Review by Christian writer, Eryn Grace! 

I read the book, 'Fleeting Hope' by Diane Craver and loved it!  This is the third book in the Dreams of Plain Daughters series of Amish books

If you like Amish romances, you'll love this one!  It's the third book of the series 'Dreams of Plain Daughters' about Ruth and David.

Ruth is an older, unmarried school marm.  She had her one chance at marriage to Daniel, but he died right before they were married.  Thus, she's alone.

Her neighbor, David, is a widower.  Some of his children are grown, and two of them are in Ruth's class at school.

This story describes the love story between these two, and how life is different in the Amish tradition.

I really liked this book, because I grew up in Lancaster, PA, one of the biggest Amish communities around.  This story, though, takes place in Ohio, but sticks to the Amish traditions I remember hearing about when I was a kid.  Even though I'm not Amish, I respect that they stick to their traditions and have a strong community.  Those ideas come out in this book, showing some of the struggles that they all face to remain pure to the Amish faith.

 So I give this one five out of five stars!  Since Amazon won't let me post a review (I've been banned), I'm writing it here.

Thank you, Ms. Craver, for telling the story of Ruth and David.  It's a great book!  Keep writing!  I can't wait to read the fourth one, which is already out.

A  JOYFUL BREAK, Dreams of Plain Daughters Amish Series, Book 1, is only $2.99. 


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After her mother’s untimely death, a twenty-year-old Amish woman has a difficult decision to make: Choose to break from the Plain community and her boyfriend to live in the English world permanently...or join the Amish church.

Rachel Hershberger wants to get away from her Amish home in Fields Corner, Ohio. For a year she’s been trying to fill her mother’s shoes by taking care of her father and siblings. She had quit her job at the bakery so she would have more time to clean and cook at home. Before her mother died, Rachel was positive she wanted to marry Samuel Weaver, but now she can’t think about wedding plans. She blames her father for her mother’s death. If they had installed a phone in their barn or a shanty, her mother might have received medical help in time to save her life. Her mother’s death has made Rachel question if she should be baptized and join the church. She wonders if non-Amish women live longer and have less stress. Maybe her forty-four-year old mother would still be alive had she left the Amish lifestyle like her sister Carrie did.

When her Aunt Carrie invites her to go to the beach, Rachel decides the time away will help her to decide whether to join the Amish church or to live in the English world instead. She is conflicted because she loves Samuel and her family. Instead of a relaxing time away, disturbing events happen while Rachel’s in Florida. A photographer snaps troublesome pictures of Rachel because of her famous senator uncle, and a handsome and charming college student falls in love with Rachel.
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