to Paradise, and he takes an interest in Mary Elizabeth. They start spending time together. Mary Elizabeth, Kate Kraft (a local police officer) and Rose Anna (the youngest Zook sister) donate time to a local women’s shelter. They teach the women to sew and makes quilted items. Leah, owner of Stitches in Time (local quilting store), purchases the building next door to her shop. Leah is going to allow the women from the shelter to sell their work in the shop which will be called Sewn in Hope. Sam and his friend, Peter Beiler form their own construction company, and they are hired to do the remodeling work for the new shop. This brings Sam in touch with Mary Elizabeth on a regular basis. Ben does not like Mary Elizabeth around Sam and wants her to avoid it. This is a new side to Ben that Mary Elizabeth does not like (he is a little domineering). Sam does not like seeing Mary Elizabeth with another man. Can Sam make amends with his father and return to the Amish way of life (and Mary Elizabeth)? Which man is the right one for Mary Elizabeth? Join Mary Elizabeth, Sam, and friends in Paradise, Pennsylvania in Seasons in Paradise!Seasons in Paradise is the second novel in the series, but it can be read as a stand-alone novel. The author does a very good job at summarizing what happened in the previous novel. Seasons in Paradise is well-written, easy to read, and has a good pace (flows well). It is a sweet, simple romance story that makes for good reading on a rainy afternoon (or sitting at the beach). While it is a predictable story, I still enjoyed it (I closed the book with a smile on my face). I enjoyed seeing how the women in the shelter had made progress with their lives (and seeing people donating their time to help others). The next book will deal with the third sister, Rose Anna. I give Seasons in Paradise 4 out of 5 stars (I liked it). I will be reading the next book in the series to see what happens with Rose Anna (see if she winds up with the last Stoltzfus brother). I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for a review. The comments and opinions expressed are strictly my own.