Publisher Description
The teacher next door could be the mother they need…
Will she return to her old life…or risk everything to build a new one?
Taking a schoolteacher position in another district is just the change Amish spinster Eva Coblentz needs. And with her new neighbor, blacksmith Willis Gingrich, struggling to raise his three orphaned siblings, Eva is determined to help them heal. But when her relatives insist she come home, Eva must choose between the life she left…and the one she’s growing to love.
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My Review:
What a wonderful story! I was cheering on the main character, Eva, as she left her overbearing brother’s household to become a teacher and begin a new life of her own. Willis had my sympathy, too. He’s a young man who suddenly finds himself raising his orphaned brothers and little sister following the tragic death of their parents. But Willis had a secret that he felt he had to hide from Eva, and that secret kept their relationship status as close friends instead of sweethearts.
But the character that held my heart in this book was Maddie, the little first grader that was always accompanied by her “invisible friend”, Bubble. Maddie and Bubble made me smile many times throughout the story, and I loved seeing life from Maddie’s point of view. Maddie’s determined that Eva should be her new mother, and her efforts to bring this about makes this a sweet, heart-touching story.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About Patricia Davids
USA Today Bestselling author Patricia Davids grew up on a Kansas farm with four brothers. After college she began a wonderful career as a nurse. In 1973 Pat wrote a letter to a lonely sailor. Little did she know her talent with words would bring her love, marriage and motherhood.
An avid reader, Pat longed to write a book, but put her dream on hold as she raised a family and worked in an NICU. It wasn’t until 1996 that she began writing seriously. Today, Pat enjoys crafting emotionally satisfying romances where love and faith bring two people together forever.
I have a huge stack of books to read, but you made me feel, in your review that this is the one that I want to read next! I can’t wait to get to know Maddie!!