Winter's Awakening, Seasons of Sugarcreek Series #1

As winter winds blow, three young people wonder where God will lead them. Amish Joshua Graber is expected to marry Gretta Hershberger---but then Englisher Lilly Allen catches his eye. Gretta wonders what's gotten into Joshua. Would Roland Schrock be a better match? And Lilly is attracted to Joshua. Will her dark secret drive him away? 256 pages, softcover from Avon Inspire.

Joshua Graber knows his future is set. He′s expected to work at his family business, the Graber Country Store. He′s expected to marry Gretta Hershberger, who he′s been courting for several years. But when a new English family moves next door and their lovely teenage daughter, Lilly Allen, catches his eye, Joshua wonders if all the plans for his future are too set in stone.

Gretta doesn′t know what′s going on with Joshua. When they argue and later stew in silence, it feels a lot like the frosty atmosphere at her home. After promising herself to never have a marriage like her parents, she wonders if perhaps another man might be a better match. A man such as Roland Schrock. He′s steady and kind and somewhat boring. If she marries him, she won′t ever have to worry about loving him and getting hurt.

Meanwhile, Lilly is enamored with the Amish way of life, and especially her handsome neighbor Joshua. But despite being drawn to him, she has a secret that will only drive him away. Her family moved to Sugarcreek to hide her pregnancy from their community back home. Once she′s had the baby, they plan to send her off to college without anyone from their old neighborhood knowing the truth. But as Lilly becomes wrapped up in the simplicity and graciousness of the Amish people, she begins to question what′s expected of her, and whether giving up her baby, and leaving Sugarcreek, is what she truly wants.

As the coldest winter on record blows into Sugarcreek, these three young people must struggle to determine the path of their futures.

Shelley Shepard gray is the author of Hidden and Wanted, the first two books in the Sisters of the Heart series. She lives with her family in southern Ohio where she writes full time.

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Reviewed by Connie (Bellevue,Tx), January 16, 2010

This was a very interesting book. I couldn't put it down. The title fit right into the story. You are so caught up in their lives that its so hard to put the book down. You finish the book wanting more to read about the characters. You learn that you can't judge people at first; you need to get to know them and realize they are just like us and have the same problems we face everyday. The author did an excellent job on this book. She did so good I have already pre-order the next two.

Reviewed by Cathy (Bedford, TX), January 15, 2010

After reading Ms. Gray's first series of books, I was expecting good things from her this time--I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED! I read this book in 2 days--couldn't put it down! If you are a reader of the Amish books, you will love this one. Now I can't wait until book 2 in this series is released!

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