Great Read

Widow Joy Lehman and widower Uriah Lehman have much in common. Each has four children, has experienced the loss of a spouse, faces the demands of running a business and deals with the challenges of being a single parent. Add to that the fact that they are in-laws related through their spouses, and you have quite an interesting mix.

Joy's son, Johnny B, suffered an accident that resulted in severely limiting his mobility. As Uriah comes to the realization of the difficulties that this is causing Joy and the family, he quickly steps up to help. It's a rocky start but results in their families spending more time together. Their family time in turn sparks some very interesting reactions from the characters. It even resulted in some of them resorting to planning and plotting, which caused me to smile and laugh on more than one occasion. Watching Joy and Uriah journeying through their trials and seeking God's will more deeply in their lives and in their relationship was beautiful and inspiring. It deeply touched my heart and kept me glued to the story wondering how it would all come together.

One More Time for Joy is a beautiful story of faith, hope, family, second chances, and overcoming wrapped up in an Amish romance. It is also a truly great read that I highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book. All comments and opinions are voluntary and strictly my own.

Accepting God's will is what the Amish have been raised and taught to do but when faced with trial after trial, they turned and began to question God's will. Not because the person was bad or unholy, but they were human. Somethings took some people more time to process and accept.

Joy had face trial after trial. The death of her husband, the accident of her son. To cope with these trials, she held on to her independence. She had a successful baking store, and she was driven by being in charge. She was determined that her son Johnny would walk again even after the doctors said that he would not. Uriah her brother in law had his own share of trials. He had lost his wife years ago and was raising young girls that needed a woman's touch. Uriah had approached his sister-in law about his nephew and wanting to help be independent. A turn of events of his kindness to Joy's family became something more.

The journey of faith and trusting God in relationships fits this story so well. How we cope with our own trials becomes a control mind game we play that we always lose. I appreciated the reminder in Joy and the kindness and patience of Uriah. A sweet romance of one more time for love.

A special thank you to Kensington Books and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Thank you Amy Lillard and Kensington Books, Zebra for allowing me to read an advance copy of One More Time for Joy by Amy Lillard. This book will be released March 28, 2023.

Joy Lehman had been through so much since her husband’s death and her oldest son’s paralyzing fall. She has worked very hard to gain her independence by opening a profitable bakery.

Uriah Lehman, Joy’s brother-in-law, understands his brother’s family is struggling because he too struggles being a single parent of four girls. He offers to build a bedroom addition to the house for Johnny B to guarantee his own space and privacy and will allow Johnny to be more independent. Joy reluctantly agreed, but when the addition turns into a dawdihaus, Joy is very unsure of the whole process.

As Uriah and Joy work together on this project, a great plot is developed and the realistic characters and storyline weave and interesting tale.

This is definitely another 5 star addition to you Amy Lillard collection.

All views are my own, and I was not required to give a positive review.

No more Amy Lillard for me. It just is not good. I don't recommend. And I did not finish. I typically love Amish fiction.
1 star

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me a copy of this beautiful book in return for my honest opinion.

The story of Uriah and Jo is crafted perfectly. I get the mixed felling of all 8 children. Their emotions are real and deep. It is an up and down ride as the adults grow closer and the children's feeling are exposed.

A sweet, sweet Amish romance story with a beautiful message of love, acceptance, and the blending of families

The book is the third in the Paradise Valley series. It can, however be read as a stand alone book with no problem.

It is a clean story that will touch your heart.

Recommend.

This is a sweet story of second chance love after grief. Lillard’s Amish stories have a universal realism and don’t shy away from stress, overwork, loneliness and hardship. This story includes a son with a spinal cord injury which is handled well. You don’t have to worry about too much detail but the aspects of sexuality after a SCI are dealt with sensitively. I can’t say that there was any mystery or surprise but it’s a very fast read with a happy ending.,

One More Time for Joy is a beautifully written Amish romance. I enjoyed the plot, characters and the setting. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance book. This is my unbiased review.

Such a well written book by Amy Lillard. Joy lost her husband Rudy and is struggling as a mother to raise her family and run her bakery business. Add to her struggles, her son Johnny B., and not being able to walk after he fell from the barn loft and her son Chris who is wanting to change his name to “Topher”. Rudy’s brother, Uriah, owns a lumberyard and is also a widower, sees Joy struggling. When he offers to build a dawdi house for Johnny B to make it more convenient for him to get around, will Joy be able to put her pride aside to allow him to help? When Uriah decides to have family suppers and game nights with his family and Joy’s family, his daughters fear that their Aunt Joy is trying to set her hooks into their dad. Will the two families be able to mesh together for strength, happiness and hope? Sometimes we have to learn the hard way that often times we need help and that there are some things we cannot do alone.

I highly recommend this book and enjoyed the delightful characters. I would love to see another book emerge from this series.

All words and opinions are my own. I was given a copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.

I connected to this story from the first page. I love it when this happens! This was a sweet Amish Romance by Amy Lillard. It’s a family story and at times an emotional one. In my opinion that’s what makes a book a good read. It is the third book of the Author’s Paradise Valley series. I found it to be entertaining and it was hard to put the book down once I started to read it. I loved the Characters and the Author did a great job of taking me, the reader, inside the minds of the main characters. I found it interesting to read that the little Amish girls played with English dolls and faceless dolls were described as a thing of the past.
This is a story of an Amish widower, Uriah Lehman, and an Amish widow , Joy Lehman. The two are actually in-laws by marriage. Between them there are eight kids of various ages. One is a disabled wheel chair bound teenager. When Uriah decides to gift Joy with the extension of a dawdyhaus to her home the two in-laws spend a lot of time together . The extension to Joy’s house is totally necessary to help Johnny B get around with his wheelchair. The kids have mixed feelings about about their parents spending so much time together. Find out how things turn out for these two families when you read this beautiful and heartfelt story about two lonely adults and eight children who are missing one of their late parents .

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading Amish fiction and clean romance. This book is part of a series but I think that it could be read as a stand alone.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions expressed here in this review are entirely my own.
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One More Time For Joy by Amy Lillard is book three in her Paradise Valley chaste romance series.

Widow, Joy Lehman has her hands full as a mother and businesswoman. Uriah Lehman is a widower with his own hands full as a father of four daughters and a flourishing lumberyard. In-laws, Joy and Uriah both face widowhood bravely, but now consider a new idea of family.

Amish life and religion are again front and center in this series. The characters are lively and believable. The plot is interesting with compelling dialogue. The story is inspirational on multiple levels. I give One More Time For Joy 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it to all readers of Christian romance.

My thanks to Kensington Books, Zebra, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book. However, the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine and mine alone.

This book was good. It reminded me too much of the movie Yours, Mine and Ours.
This book has all the feel goods that you could want in a book.
I love a good Amy Lillard book and I especially loved this one.
Sometimes though faith isn't the only thing you need. I loved the love and support of this family and after awhile I felt like I was a part of it. I've always wondered what a big family might feel like and this wonderful book did that for me. Thank you Ms. Lillard!
Your writing is superb as always.and I'm never disappointed in her books.
I thought this author has done a great job with the subject of changes. Changes are hard for some but with the Lord's will, timing and help it can happen. God does answer our prayers. Just not the way we think it should go.
5 stars for a job well done! I highly recommend!
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was a good book. It shows with any disability you can get through anything you just have ro work hard and have faith. This book was approved by netgalley and the publisher.