Four sweet and funny Amish love stories, spanning four different generations. Love comes at all times and for all ages!
Young Love—When Fern was diagnosed with a chronic illness in her early twenties, she knew it would limit her abilities to be a good Amish wife. And with Dan, the object of her affection, in a serious relationship, there didn’t seem much point in dating. But Dan is now single, … in dating. But Dan is now single, and he seems to be taking notice of Fern. She’ll need a strong dose of courage to talk down the fear her illness has brought on if she ever wants to pursue her dreams.
Long-Awaited Love—When Everett left ten years ago, Jemima’s love quickly turned to hate. But when they arrive back home at the same bus station on the same day, they discover some old flames aren’t put out so easily. Can they move past the forces that pulled them apart ten years ago, or are some hurts too much to overcome?
Second-Chance Love—Benjamin and Lora Beth both lost spouses not long into their young marriages and connect over letters, exchanging recipes and commiseration as their now-grown children try to coddle them. They’re only in their forties, for heaven’s sake! The letters quickly reveal a deep friendship . . . or could it be more? When you’ve already had a great love, how do you learn to fall in love again?
Never Too Late—Jerald is a committed old bachelor. He loves nothing more than good Amish food and giving his best friend’s wife, Regina, a hard time. When people have asked—and believe him, people have asked—he’s always said he’ll marry when he finds the right woman. It’s just never happened in his seventy years. Until he tastes the best blueberry pie and discovers the woman behind it: Regina’s best friend, Elva.
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Amish Generations by Kathleen Fuller contains four sweet Amish romances that span four different generations. Young Love features Fern Gingerich who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis despite only being in her twenties. She would love to marry and have a family, but Fern feels that a man would not want her because of her illness. When the pain is bad, Fern is confined to bed. When Dan begins paying her attention, Fern wonders if love can conquer all. Long-Awaited Love has thirty-four-year-old Jemima Kurtz returning home to Middlefield, Ohio after being gone a year helping her younger sister and her family. She encounters Everett while waiting for her ride. It has been ten years since she has last seen him. Jemima has a mix of feelings of inside her. Can the past be overcome so they can have a future? In Second-Chance Love, Lora Beth and Benjamin have both lost their spouses. They meet at a wedding and begin corresponding with each other. Their children want them to move in with them and treat them like they are in their dotage. Ben and Lora Beth are only in their 40s, for Pete’s sake. Can friendship end up being their second chance at love? Never Too Late has Regina’s friend, Elva visiting town and entering a baking contest with her blueberry pie. Jerald, a friend of Regina’s husband, is one of the judges. Jerald is a lifelong bachelor who loves good food. When he tastes Elva’s pie, it is love at first bite. Can two people find love in their twilight years? I enjoyed reading each of the four stories in Amish Generations. I thought the novellas were well-written with interesting characters and situations. Each main character has their good points and their foibles just like real people. I especially liked that the road to happily ever after was not smooth. It made the tales more realistic. Faith is important to each character. Christian values are included in each story without it becoming preachy. Forgiveness is one of the themes. You are forgiving someone else, but it is really for yourself. It is amazing how the act of forgiving someone will fill you with peace. I like that Young Love featured a woman in her twenties with a debilitating disease. We get to see how someone can look normal on the outside but riddled with pain on the inside. My favorite lines from Amish Generations is, “You can do anything you want to do if it’s God’s will.” Amish Generations contains four heartwarming stories that shows that it is never too late for love to find you.
Young Love—My favorite of the four stories as I can relate to Fern.
Long-Awaited Love—An enjoyable read and makes you think about how many relationships we know that are similar.
Second-Chance Love—I enjoyed the exchange of letters between the characters.
Never Too Late—Provided laughs and lets the reader believe in love at any age.
Perfect for teenagers and up as a clean read.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, Harper Collins/Zondervan, through NetGalley. Any and all opinions expressed in the above review are entirely my own.
The set of four novellas by author Kathleen Fuller is sure to please lovers of Amish fiction. From young couples to much older couples, the generations are covered in this book.
Charming stories that cover a multitude of challenges, Fuller shows us that love wins out over all if we care enough to lay self aside. Following God’s leading, the characters in this story overcome many things to be together and find the struggle is worth it.
The only thing that would have made these stories better would have been to include some recipes to go along with them. Especially for Elva’s pies! Seriously, grab a copy of this book, relax, and enjoy.
I received a complimentary copy of this book but was not required to leave a review.
I loved this book four great stories, but the third was my favorite between Beth and Ben writing letters back and forth is a lost art.
This is a book that once you start reading, you don’t want to stop. I read it in one setting, it was that good! It has four beautifully written stories about finding love at different times in life. They were all absolutely wonderful heartwarming reads. I can’t say enough good things about this book. If you like Amish fiction you will love it! Thank you Harper Collins/Zondervan via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.
