In the picturesque Amish community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, life’s detours may prove the path to true happiness . . . After a buggy accident when she was a teenager, Anna Flaud was told she would never walk again. Unwilling to be an object of pity, she put aside her dreams of marriage and found purpose as an assistant at a Community Care Center. Now she has a chance to fulfill her dearest … wish—motherhood—and adopt three siblings with special needs. Yet the opportunity comes with a condition Anna isn’t sure she can meet: finding a husband. Levi King began working at the center as penance after a careless mistake led to tragedy. Though he’s dealing with his own heartbreak, he’s drawn to Anna, cheering her on as she strives to regain her mobility. Her quiet determination, her generous heart—these are qualities to cherish in a wife. Still, Anna’s plans give him pause. Given his past, Levi hardly trusts himself to care for one child, let alone three. Yet together, perhaps they could forge a family made sturdier by all they’ve overcome . . .
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This was not the typical Amish girl falls in love with Amish boy, etc, tho that does happen but fostering children, physical therapy are 2 topics in this novel. I read another book by this author and I enjoyed her writing style and topic development.
I loved everything about the book. Love reading wholesome, clean Amish books.
It was hard to put down.
Anna Flaud had an accident as a teen which left her in a wheelchair. Realizing that she will need to change her future plans, Anna finds fulfillment in her job. When another piece of her old dreams begins to fall into place, Anna works harder to find happiness. Plans go awry an Anna mush push forward. Levi King is working a the center as penance for a past mistake. He is drawn to Anna but feels their future paths are not the same. Will they overcome their differences?
I love how the characters were developed. However, it was a slow start to the book. I feel that the characters could have been written with more communication between them. It led to some frustrating scenes for the reader. Altogether I would recommend this series. I received a copy through Netgalley. A review was not required.
His Accidental Amish Family by Rachel J. Good is the third book in Unexpected Amish Blessings series. It can be read on its own, but you will be missing out on two special novels. Anna Flaud was mentioned briefly in His Pretend Amish Bride. I thought His Accidental Amish Family was well-written with developed characters. The story starts out a little slow, but it soon picks up the pace. I like that this is not a traditional Amish romance. Anna Flaud is a strong woman who works hard to achieve a difficult goal. I like that she did not let disappointment set her back. Anna came up with a new plan that would benefit children in need. Levi has his own demons. He blames himself for a tragic accident and works hard to make amends for what happened. His brother, Jonah is such a sweetheart. Misunderstandings and miscommunications abound. The kids add further depth and interest to the story as well as humor. I like that the characters in the story were realistic. I do wish that we were given more details on Anna’s condition. I believe it would have added more realism to the story. I like that the story addresses the issue of the foster system. We get to see two families making a difference. We also learn that that you never know what God has planned for your life. His Accidental Amish Family is a touching story. I enjoyed reading this special Amish novel which is a lovely addition to the Unexpected Amish Blessings series. His Accidental Amish Family is a heartening tale with confused kids, tiring physical therapy, past promises, agonizing guilt, miscommunication, misunderstandings, and a compulsory mate.
I have enjoyed the books in the Unexpected Amish Blessings series, and His Accidental Amish Family was a nice addition to this group of stories. If you read book two, His Pretend Amish Bride, then you know the backstory between Gabe and Anna, which actually overlapped with this book. However, you do not need to have read any other books in the series to read and enjoy His Accidental Amish Family.
This book was a journey for Anna as she worked her way through the final stages of her therapy and actually gained the ability to walk with crutches. Her focus and reason for walking may have been misguided, but it did give her the impetus to reach for that goal. I felt for her as she had to readjust her expectations and learn to lean on God for the direction in her life.
Anna’s love interest, Levi, also had to realize that for many years he had allowed worry and fear to guide him, rather than trust in the Lord. He had quite the journey of his own.
The author did a very good job of showing the challenges and joys of foster parenting. Anna’s true, loving heart was obvious in the way she cared for the children brought to her.
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A story that weaves hard times, difficult decisions and a strong love for the Lord into a heartwarming tale that reminds me of Christmas wishes even though it’s not an actual Christmas story. It can be read as a standalone but picks up with Anna’s story after her buggy accident that left her in a wheelchair. Praying and seeking God’s will may and can lead you to unexpected places when you don’t know the “road map”. Levi worked as a therapist assistant and helped Anna with her physical therapy. Their resulting friendship seemed impossible in so many ways but God always seems to have a plan. Add getting certified as a foster parent for Anna to bring heartbreak but blessings galore for her barren soul. Her accident left her unable to have children of her own which also left her thinking she would never marry because most Amish men want lots of children. It was great reading to see the story come together. I enjoyed it so much.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author but wasn’t required to write a review.
Learning to trust God…
His Accidental Amish Family tells Anna’s side of the story we already learned in His Pretend Amish Bride. Sweet Anna spent the past seven years working to recover from the accident that had confined her to a wheelchair. She continued to long for a family to love despite knowing that she would never be able to bear children. She was very gentle and kind and had an amazing way with the children she came into contact with.
