Finding Her Amish Home: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (Love Inspired)

Finding Her Amish Home by Pamela Desmond Wright is a heartwarming story. I thought Finding Her Amish Home was beautifully written with realistic, developed characters. I enjoyed getting to know Maddie Baum and Abram Mueller. We also get to meet Abram’s extended family plus Wanetta Graff, Maddie’s landlady. Abram is a kindhearted man with a beautiful soul. He is warm, understanding, patient, and generous. It was wonderful how he related to Josh, Maddie’s nephew/son and helped him. We learn about Abram’s past which actually helped to make him into the man he is today. The community of Humble, Wisconsin is a charming setting. There is a warm, welcoming Amish community. I liked how Englischers, and Amish come together on Saturday evenings in the park. This is a unique Amish book. It is not your traditional story. I enjoyed how the faith element was woven into the story. It is well-done without being preachy. Finding Her Amish Home has compassion, generosity, understanding, love, faith, patience, friendship, and family. All the elements work together to deliver an emotional, tender story. My favorite phrase from Finding Her Amish Home is, “The Lord warns that we will have tribulations. Not if, but when. And faith means knowing He will hold us close as we walk through the gloom and lead us back to the light.” I look forward to more stories set in Humble, Wisconsin. Finding Her Amish Home is a warmhearted tale with a belligerent boy, a caring community, sociable skating, kinship in the park, welcome work, a terrifying trouble, and a generous God. *I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this book. I am not required to leave a review. The comments and opinions expressed are strictly my own.

In Finding Her Amish Home, Maddie Baum, on the run when her young nephew Josh, the son of her slain twin sister, lands in Humble, Wisconsin. She is the only mother Josh has known, and she’s vowed to protect him from his father, the man who killed her sister. Humble is an Amish community, and Maddie has Amish roots. She loves the Amish way of life, and deeply missed it when her mother whisked she and her sister away from it when they were younger. Their mother was shunned, and Maddie thinks she was, too. She doesn’t realize she was just a “youngie” back then, not held responsible for her mother’s actions. Maddie gets a job at the local Amish Market after meeting it’s proprietor, Abram Mueller. Josh was acting up, and instead of berating them, Abram shows them kindness. He remembers what it was like to be a rambunctious, outspoken boy, prone to acting before thinking…and has the scars to prove it. As they work together and get to know one another, their feelings for each other quickly grow. But Abram struggles with believing he is worthy of a woman…of Maddie. Who’d want him with the scars on his face? Maddie longs to return to being Amish, but she is burdened with thinking she’d been shunned along with her mother those years ago, plus she is hiding the truth of who Josh is, and why she seems to be looking over her shoulder. Can Abram trust Maddie with the truth of his past? Can Maddie trust Abram with the truth of her present? Find out as they let “Gott” work in their hearts. I loved this book so much, and SO hope this is just the first in a series. You’ll want to revisit Humble like I do! I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book, but my review is entirely my own opinion.

Thank you in advance to the author, Pamela Desmond Wright, for providing a complimentary review copy through her launch team. A positive review was not required nor requested, and all words are my own. This is still a fairly new Love Inspired author, and I hope to see more of her work, especially after reading this book. Don’t get me wrong, the first book – The Cowboy’s Amish Haven – was a solid debut. This book – this was definitely a fantastic sophomore follow-up. As of note, her first book is the first in the Texas Amish Brides series, and this is book #1 of Humble Blessings. The reason? Timing. This was the first book the author wrote, but had to put it aside due to editing issues. The first book sold, then this one did … and, I’m VERY grateful it did. While this is the first book, it can act as a standalone – though I am hoping it doesn’t. The cover is pretty interesting and does make the book a VERY interesting read. Interesting in a good way. More on that though … Let’s just say, the back cover grabbed me and I definitely HAD to read it: 🪦 Murdered sister (twin one at that) 🚓 Criminal brother-in-law 🏠 Hiding Out While that could be a suspense novel, this one isn’t. It has some element to keep it interesting, but the soul of the book are the characters who are richly diverse: 💕 Maddie – a single Englisch mother 👦🏻 Josh – Maddie’s “son” (really nephew) 👒 Mrs. Graff – Amish lady running the boarding house where Maddie and Josh are staying 💕 Abram – One of the single guys, owner of the market, sweet on Maddie and even hires her 🧰 Elam – Abram’s bother. Living as Englisch and car mechanic (I really liked this idea and hope the author keeps it going forward) 👨🏻‍🌾 Amos – Abram’s grandfather, mistrustful of Maddie And, there are other members of the Amish community as well. While a Love Inspired story; there might be some concerning or triggering content that is part of the characters’ background: domestic violence, murder of a spouse, non-custodial child kidnapping. The murder and DV take place prior to the start of the story though. Obviously, when Maggie arrives in Humble, she has some secrets. But, she’s hoping to keep herself and Josh safe. His dad is set to be released from prison. And, given what happened with her sister – Maddie isn’t going to take any chances with the little boy. Josh has a hard time adjusting – tantrums are a common occurrence – some end up on the destructive side. Josh seems unwilling to accept being in Humble, that is until the boy has a run-in with Amos Mueller and his grandson Abram. Abram instantly takes an interest in Maddie and her son. Amos is standoffish. He doesn’t trust Maddie. He has a feeling about her – she’s hiding something. She is, but it isn’t what Amos thinks. Ab...