Amish Generations is a collection of four easy-to-read, sweet stories set in modern day Ohio. The plots are well-crafted and flow at a fitting pace. The stories featuring four couples in different seasons of life each with their own struggles showing that love has no age restrictions! A love that overcomes illness, a rekindled love, a second go-around love, and a golden years first love combine to make an entertaining, inspiring read which captures and keeps your interest from the beginning to the end. The faith element meaningfully permeates each story. The characters are engaging and believable. I thoroughly enjoyed this anthology and highly recommend it especially for lovers of Amish fiction.
I received a copy of this book in e-book form from the publisher via netgalley but am under no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.
Unrequited love, second chance love, second love, and late love. It was great to read a variety of stories which also spanned a range of ages. I didn’t feel like the “young love” story was too young since Fern is considered a spinster, but compared to the other stories they are! I loved the friendship and affection that quickly bloomed in the last story, especially with Elva’s unhappy marriage. It was heartwarming to see her be appreciated for her skills as a cook and as a lovely person inside and out. Jerald is such a fun guy, and it was such a sweet match. I love when books make me feel so happy when things turn out perfectly for characters that deserve it.
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1) Young love – As Fern said “having a chronicle illness was difficult, but it wasn’t the end of the world. Just the end of mei teaching career.. before it even began”
Fern friend Dan ask to the Lord: “Lord, I don’t understand this. I’ve known this woman all mei life, and I had never given her much thought. So why am I falling for her now”
So true, the life could be strange sometimes, events happen when you don’t imagine could happen.
2) Long-awaited love – Amish young and not married people are expected to help family. Jemima stayed one year at ther sister house to help her recovered for an illness and take care her children. But Everett go away home for 10 years because he disagrees about many things his father think, such as his father impose him to work at the restaurant.
“Everett had always been a thoughtful man”
The parents, for my opinion, must learn that the children have a own mind, heart, wish, interests and during the life they must try, mistake and live their own life. These are difficult for the parents.
3) Second chance love – In amish countries widows are encourage to live with children families and also have marriage again, in God time. Sure all the family and village people will help widows. For me, this is a nice and kind thing.
4) Never too late –
Regina invetes her best friend from Michigan, Elva, to stay at her home for a week: they go to quilt meeting, meet friend Jerald, chat a lot. What a good friendship, lovely story!
Young Love
11 years is a really long time to have a rush on someone but I liked how Fern and Dan’s love story turned out.
Long Awaited Love
Everett and Jemima with their history were still able to have a future filled with love and second chances for both of them. I loved how Everett stood up for Jemima telling her the truth even though she didn’t want to hear it.
Second Chance.
I really liked how Lora and Beth’s second chance love story started with correspondence through letters. Theirs was a delightful read.
Never too late.
Jarald and Elva never thought they could find love until they met each other. I admired the courage it took them despite their ages. Tear-jerking story of love found and second chances.
Really amazing collection of short stories.
I received a copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.
This is a wonderful collection of sweet romance. Young Love….Fern is a sweet pretty girl, who has been interested in Dan for eleven years. When Dan notices her, Fern is more worried about her Rheumatoid Arthritis. This is a sweet story. Long-Awaited Love – This is a sweet second chance story ten years after he left town… Second-Chance Love – I love how their friendship and eventual courtship started with letters…. Never Too Late –I love that it’s never too late in life for romance. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Zondervan through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. This is a delightful collection of Amish romance. I love each sweet romance.in the book. It lifted my spirits.
Kathleen Fuller did an exceptional job with Amish Generations. She wrote 4 different stories all in one book and they are written showing love, faith, faith, grace, kindness, and strength. She has showed us different scenarios that can happen in Amish Families/Communities that some people don’t realize happen to them the same as everyone else. She has done an excellent job of writing about Autoimmune Disease, Domestic Violence, Bachelorhood, and so much more in the four stories. If you haven’t read this book, then you will definitely want to grab your copy & you will not be disappointed! This book is a MUST READ!!
Amish Generations by Kathleen Fuller has four stories in it.
Young Love: Fern and Dan’s story. I enjoyed it so much. Imagine crushing on a guy you like for eleven years?
Fern’s story gave me an inspiration. Sickness shouldn’t determine your life.
Long- Awaited Love. Stubborn Jemima and friendly Everett. Two different characters in this part of the story. All those food mentioned there made me to really toast my bread loaves in my toaster and drink water just because I was yearning for rolls and chocolate cake. I love how forgiveness was portrayed in this story.
Second – Chance Love. Ben and Lora Beth. Two middle aged people who lost their spouses through death. They find comfort in exchanging food recipes through letters. I enjoyed their letters. I felt like I was sneaking on their private lives but I had to remind myself, they are fictional. There is always a second chance for everybody.
Never Too Late.
Elva and Jerald story. It is never too late for love.