His brother Jonah’s accident, which Levi felt he should have prevented, continued to haunt Levi ever since his childhood. It had him struggling to ensure no one would be hurt on his watch ever again! He had to learn to trust that God is in control and to accept the forgiveness already granted him.
Levi and Anna’s story was sweet as he helps her to achieve her goal of walking again. And in any other way he can. Yet, while the kindness they show each other was touching, I felt their relationship lacked depth. They rarely spoke about anything of substance. In fact, their lack of communication caused so many misunderstandings!
Though the story got off to a sluggish start, it did pick up. The situation with the foster children’s parents was unexpected and tragic. I loved the little ones, especially Assad, the older brother who did all he could to care for his siblings.
I didn’t understand how Gabe could have lived in the community Anna moved to and yet be oblivious to the fact Anna had moved there. It also wasn’t clear why Anna was pretty much always in the wheelchair after she had managed to advance to using crutches. And for some reason, that bothered me, though it is not really a very big deal. 🙂
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His Accidental Amish Family by Rachel J. Good
(Unexpected Amish Blessings Book 3)
Life can be surprising, upending the best-laid plans. But as in Rachel J. Good’s third Unexpected Amish Blessings romance, even in the wake of tragedy, God’s grace and the healing power love can close any wound.
In the picturesque Amish community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, life’s detours may prove the path to true happiness…
After a buggy accident when she was a teenager, Anna Flaud was told she would never walk again. Unwilling to be an object of pity, she put aside her dreams of marriage and found purpose as an assistant at a Community Care Center. Now she has a chance to fulfill her dearest wish–motherhood–and adopt three siblings with special needs. Yet the opportunity comes with a condition Anna isn’t sure she can meet: finding a husband.
Levi King began working at the center as penance after a careless mistake led to tragedy. Though he’s dealing with his own heartbreak, he’s drawn to Anna, cheering her on as she strives to regain her mobility. Her quiet determination, her generous heart–these are qualities to cherish in a wife. Still, Anna’s plans give him pause. Given his past, Levi hardly trusts himself to care for one child, let alone three. Yet together, perhaps they could forge a family made sturdier by all they’ve overcome…
This is Anna Flaud and Levi King’s story.
Anna Flaud wheeled herself down the ramp and to the mailbox out front. The spring sunshine warmed her body but not her heart. Purple crocuses and yellow jonquils lined the walkway. In the flower beds, small green shoots fought for room beside spindly tendrils of onion grass. On days like this, Mamm would be tending her plants, but now weeds sprouted everywhere. The garden missed Mamm’s loving attention as much as Anna did.
She still couldn’t believe Mamm was gone. Each day of the past three months had been harder than the one before.
Blinking back the moisture blurring her vision, Anna tugged the mailbox open. A pale blue envelope peeked out from between bills and circulars. Anna pulled out the mail, set the blue envelope on top of the others, and shut the box. Her cousin Emily used that color stationery, and the return address of Ronks, PA, confirmed she’d sent this one. Anna hoped Emily’s newsy letter would cheer her.
Anna rolled herself back to the lonely house. How she missed Mamm humming as she stirred soup on the stove. After fixing a ham and cheese sandwich, Anna pulled herself up to her spot at the table. If she avoided looking at the empty chair, she could pretend Mamm had joined her. Mamm loved hearing Emily’s updates on the family.
Levi King took his brother’s hand and helped Jonah into the Community Care Center on Saturday morning. They stopped by the wall charts hanging in the hall to review his activities for the day.
“Can you show me which is your chart?” Levi asked.
His twelve-year-old brother ran a finger over the names at the top of each chart. He slid right past his own name.
Levi stopped him. “Wait a minute. Did you see ‘Jonah’ in that row?”
I highly recommend reading.
His Accidental Amish Family by Rachel J. Good is a wonderful well written 5 star book.
I am looking forward to reading more books by Rachel J. Good.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
His Accidental Amish Family
Unexpected Amish Blessings Series #3
Rachel J. Goode
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Release date 12/01/2020
Publisher Kensington / Zebra
In the picturesque Amish community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, life’s detours may prove the path to true happiness . . .
After a buggy accident when she was a teenager, Anna Flaud was told she would never walk again. Unwilling to be an object of pity, she put aside her dreams of marriage and found purpose as an assistant at a Community Care Center. Now she has a chance to fulfill her dearest wish—motherhood—and adopt three siblings with special needs. Yet the opportunity comes with a condition Anna isn’t sure she can meet: finding a husband.
Levi King began working at the center as penance after a careless mistake led to tragedy. Though he’s dealing with his own heartbreak, he’s drawn to Anna, cheering her on as she strives to regain her mobility. Her quiet determination, her generous heart—these are qualities to cherish in a wife. Still, Anna’s plans give him pause. Given his past, Levi hardly trusts himself to care for one child, let alone three. Yet together, perhaps they could forge a family made sturdier by all they’ve overcome . . .
Will they find in themselves the strength to talk their feelings …
This clean and sweet tale is the perfect demonstration of how lack of communication can lead people on the wrong track.
Anna and Levi are two lovely and caring characters but they misinterpret everything words and acts because of their own insecurities.
They go from one misunderstanding to an other, unable to communicate openly.
