I'm not going to lie--this book started off a bit slow. However, once I got a good hundred pages in, things started to get really good. The protagonist is torn as she has several men competing for her attention, the stress of moving to a new place, and the sadness associated with her dying mother. As a city girl coming to Amish country, the woman does not fit in exactly. Things get complicated when an unexpected family friend visits her. Add in the drama of thievery and fires and you've got once suspenseful novel. This book was full of twists and turns. Set in the 1800s, there was enough details to understand that time period but not so much detail to make readers want to fall asleep. I also liked the psychology of this book. It had a happy ending (surprise, surprise) but was also filled with real-world problems that aren't so fairy-tale. This includes abusive men, dangers of walking alone, and others. While the dangers in this book aren't horrifying or graphic, they do help paint a story that is realistic and not just fantasy.
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