Time has passed since the Charming Nancy arrived in the Port of Philadelphia bringing the first Amish settlers from Ixheim, Germany to the New World. With deaths, marriages, and births, the community has changed and Bairn Bauer is now the Amish bishop, living with his wife Anna and their daughter Tessa in Beacon Hollow. Although the Amish believe in living at peace with everyone, times are not peaceful and that touches even the Amish. Bairn has his hands full just trying to keep his foster brother, Hans, from charging into trouble. The young man is quite handsome and has turned the heads of more than one young girl, including Tessa who has her heart set on him. But Hans is drawn to another young girl in another community and acts like Tessa doesn’t exist. After the other girl is taken captive by Indians, Hans becomes even more difficult to keep in line as he keeps hanging out with the wrong crowd in a nearby town. Their leader thinks all Indians should be eliminated or chased from the land. My opinion is that a good story should help the reader learn from the decisions and actions of the characters in the book. The author does a good job of showing the dangers of jealousy, greed, racism, selfishness, and unharnessed anger. She helps point to a better way of living than our sinful tendencies would take us. I enjoyed the story and found it interesting to learn that certain incidents were based on actual historical events. I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest review. All opinions are strictly my own.

THE. RETURN By Suzanne Wood Fisher Amish.Beginning Book 3
Year is 1763 and the Zook family has settled on what might have been Indian land. Indian attacks, strike the Amish and Betsy is taken, a world of cruelty and hardship. The blessing was Caleb, his words to thank God in all things. When she is returned, how does one face the strictness of the Amish, the love she had for Hans, is it gone. A deep story, and Suzanne has done a good job writing, about something that did happen. Given ARC by Net Galley for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.

This book is poignant and gripping! In every way. It was such a fabulous read! So happy to have been able to read it. The cover is perfect and the characters are detailed and real.

The trials and heartaches of early settlers forging a new frontier, is always a solemn read, but this book brought it to life for me and the historical facts were so well researched and often hard to grasp.

This book and the previous two of this series, were all real page-turners and so descriptive. But read them in order to understand the characters, and their lives.

I highly recommend this series and hope so much that there could be a fourth??? That would be wonderful, because the book leaves one wanting more of what she has written. Suzanne Woods Fisher is clearly a wonderful author and her books are so well written and well researched.

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The Return is a very well written book with a good plot and well developed characters. I enjoyed the author's writing.

You will see the characters that were introduced in Anna's crossing as their story continues in The Newcomer you will see them again in the return. You will also get to read about new characters. I recommend you read Anna's crossing first. If you haven't read the series. My favorite characters in the story was Tessa and Betsy I grown to like Caleb you will see why as you read the story . It had me on my toes trying to figure out what happens next . I really love Suzanne books. I fell like the story can continue. I really loved this book I love the whole series but it's my favorite.

The Return by Suzanne Woods Fisher is an Amish story of love and forgiveness set Pennsylvania in the early 1760’s. It is book 3 in a series.
Betsy Zook has been in love with Hans Bauer for years and he with her. They plan to marry until Betsy is taken hostage by Indians. While a captive she meets half-blood Caleb who encourages her to keep her focus on God. Hans is devastated and turns to Tessa for comfort. Tessa has been infatuated with Hans for some time so welcomes his attention and overlooks his comments about seeking revenge for Betsy’s kidnapping. She also feels some guilt as she has always been jealous of Betsy and Hans’ relationship and prayed Betsy’s family would move away. What will happen when Betsy returns? Will Tessa and Hans be married? Will Hans still be seeking revenge? Has his heart become so hardened that no one wants him?
I did not feel lost even though this is book 3; there was enough background that the characters quickly became familiar. The book is inspired by true historical events that occurred before the revolutionary war as immigrants moved into Pennsylvania and pushed the Native Americans further and further. There are times of uncertainty and confusion for the characters as the world around them changes drastically. I was rooting for all of the community to stick together and stay true to passive beliefs. I recommend this book even though at times it may be difficult to read due to the circumstances of Betsy’s captivity and events of groups seeking revenge against all Native Americans. There are also many other story lines going on- the new breed of horses being raised by Felix Bauer with the help of a mysterious stallion, the Conestoga wagon being built by Bairn Bauer, and the relationships between the Amish, Mennonites, other settlers and local Native Americans. I rate this book 5 of 5 stars.
I received an advance copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

I am generally not a lover of Amish Fiction but I thought that the premise for this book was intriguing, so I took the plunge to read it and was not disappointed. The story is split between the girls - Betsy and Tessa. Although, I wanted more of Betsy's story and less of Tessa's story. I did not connect with Tessa but wanted to know all about what Betsy was experiencing. It seems as if there will be another installment of this story to which I eagerly look forward.

Suzanne did an excellent job writing the characters in this story and making them realistic and believable. The hardships of life, and how the characters choose to deal with the results of their choices showcased their growth.

I struggled a bit at the beginning to get immersed in this story. Maybe because I hadn’t previously read the other two books in this series. Personally, I would have enjoyed reading more from Betsy’s perspective, as her story of captivity by the Native Americans is the part of this story that grabbed my attention and enticed me to pick-up the book.

I appreciated the historical research that was the framework for the story. I hadn’t previously known the history of the Conestoga wagon. Wanting to know more, sent me on my own little research (see bonus section below).

Both fans of Amish fiction and those who haven’t read the genre before will enjoy this terrific book. I’ve not read an extensive amount of Amish fiction, but I can say that as a whole I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading the other books in this series.

(I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from Netgalley. I am not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own)

*Received through NetGalley* I read Amish fiction every once in awhile, it's not a genre I read regularly but I like to switch up what I read. I was intrigued by the story of a young woman kidnapped and becoming part of a Native American community so I requested this book, not realizing it was part of a series. The fact that it's the third in the series wasn't really an issue, I didn't seem to really miss much not having read the previous books. I enjoyed the book, despite it not being as much about the young woman as I expected - though she was certainly the main focus. It was also thankfully not too religious or Christian, it seemed to be part of the characters and not too overt. The ending kind of dragged on a bit too long, though at least everything was wrapped up nicely. The appearance of Benjamin Franklin seemed extraneous, he served no purpose. I liked the way real-life events and people were woven into the story. I would definitely recommend this book to others, it's an enjoyable fairly quick read that is also informative.

This stunning book definitely desrves 5 stars!!
When u first open this book it's like everyone's emotions just slap you in the face and before you know it you're on the ride of a lifetime!
I love this author's style because that's exactly what she does! Sends you spiraling into time warp.
I think I enjoyed it too because it's not your typical Amish book.
I love reading books that involves Indians! I could actually hear their war cries and it made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck!
My husband had to tell me to put the book down 3 times since I had to work the next day. My but it was hard to!!
Felix good ol Felix! He made me crack up and I didn't really see the need to grow up at all! Shoot! I'm an adult but I will never grow up lol!! It's no fun to grow up!
He's my delightful Felix! Sometimes tho I wanted to choke him and make him see what is right in front of his face! That man has been blessed twice over!
Poor Tessa! I've been in her spot before. I felt like people or certain person looking right through me like I wasn't there! Yes, I've had my heart broken and I've never forgotten my first love because he had left a deep impact on me for life and not all good either!!
Jealousy hits us like a thunderbolt. Many times I've felt that way. Why must certain ppl always get things handed to them on a silver platter? and others have to work for it?
I think Tessa has learned her lessons in life the hard way like I have to and still do.
I really enjoyed this story! Definitely burned the midnight oil!
Love just smacks you in the face or it can sneak up on you where you least expect it and friendships form whether you want to or not.
God has a way of working these things out in His own timing