Anna paid dearly her one outburst of teenager pride. Since she is rebuilding herself one step at a time, now close to her goal, she is torn between what drove her to walk again and the sweet sentiments Levy awaken in her.
Levy is eaten from the inside by the one mistake he made as a young boy. And while he had more than ten thousand times made it up for his youth lapse of judgement, he can’t shake out of his guilt.
Why their romance is of the style one step ahead, two backward.
It is a lot of gazing on and meaningful stare, they
drown in each other’s eyes but can’t find the courage to speak their feelings. Which would have avoided them a lot of heartaches by being simply more candid.
Levy never finds the right time or the right word to convey his desire to court her, when Anna shuts everyone out each time she feels threatened by her feelings.
In all a cute romance of two lovers who dig themselves the holes they fall in.
4 stars
I was granted an advance copy by the publisher Kensington, here is my true and unbiased opinion.
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His Accidental Amish Family is a lovely Amish fiction novel with endearing characters and a heartfelt plot. Ms. Good brings her amazing understanding of Amish life to this highly enjoyable tale. She has clearly done her research regarding foster care too. The pacing of this book pulled me in from the start and kept my attention until the end.
Anna Flaud is our heroine, and I fell in love with her from the start. I could feel her pain and guilt over the accident that left her unable to walk. Her willingness to open her home to foster children is amazing since she spends her time in a wheelchair. Her determination to walk is admirable, and her struggle touched me. When she starts to have feelings for the hero, she is cautious after what happened with her ex-fiancée.
Levi King is the Amish hero, and he’s the individual who helps Anna learn to walk again. How he deals with Anna’s impatience during the process is amazing, but he senses guilt behind what drives her, and he understands that since he has guilt over his brother’s disabilities. He shows more emotion than is typical in an Amish man, and it made it much easier to become vested in his character.
The romance doesn’t start at the beginning of the novel since Anna is pushing herself to walk for Gabe, the man who was driving the buggy when the accident happened, but she is fascinated by Levi even before she finds Gabe has fallen in love with another. Through a misunderstanding, Levi believes she’s married and has a baby. Once that is cleared up, the romance grows in a lovely way, and I wanted them to find their happy ending.
If you enjoy Amish romances with character you will love and a plot so poignant it will touch your heart, then you will love His Accidental Amish Family as much as I did. The storyline involving foster children is heart wrenching and made me cry on more than one occasion. I highly recommend this novel if you are looking for a book with more substance. Happy reading!
I loved this story of an Amish single woman who no longer could walk after a buggy accident. Because of the struggles of not walking and knowing she could not bear children, Anna helps at a community center and works hard to meet her personal goal to walk again. She meets Levi and he is a loving and wonderful man yet the little misunderstandings and unexpected twists in the story causes them to not feel free to share one another’s feelings.
It’s a wonderful and touching story that will bring joy to your life. And a few tears along the way through life’s struggles. It is realistic and easy to relate to, especially for me as a caretaker of those with various special needs.
This is a book I am glad that I have read. Really, really good!
I received an ebook copy of this book from the author and through NetGalley. All thoughts are my own.
His Accidental Amish Family, Book 3 of the Unexpected Amish Blessings series, is a well-written, sweet story of triumph over and resilience through adversity. It follows Anna Flaud and Levi King as they both struggle to make peace with painful, consequential events of their pasts and move forward to possible future happiness together. The characters are well-developed and touched my heart; especially the children who are precious. I love Anna’s inspiring strength, determination, and self-sufficiency despite having to use a wheelchair. The plot flows at a steady pace with expressive prose. I appreciate the faith element addressing the spiritual lesson of forgiving yourself and seeking and accepting God’s will and guidance. Ms. Good is a new author to me, and I like her style. As a lover of Amish fiction, I will definitely read her other works. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to teary-eyed end and highly recommend it!
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His Accidental Amish Family by Rachel J. Good.
Have you ever pick up a book and spend time admiring the cover? This cover is just too beautiful. The artist or photographer did an excellent job with this book cover.
I am so glad to be reading an Amish novel. I like returning to the Amish community fictionally.
Sweet Anna. I could empathized with her from the first few pages.
The author writes so well.
Levi, dear Levi. He won my heart with his personality. I was curious to see the end but I had to be patient and enjoy the pages.
Such a great book.
Themes of adoption, foster care, family, food, love etc were explored heavily here.
5 perfect stars rating. Rachel J. Good has won a spot in my heart among my favourite Amish authors.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Kensington Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are mine.
Strength, determination and love are found in this heartwarming story. Family comes in all sizes and shapes. In this special story, Anna is determined to walk again and raise a family. This story reminds me to never give up and always remember God has a plan. I received a complimentary copy of this book. No review was required.
I just loved this book. Rachel J. Good is such a great writer, her books flow so well you never feel lost as you go from chapter to chapter. I felt as if I was in the book watching what was happening not just reading it. The characters are wonderful, I just loved them all, I can not pick a favorite. This books was just so good I did not want it to end. It makes you feel so much, compassion was the big one as well as just doing your best for others. #HisAccidentalAmishFamily #NetGalley