Love Bears All Things by Beth Wiseman

Charlotte Dolinsky is not only trying to get over a break up with her boyfriend but now her finances,or lack of them, is forcing her out of her apartment.  Offered a reprieve to come back to Lancaster County from her Amish friends, Charlotte decides to take them up on their offer and go back to Amish country to try to sell her deceased brother's home and get her life back on track.  Though her Amish "family" welcomes her with open arms not everyone is happy that she is back.  Daniel Byler doesn't trust Charlotte one bit after all the lies she's told but he also is trying to get over a heartbreak. And now things have come to light in his own family and the only way to help them is to work with Charlotte.  As they try to get over their pasts, could their partnership actually turn into a friendship that helps them get over their hurt?  Charlotte hopes so.  And as the forgiveness of her Amish family is poured into her life, can she finally get her life back together enough to choose between the two worlds.  Just when she thinks she knows her direction, her past comes knocking and she is thrown right back into uncertainty.

This is book 2 in the Amish Secrets trilogy.  Book 1 is reviewed here and book 3 here.  I read them out of order because I somehow missed book two in the review offers.  I ordered it because I really liked the other ones.  I loved this series by Beth Wiseman.  The premise of an "Englisher", and one with a hurtful past, being able to insert themselves into the Amish community was so interesting to me.  The love and forgiveness of the Amish family towards her was a refreshing thread especially in light of all the hate and bitterness of today's world.  I also really enjoyed this series because Beth Wiseman deals with some pretty hard "Englisher" topics: suicide, drug addiction, child abuse,  and mixes them with hard topics that the Amish might face:  unwed pregnancy, desires to leave community, betrayal, struggles with faith within their own ranks.  I thought she did it so well with this series.  It was interesting, funny at times, heartbreaking at others and really portrayed real issues with honest feelings and struggles.

Highly recommend if you like Amish stories

I gave this book a 9.5 out of 10 and the series as a whole a 9.5.