Love's Dwelling

By Kelly S. Irvin

Description:

God always had a plan. But how could falling in love with an Englischer be God’s plan for one young Amish woman?

Young Cassie Weaver only wants what is expected of an Amish woman: a good Amish husband and a large family. But she’s happy as Job and Dinah Keim’s housekeeper, helping Dinah, who is losing her sight due to diabetes. For two decades the Keims have prayed for the salvation of their two children who left the community in a cloud of shame and mystery.

Mason knew there was more to his mother’s past than she let on, but nothing could have prepared him for learning about his Amish roots upon his mother’s sudden death. Even more surprising, his mother named her Amish parents, Job and Dinah, as guardians to her five children. Now Mason has to trust that this couple, and their pretty housekeeper, can take care of his younger siblings, even when all he wants is to take care of them himself.

As the children adjust to this new lifestyle, Mason finds himself pulled back to the Keims’ home. Yes, he wants to see his siblings, but it’s the conversations with Cassie that keep him coming back for more. Is there more to this Amish faith and how does it play into his own past? Cassie guards against her growing feelings for Mason, because there can be no happy ending for a Plain girl in love with an Englisch man . . . right?

Bestselling and award-winning Amish romance novelist Kelly Irvin is back with a heartwarming tale of the power of love to heal all wounds.

Book Takeaway:

Families can be formed from heartbreaking circumstances that seem insurmountable. Love can overcome tragedy and give innocent children the chance to have loving, stable, family relationships. Love turns a house into a home.

Families come in all shapes and sizes. We simply have to open our hearts to the possibilities. Adoption and fostering are two ways we can show our love for God’s children. The bond of love is just as strong and powerful in families like Cassie and Mason’s.

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Why the author wrote this book:

For the series, to highlight the importance of adoption and fostering in today’s world when so many children are waiting for forever homes. To explore how this is done in Amish communities and why. For this first book, the purpose is to explore how families can implode and still be put back together in a new, better way through the power of love.