Home All Along by Beth Wiseman is the newest edition of the Amish Secrets series. In the novel just prior to this one Charlotte was settled into her brother's home after he died. This home was situated in an Amish community and also did not have electricity. Charlotte had gotten used to wood heat and lanterns but but she sure missed having an oven. Charlotte had also developed a relationship with an Amish man named Daniel Byler. In this edition Daniel wants her to take the next step and become baptized and join the Amish completely then marry him. In fact Daniel is considering breaking from the Amish in order to marry Charlotte but something is holding Charlotte back and she wants to wait a while longer to decide. If that is not enough, Daniel's mother is very ill with her late in life pregnancy and cancer has returned to her dear friend, Lena. Lena was such a close confidant for her during her time of decision-making. Then Charlotte's long lost sister, Andrea, who was adopted out of her family when she was a baby drops in to live with Charlotte along with her baby daughter, Bella in her tiny house with no electricity. Andrea was a whirlwind of activity as well as a mooch. Andrea's plan was to get as much out of Charlotte as she could before she moved on. Andrea didn't plan however to find a sister that she could love. Charlotte and Andrea learned to love each other for who they were and develop the family that they never had before.
I love reading Beth Wiseman books and when it comes to series I just can hardly wait until the next one comes out. Ms Wiseman well develops her characters so they seem as if they could be real. Read this story to follow how Charlotte learns and lives the Amish way and then decides whether she is ready to join the church as a full member and not look back or see any regrets in her decision. Is Charlotte ready to marry Daniel? Is Charlotte just considering joining the church so that she can marry Daniel? All this and more is what Charlotte must consider as she plans her future. I loved this book and I think that you will too.
I received this book from Booksneeze for this review.
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