Barbara Cameron Writes Another Winning Novel!

             "Summer's Promise"
             By Barbara Cameron    
        
About the Book:

Can she leave everything she knows for love?

Summer Carson has lived near the Amish community in Paradise, Pennsylvania, all her life. Now she's following in her father's footsteps and earning her degree in agricultural science so she can continue his work helping local farmers.

In her job at the county extension office, Summer moves between the Englisch and the Amish worlds. While she sometimes finds herself speaking--and even thinking--in Pennsylvania Deitsch, the transition isn't always easy. But what has come naturally to Summer is her attraction to one of the farmers: Abram Yoder is handsome, steady, and hardworking. He's everything so many of the Englisch men she knows are not. And Summer quickly realizes that she's caught his eye as well.

Can Summer give up the comforts she's always known for a life with this Amish man? And is Abram willing to let her try?


My Thoughts: 

This book is the third is a series entitled "Harvest of Hope". Barbara has penned this novel using her unique style of storytelling that grabs the reader's attention and won't let it go! Her strong ability to describe characters in a detailed , realistic way draws one right into the complicated lives so that you walk alongside them as they encounter all the challenges that life tends to present. The reader feels every challenge, hurt and fear. 

Being Amish does not exempt one from having problems. When two individuals meet and are attracted to one another, one from the Englisch world and one from the Amish community, there are bound to be serious problems. The two worlds just do not mesh easily  into one. Barbara Cameron capably weaves an intricate tale of two intelligent , young people who both love their lives the way they are, however when a romance begins to develop, the plot takes on unexpected twists and turns. Changes have to be made, but which world will draw these young people???  Summer and Abram both have strong, caring relationships with their respective families. Grieving for a family member, Summer is striving to help her mother as well as continue the legacy of her father. Abram is also grieving for her dad. This common factor draws them together in a unique way.

This book is one not to be missed! If you are looking for a novel in the Amish fiction genre, but are getting tired of the norm, this is one that is very different.

I am looking forward to Barbara's next creation!!!


This book was provided by the author. A positive review was not required. The opinions and thoughts expressed are honest and my own. 

About the Author:

Barbara Cameron has a heart for writing about the spiritual values and simple joys of the Amish. She is the best-selling author of more than 40 fiction and nonfiction books and three nationally televised movies, and the winner of the first Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award. Her books have been nominated for Carol Awards and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award from RWA's Faith, Hope, and Love chapter. Barbara resides in Jacksonville, Florida.