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Review for THE AMISH MOTHER'S SECRET

3/12/2023

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5 stars
The Amish Mother’s Secret
Diane Craver
Reviewer: Chery Hart

The Amish Mother’s Secret is much deeper of a story than I expected. The elements of faith and unconditional love hold such importance in this heartbreaking and heartwarming story. And don’t miss the author’s personal info at the end! I was quickly immersed into Lindsay and Phoebe’s lives and empathized with them and what they went through. Secrets are revealed and changes the trajectory of several lives. I enjoyed this touching story and the various characters. Though I didn’t like some of them, I understood them, and wanted their faith to grow. This is a touching and meaningful story centering on family, faith, and forgiveness. I love a story that keeps me turning pages and characters who feel like friends. It pains me a bit to leave these new friends behind. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions are 100% mine.
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Review for THE AMISH MOTHER'S SECRET!

3/10/2023

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#1 Bookworm

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Story, Highly Recommended
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2023
A Beautiful Story, Highly Recommended
Diane Craver writes a beautifully poignant story of heartbreak, illness, faith & joy.


A younger Lindsay, is forced to give up two of her triplets for adoption, as she can barely care for one. Years later, after being diagnosed with stage IV cancer, Lindsay reunites with the triplets father & sets out to find her other two daughters. The story unfolds with hostility coming from the adoptive mother & shock from the adopted triplets, as they find out the true story of their birth. Ms. Craver writes with feeling, as she pulls from her own emotional journey with cancer. A well written book, with believable characters, is a must read.
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Facebook Chat - The Amish Mother's Secret!

3/6/2023

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March 7th is my chat for Book One, The Amish Mother's Secret, on the Keeping Up With the Amish Facebook group! Hope you can join me from 8 pm to 9 pm! 
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Thankful for Street Team and Reviews!

2/13/2023

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My daughter Christina helped me with the Google registration form for my Amish Adoption Team! I'm happy to have 17 amazing readers on my team. I wasn't expecting to have this much interest because I only mentioned it in my newsletter. I didn't share the team information with my FB groups.  

I'm sharing a new review from one of the team members and another one from an Amazon reader.

L Palmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
"This author is new to me, but now I want to read her other books. I enjoyed her style of writing, it seemed so natural. This book is a must read for those who like Christian Amish fiction. I received a copy of this book and these opinions are mine."


5 stars by reader, Tammy Layton - Pure Love

"Once I started this book I couldn't put if down. Its a feel good story about family,love,secrets,and sickness. Everyone has secrets of some type and we all believe we do what's best. A great live story and story of adoption redemption and Gods love for us all."
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2 January Birthdays!

1/13/2023

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Amanda turned 33 on January 8th and Dillon's birthday was on the 9th. He's 11. We celebrated both birthdays on Amanda's last Sunday! It was a fun time with delicious food. 
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Love these reviews!!!

1/5/2023

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5 stars - Heartfelt and Discovering Family
Reviewer - Marilyn Ridgway


The Amish Mother’s Secret is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story. Diane Craver intertwined of the English and Amish in her books is beautifully penned once again in this extraordinary tale.

My emotions and heart went out to Lindsay Prescott for her present pain as well as the past along with her daughter, Phoebe. Phoebe desire to have a family gave way to more than she ever expected. Once the secret is revealed there is dashing hopes, anger, unexpected discoveries and so much more. The characters are all well developed with a range of personalities, emotions and levels of faith. There were plenty of exciting moments along with individuals releasing their concerns and pain to God. Harris thought gave him the strength to face the future when he knew, “God can bring joy and beauty out of of my mistakes when I release them to Him.”


Craver created another story filled with family, faith, healing, forgiveness, new beginnings and romance among several. There’s depth to this story that readers will discover while reading with the author sharing personal information at the end to make this one of the most heartfelt stories I’ve read. I look forward to the next book by Craver.

