The Amish Matchmaker by Amy Lillard

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The Amish Matchmaker by Amy Lillard, book two in the Paradise Valley series, is a story of love, hope, and mistakes. Imogene Yoder, a widow and mother to ten-year old identical twins, was at her wits end. Her boys, Matthew and Mahlon, have become a major challenge and she is no longer able to find someone to   watch them while she works her job. Imogene is burdened and stressed by her responsibilities as a single parent and needs help; while her boys need a father and there were no prospects in her community. Imogene had heard about a matchmaker in the next community and finds herself at Astrid's door. Astrid Kauffman and her twin brother have shared a home since their parents passing. Astrid is not a matchmaker but an author of Amish romance. Astrid has had writers block and fears she will not meet her deadline. Seeing that Imogene needed her help and she needed help on her next story, Astrid agrees to match Imogene up with a local shop keeper that she knows as a good man.

Ira Oberholtzer is a handsome Amish widower with two grown children, one married, who owns and runs a hardware store in town. He has not thought about finding a wife, but with his youngest son starting his own life, he knows he will be alone soon. Astrid with her subtle way of matching Ira with her new best friend, Imogene, doesn’t exactly go as smoothly as planned, as things go awry. There is love in the air and the plot thickens, but meddling makes it complicated. Instead of a love match it becomes quite complicated.

Jesse Kauffman, Astrid’s twin brother, is a widower who has vowed never to marry again. Jessie owns and operates a leather shop on the property of a new farm that he and his twin recently moved into. Astrid is always up to something and Jessie works hard to keep one step ahead of her, and keep her out of trouble. Helping to also keep Matthew and Mahlon Yoder out of trouble, allows them and Jesse to make a connection and build a relationship based on trust and respect. Spending time with Imogene allows Jesse to feel  things he never thought he would, again.

Ms. Lillard wrote a sweet and moving story of good intentions that go wrong. These characters are forced out of their comfort zones as they grow to love the one meant for them. The twin boys added a depth to the story, directing the adults to find their correct match. The message of love, faith, and forgiveness stood strong; making this a sweet and inspiration read one. I highly recommend The Amish Matchmaker to other readers.

 

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