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An Amish Christmas Quilt (2014)

by Charlotte Hubbard(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

161773554X (ISBN13: 9781617735547)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Kensington

review 1: An Amish Christmas Quilt is a collection of three novellas in one book. I didn't like the first two novellas, but the last one was really good.A Willow Ridge Christmas Pageant by Charlotte Hubbard is about widowed Mary Kauffman. She has two step children and is expecting another one. The story starts with Mary going to her aunt's house, but on the way she goes into labor. Her dog runs to a neighbor's house for help. Seth Brenneman helps Mary to the clinic so she can have her baby boy, Emmanuel. Life is better for Mary than it has been in awhile. Living with her aunt, having her little son, being away from her controlling, condemning father. Love starts growing between Mary and Seth, and she decides to make a Christmas quilt for him as a gift. Will he think it too forward o... moref her?A Christmas on Ice Mountain by Kelly Long is about Laurel Lapp and Matthew Beider. Their fathers have been fueding long before they were born so they have been dating more secretly than normal. Will they be able to convince their fathers to let them marry?A Perfect Amish Christmas by Jennifer Beckstrand is about Dottie Schrock and Gid Stutzman. Dottie wants to give her mother the perfect Christmas since they couldn't celebrate last year due to the cancer. Wanting to do it all herself, she ends up hurting several people in her quest for the best Christmas. She is surprised by Gid's help and how different he is from a couple of years ago. When she gets lost on Christmas Eve, Gid is the one who finds her and helps keep her alive through the blizzard. Will she remember the true reason for Christmas?A Willow Ridge Christmas Pageant seemed very unrealistic of the Amish. A live nativity? Not at all what I would expect from the reclusive group. I really didn't enjoy the story. They fell in love so quick, the strange pageant, and the very different group of Amish people.A Christmas in Ice Mountain had too much sensualness making it awkward and very unenjoyable. I felt like I wasn't reading a Christian story at all! It seems like more and more you can't tell Christian from non Christian. The author did write well, and I felt like I knew and understood all the characters but didn't enjoy the story itself.A Perfect Amish Christmas was my favorite. The story was well written with good characters and an interesting premise. It's a sweet story perfect to read around Christmas to help us all remember not to be so worried about making things perfect, but about worshipping the only perfect one, Jesus.I was given this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
review 2: Three Amish novellas with a quilt included in each of the stories. Loved the way the true meaning of the Christmas spirit was shinning through in each of these stories. All of these authors I have read previous stories by and felt like I was experiencing a home coming with the people that I have come to love and cherish. The first is A Willow Ridge Christmas Pageant By Charlotte Hubbard, and we are back with old friends here. Mary is traveling with her stepchildren and is about to have a baby. Can’t imagine being in labor, and driving a buggy into the rather unknown. She is rescued a carpenter named Seth. I know, his name is not Joseph, but by the time we finish the story, there is a lot more symbolism. The second story A Christmas on Ice Mountain by Kelly Long. Brought home the power of forgiveness, and the power of love. Two men previously the best of friends, now not speaking for a number of years, and then their children fall in love. Made me think of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, only this is an Amish community. What happens makes you feel the love Christmas that comes upon these families. Can there be forgiveness after all these years?The third and final story A Perfect Christmas by Jennifer Beckstrand, brought me back with one of my favorite fictional couples, our famous match making Grandparents Anna and Felty Helmuth. Of course, they are at it again.This is Grandson Gideon’s turn, and lets hope this one works out like the others. Anna has found whom she feels is the perfect match for him, Dottie Schrock. One never knows who is going to need the most help seeing what is in front of their eyes, but this is all in God’s timing. Of course Anna has been helping with a quilt for Dottie’s Mom, and it sure comes in handy.Three really great Christmas reads that will warm your heart and fill your mind during this Holy Season.I received this book through Net Galley and Kensington Publishing, and was not required to give a positive review. less

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