Kathleen Fuller writes good Amish stories with themes of love,forgiveness, family, God,second chances, appetizing foods and friendship etc.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Zondervan through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
I really enjoyed reading these four Amish stories of romance. What I really enjoyed was that each of the four stories was of finding love in a different age group. Some of the characters were young and others were of the older generations. This was very enjoyable. I needed to learn about each character and how they fell in love. I received a copy of this book from Zondervan through Netgalley for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will.
This book contains four separate stories of couples finding love, from a young couple to one late in life. The varied situations may not be your typical Amish tales, but certainly hold the readers’ interest and evoke empathy for the realistic characters. They are quick to read and enjoyable. It’s hard to pick a favorite from this quartet—each is so different and compelling. One couple meets while babysitting, another at a wedding and then correspond, while another used to be engaged but parted ten years prior. They all have difficulties to overcome, but with God’s help they will. This novella collection would make great summer reading. I got a copy from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.
There are four different stories here, and they are novellas so you can read one maybe two or the whole book in one sitting,
We are offered four different couples here, and yes there is a romance in each read, that will draw you in and keep you page-turning.
Each read has a different problem, and while we are in the Amish world here, this could be any where, but their faith does come into play. Will each couple be able to find their way to happiness despite the obstacles they are facing? You will be looking for answers, and if you are like me, a bit of disappointment once the last page is turned, wanting more!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Zondervan, and was not required to give a positive review.
Loved the book. Kathleen Fuller always knows how to entertain you in a good book. It has four stories. The first is called Young Love and is a story about Fern who suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis ( RA). Fern always had feeling for Dan but he had a girlfriend. When he became single they both started to have feelings for each other but Fern always felt she would not be a good Amish wife due to her serious condition. Cute story of love .
The second book called Long awaited love is a story of Jemima and Everett . When they were young they dated and things did not go well. Jemima parents were always pushing Jemima not to work and do all the housework and chores they did not like. Everett left his family because he did not want to run the restaurant with his father. Jemima left to help her sister with her child due to her sisters illness. When they return home the same day and end up with the same driver to take them home things start to happen. A story of misunderstandings and love. The third book called Second Chance Love is a story about Benjamin and Lori Beth both of them lost their spouses and meet at a wedding. They start to right letters and share recipes. Lori Beth’s daughters want her to date and Dan’s Son wants him to move in with his family. When Lori Beth’s daughter tries to set her mother up with a man Dan starts to realize he has feelings for her. The fourth book is called Never to late Elva comes to stay with her friend for a visit after her husband dies. She meets Jerald who is a bachelor who loves food. As they become friends he learns things about Elva marriage she never shared with anyone. Cute story about finding love. All stories were enjoyable and kept you wanting to read more.
I really love Kathleen’s books! She writes her books with heartwarming, fun and delicious recipes that will make you drool. Sometimes, I feel like I’m living in her settings along with the characters that I read about and I tend to make friends with them because they are an interesting people to get to know and their way of life.
In each story each couple deals with whatever life has handed them. I loved getting to know these awesome people and I felt like I belonged in each of their families.
Of course, they are not without their flaws. Each couple has their own struggles and this is where their faith in God comes in. In some ways, I disagree with their lifestyle and beliefs but still, they are an amazing people.
I’m thankful to the author for translating the Amish words so that we can understand some of what they’re saying.
Another reason I love Fuller’s Amish stories is that they are faith filled throughout the book and not overly preachy. Forgiveness being the center of one story. Forgiveness is more for yourself. It will give you peace that you know you’ve tried with the other person. Yes, Forgiveness is hard. Even I’ve found that hard but I”m glad that I did it.
We all love to eat there’s no doubt about it. Just like Jerald judges each cook in the community he does find something more precious than he ever dreamed about. You just never know who you may meet at any gathering! God certainly does things in HIs own timing that’s for sure but there’s always someone out there for everyone. We might just have to wait a little longer than some. Which is fine because they may be worth the the wait!
I did learn quite a few things as read this awesome book. Like Rheumatoid Arthritis. I”m glad that Fern doesn’t let that stop her from doing the things she loves. Like said God does orchestrate things. They don’t just happen. Some things are just meant to be. We all have doubts but when God gets ahold of us we can do anything!
Life isn’t perfect that’s for sure! We all have misunderstandings and false stories do get out of control at times. But again it calls for Forgiveness. It what Jesus would do.
I can’t tell you again how much I loved this book. These characters I still think about from time to time.
I”m glad this story is about different people and generations. It shows that Love can go way back to the beginning of a family and keep continuing down through the years. I love that. It gives a sense of belonging and being loved. There’s nothing greater than God’s love.
I highly recommend this awesome book! You’ll not want to put it down until it is finished.
My thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins/Zondervan for a complintary copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review and all opinions are my own.