About the Book

Book:  Hannah’s Courage

Author: Molly Jebber

Genre:  Amish Historical Romance

Release Date: January 28, 2020

A loaf of fragrant cinnamon bread for breakfast . . . a sweet and creamy custard pie for dessert. In 1912 Ohio, the Amish Charm Bakery has something to delight locals and visiting Englischer alike. And within this warm, welcoming community, there’s always room for love to grow . . .

Hannah Lapp’s life, like a long-cherished recipe, is satisfying just the way it is. She enjoys whipping up desserts at the bakery, tutoring local children, and socializing with dear friends. One of those friends, Timothy Barkman, has made his interest in Hannah clear, but she’s been in no hurry to change her circumstances.

No sooner does she feel ready to grow closer to hard-working, handsome Timothy than Hannah finds she may have waited too long. Charlene Shetler intends to become Timothy’s fraa. It’s little wonder he’s attracted to such a pretty, forthright young woman, but is the newcomer all that she seems? Only when Hannah is willing to confront some difficult truths can she move bravely toward a life of abiding faith and love . . .

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My Review:

I enjoy reading sweet, wholesome stories, and Molly Jebber’s stories always have a way of touching my heart. What I’ve loved most about this series is the Amish community of Charm, Ohio, in the year 1912.  These books make me wish I could visit the bakery there and talk with Hannah, Ellie, and Magdalena.
We read this story from the viewpoints of both Hannah and Timothy.  Hannah’s a lovely young Amish lady who enjoys visiting with and helping her friends and family.  She’s not been in a hurry to get married, even though Timothy has been courting Hannah for some time.  However, Hannah has misjudged Timothy’s feelings about the delay.  Timothy thinks Hannah likes him only as a friend, and he decides it may be time to move forward with someone else who is serious about marriage.  He meets Charlene, a newcomer to their community, and she immediately makes her interest in Timothy known to all.  Hannah realizes the true state of her heart, but is it too late for her to make this known to Timothy?

I was quite interested in the characters in this book.  Both Hannah and Timothy are wonderful people, and it was easy to see that they belonged together.  Charlene was a total contrast to Hannah, as she was manipulative and secretive. Although Charlene was sometimes over-the-top with her behavior, her character fit well with the storyline.

Amish fiction fans will enjoy this book.  I’m hoping there’s still more to comeopinions are my  from that little Amish community of Charm.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.

About the Author

Molly Jebber’s Amish Historical Romance books have been featured on Publisher’s Weekly’s Best Ten Recommended Reads, in USA Today’s HEA, Romantic Times and many other media sites. She’s tours and speaks for Stonecroft Ministries – Women’s Christian Connection, and about Amish history/traditions, writing, marketing, publishing, and her books. She loves God, her family, and friends. She enjoys swimming, golf, reading, and says yes to butterscotch pie and parasailing, but no to coconut and skydiving! Visit http://www.mollyjebber.com for a complete list of her books and speaking events.

More from Molly

I related to Hannah in this book where I had to find the courage to make some hard decisions. Maybe you’ve had some hard choices to make and finding the courage to follow through has been difficult for you.

Have you had a bad day where nothing goes right? We’ve all had those. Hannah’s has many days like this, and she is torn about what to do from one problem to the next in her life. She makes some snap decisions, and faces life-altering challenges. You’ll laugh and want to stomp your feet at the twists and turns in this story.  She’s good at giving her friends advice, but has trouble following it. I can relate to this in my life at times. Maybe you can too.

The Sheriff and Dr. Harrison are still regular customers at the bakery where she whips up mouth-watering desserts. She and her friends cry, laugh, and offer each other advice. I love time with girlfriends, and Hannah’s no different. You’ll relate to her, root for her, want to reach in the book and shake her at times (I’m sure my friends have wanted to do this with me a time or two!), and wonder how what the future holds for her.

I hope you’ll follow my blog tour and enter for a chance to win the Grand Prize at the end of the tour. The more you enter, the more chances you have of winning!

Thank you so much for your support and encouragement. Your Facebook comments help me to get to know you better, and I appreciate it so much!

Here’s a recipe Hannah’s whipped up for you. And there are more in the back of Hannah’s story.

Cake

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ¾ teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoonnutmeg
• ½ teaspoonsalt
• 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
• 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
• ½ cupbrown sugar
• 3eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
• 3large apples, peeled and cut into large pieced

Glaze

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• ¼ teaspoonvanilla

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 9 x 13 pan with butter and coat with 2 tablespoons of flour
2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Sift two additional times and set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine oil and both sugars, and mix until well blended.
4. Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla and mix again.
5. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the batter and mix thoroughly. By hand, fold in apples and walnuts and mix until evenly combined.
6. Spoon the batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
7. Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool in the bundt pan for 20 minutes.
8. While the cake is cooling, prepare the glaze. In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine all of the glaze ingredients. Bring to a boil and allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute.
9. Remove the cake from the pan, onto a serving plate. Spoon the glaze over the warm cake.
10. Cool for a little longer before serving.

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To celebrate her tour, Molly is giving away a Molly Jebber grand prize collection that includes a handmade quilt and Amazon card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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