"An Amish Mother's Secret Past" presents readers with an interesting plot and likeable characters. A widowed mom of two little girls, Rachel struggles to care for them while doing volunteer work for a small mountain town recovering from a tempestuous flood. But Rachel has a secret past, and prefers that it remain hidden. Isaac possesses great skills as a construction worker and manager, but feels unfulfilled without a wife and kids. As Isaac seeks "the perfect Amish wife," he discovers that maybe perfection is not what he expects, and is actually right in front of him. When Rachel must draw upon strengths from her past life in order to help the town escape from additional tragedy, she reveals new information about herself. Will Isaac and the Amish community accept her?

Readers may find this book a bit slow going as the plot is developed, but it is worth hanging in there as the story of Rachel and Isaac unfolds. Thrown in cute little girls, a mischievous kitten, potential rivalries, and threatening weather, and you have a perfect "storm" of possibilities that beg to be learned and loved by those who appreciate a thrilling story, with romance and secrets thrown into the bargain. The Christian message in this book is overt, and it is a clean read without violence, strong language, or descriptive intimacy.

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This is the third book that I have read in this series, so it was nice to meet up with some of the past characters, who do play a role in this book.
This time it is Isaac who has his heart turned with the arrival of an Amish widow with two sweet little girls, and they meet in rather upsetting way, at least for his shoes!
We journey as this community is attempting to get back on its feet after a devastating flood, and they are almost finished with the rebuilding, hoping to be done by Christmas.
Widow Rachel Yoder is hiding a big secret, especially for an Amish woman, and as it unfolds we don’t know if she can stay in the safety of his world she want to be apart of.
This story has a little of many things, jealousy, Faith, forgiveness, and hope for the future!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Harlequin, and was not required to give a positive review. ( )