5 stars - A Book Life Changing Situations
​Reviewer - Shirley Chapel

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Of all the books I could have picked to be my first read for 2023 I’m so glad it was this one I chose. I found it to be a beautiful warm hearted emotional book. There is a lot of things happening in this story but it all came together so beautifully at the end. The Author Diane Craver blended into the story a lot of her own experiences she had gone through with the same type of cancer that main character Lindsay Prescott had. I thought the characters were warm and supportive of each other, well except for one of them. I appreciate that the Author is an Ohio writer because I enjoy supporting writers from my own State. I was quickly drawn into this amazing story and it held my attention to the last page. The Amish Mother’s Secret is a story about life’s changing situations, forgiveness and trusting God with your future. The way this book ended I’m thinking there may be more books in this series and I hope I’m right. Readers of Amish Fiction, Christian Fiction , Contemporary Romance and fans of the Author will appreciate this book. I recommend it and it left me with a feeling of contentment after I read the last page. I purchased my own copy so a review was not requested. I gave my honest opinion about the book in the comments I made here in this review.
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Available Now and a great review!

12/27/2022

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REVIEW by Kris Anderson
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4.0 out of 5 stars A touching Amish tale!
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2022

​The Amish Mother’s Secret by Diane Craver is an emotional story. I thought it was well-written with steady pacing. The characters are realistic and relatable. You can feel the character’s emotions. I felt for Lindsay who made a difficult choice. I could certainly understand why she would want to meet the daughters she was unable to raise. Phoebe, Amy, Jenna have mixed emotions (naturally). They are upset that their parents did not tell them the truth sooner, but the triplets are excited to be together. Harris Manning is excited to learn he has three daughters and happy to reconnect with Lindsay. I like Roman Yoder. He is a kind, caring man who loves his family. I was not a fan of Roman’s wife, Katie. I knew she loved her children and wanted them to become baptized in the Amish faith. I found some of her thoughts and behavior baffling. I wish the author had captured more of Columbus. I loved the references to Ohio State University. There is repetition of key details. I could certainly understand Jenna and Amy’s desire for more education. I cannot imagine grown women having to get permission from their parents and the bishop to get EMT training or get a GED. I enjoyed reading The Amish Mother’s Secret. It is a story about family, forgiveness, and faith. I look forward to reading more books by Diane Craver. The Amish Mother’s Secret is a touching tale with a dismaying diagnosis, longed for letters, a lost love, a surprising secret, an unhappy parent, and triplet delight.

*I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this book. I am not required to leave a review. The comments and opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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Two Sweet Granddaughters!

12/20/2022

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Yesterday and today we watched our youngest granddaughter Irelynn Grace. She is so adorable but did have a hard time sleeping here to take a nap. I guess it was too much fun to be at our house!!
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Last night we attended the Christmas program at St. Veronica School. It was performed by grades 1-4. Granddaughter Elena, a third-grader, had a part to play but became ill at school in the afternoon and was unable to perform. Lila did a great job and is in 2nd grade. The play was called "Angel Alert" and they sang "Away in a Manager" and other songs. It was well-done and I'm glad we were able to attend. 
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Review for The Amish Mother's Secret

12/13/2022

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Review by a BookBub reader:
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"A mother's cancer illness leads her daughter to find family, a simplistic answer, but yes, the author has the mother diagnosed with lymphoma, and her daughter makes a startling discovery. I had a lot of mixed emotions as I read this book, trying to put myself in each mother's shoes, and I respect the Amish mother's point of view, and worry about her children leaving the faith, but I struggled with her attitude. There is a lot of forgiveness shown by a lot of the characters, and I loved the faith shown but most! Family does become the highlight here, and you will need to read to find out what happens with the triplets! This became a page turner for me, I needed answers!"
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Florida Birthday Trip!

11/25/2022

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To celebrate my 73rd birthday, I went to Florida with daughters April and Christina! The funny thing is we stayed at a hotel on Treasure Island and realized that we were close to where we went two years ago. The previous time we were at Maderia Beach.That time April and Emily went with me. I enjoyed being on the beach again and we were fortunate to only have one rainy day. On Saturday, there was a wonderful festival with sand sculptures featuring nursery rhymes. There were vendors and food trucks. That night we enjoyed watching fireworks from our hotel balcony. It was stressful on Tuesday getting on a flight home to Cincinnati with many travelers going places for Thanksgiving. 
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