This is a clean sweet read that holds your attention. It's well written and was a great read for a rainy day. I really enjoyed this book. Thank you Kensington Books--Zebra for the ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

What the Heart Wants is a lovely story that takes place in the first Amish community in America. Johan and his brother Wilhelm have come to the community with Wilhelm's three boys.Wilhelm has been a widower for a few years and doesn't think any woman would be interested in him because his sons are very rowdy. Johan meets Cristina, and she has an older sister, Hilda. They become friends with the two brothers and they start having deeper feelings for each other. Johan asks Cristina to marry him, but in doing so, he botches it really bad, and doesn't know what to do about it. With a lot of confusion and misunderstandings things eventually work out. Great story that's clean and sweet.

A light hearted and fun to read historical Amish story. When sisters Hilda and Christina meet up with brothers Johan and Wilheim, sparks fly. Christina, the youngest, tries to pair up her sister with Wilheim, and Johan gets jealous thinking she likes his brother. A fun romp of misunderstandings, which reminded me of some of Shakespeare's comedies. Although I did tire a bit at the end, with the constantly trying to be something they were not, overall I did enjoy this one and would highly recommend it.