Courage in the Storm by Laurel Blount is a touching tale. It is a delight to return to Johns Mill. I enjoyed getting to know Miriam and her caring family along with Rueben and Breeze. Courage in the Storm is well-written with steady pacing. The characters are realistic and developed. I can tell that the author did her research for this story. She captured the fear a human and animal can feel after a traumatic event. In Courage in the Storm, “Fear always has its reasons. It comes down to experience usually.” I like the analogy of relating a wild animal’s fear of humans to be a learned behavior. I see it with the feral cats in my community. They learn to fear humans from their mother and the other cats. The path to healing is bumpy and slow. You can make progress and then an incident happens that will set them back (the old one step forward and two steps back). Rueben came to help a horse and ended up aiding Miriam as well. In exchange, Miriam helped Ruben with his issues. I liked Johns Mill new bishop, Abram King. He was a breath of fresh air. I like how he handled situations and counseled the members of his community. There is humor in the story (a little levity was needed). I loved hearing about Miriam and her chickens (and the rooster). I had to laugh at the names Miriam gave the chickens. Miriam said that “each chicken has a unique personality.” Courage in the Storm is the third A Johns Mill Amish Romance. It can be read as a standalone, but I highly recommend reading Shelter in the Storm and Strength in the Storm. I like that we get to catch up with the characters from both of those books. I am looking forward to reading Home from the Storm (we get Caleb and Rhoda’s story). One of my favorite phrases from Courage in the Storm is, “. . . asking for Gott’s help to do what’s needed. With Him, we can do many things that seem too hard at first.” Courage in the Storm is a heartfelt tale with a fearful maedel, a frightened horse, a patient trainer, concerned relatives, a benevolent bishop, and a gracious Gott.