A Beautiful Arrangement
Sweet, Marriage-of-Convenience Amish Romance
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Pub Date Apr 7 2020 | Archive Date May 22 2020
Zondervan Fiction | Zondervan
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Description
From bestselling Amish fiction author Beth Wiseman comes the moving conclusion to the Amish Journey series, perfect for readers who enjoy Amish romance, marriage-of-convenience stories, and uplifting Christian fiction.
Lydia still can't believe that she is Mrs. Samuel Bontrager. Or that she is seventeen with a six-month-old daughter. As baby Mattie grows fussier by the day, Lydia wonders how she will survive a lifetime of marriage to a man she doesn't love--at least not in the way she wants.
Samuel knows he and Lydia did the right thing by marrying when Lydia became pregnant. He has even grown to love Lydia, though he never seems able to say the words out loud. What if she doesn't love him back? After all, she pushes him away each time he tries to draw closer.
When Lydia and Samuel introduce their mutual friends Beverly and Joseph to each other, they are as envious as they are delighted to watch their friends fall in love. But just as Samuel thinks Lydia might be softening to him, she gets involved in investigating the mysterious past of a local homeless woman with a bad reputation--a curiosity that threatens to drive the couple further apart.
Filled with the warmth of Amish community life, memorable characters, and inspiring themes of faith, family, and second chances, A Beautiful Arrangement is a touching story of discovering that lasting love often grows from commitment, patience, and God's unfailing grace.
Part of Beth Wiseman's beloved Amish Journey series, each novel celebrates the joys and challenges of Amish life through heartfelt romance, close-knit community, and faith-filled stories of hope, healing, and new beginnings. While each book can be enjoyed on its own, the series is best experienced in order.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780310357179 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 336 |
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Featured Reviews
Carla J, Reviewer
A Beautiful Arrangement is the third book in the Amish Journey series. We met Lydia, Mary's sister, in the first book. She had gotten pregnant out of wedlock and so their families convinced them that the right thing to do was get married. Now Lydia and Samuel Bontrager are parents to six-month old Mattie, yet strangers to one another, even though they are husband and wife. They love their daughter, but are not happy with their lives. Watching their friends court, fall in love and get married leaves them wishing for the chance to maybe court one another now. Will they be able to fall in love after all?
This was a sweet story. Lydia and Samuel care about one another, but are easy to anger, and don't talk to each other about their feelings. Joe is a co-worker of Samuels, and Beverly is an acquaintance of Lydia. Joe is interested in her and Lydia and Samuel work as matchmakers to bring them together. Beverly is a widow who moved to their community to start a new life. The two couples get along find and it looks like Beverly and Joe might get together. Meanwhile Lydia and Samuel are getting closer through spending couple time with them. There are also a couple of other plot points that add much to this story. There is a homeless woman that Lydia wants to help and Beverly has a huge secret. Both of these can derail the relationships that are growing. I enjoyed this story with it's themes of falling in love, getting to know each other, homelessness, secrets, trusting each other's judgement, mental health and trusting one another. It also shows that all cultures or religions all deal with many of the same issues. I very much enjoyed this story with it's great characters and storylines.
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