It took a lot to shock Luke Schrock.
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Here’s the synopsis for Stitches In Time🌼
Detachment had worked well as a life strategy for horse trainer Sam Schrock. Until he met Mollie Graber . . .
New to Stoney Ridge, schoolteacher Mollie has come to town for a fresh start. Aware of how fleeting and fragile life is, she wants to live it boldly and bravely. When Luke Schrock, new to his role as deacon, asks the church to take in foster girls from a group home, she’s the first to raise her hand. The power of love, she believes, can pick up the dropped stitches in a child’s heart and knit them back together.
Mollie envisions sleepovers and pillow fights. What the 11-year-old twins bring to her home is anything but. Visits from the sheriff at midnight. Phone calls from the school truancy officer. And then the most humiliating moment of all: the girls accuse Mollie of drug addiction.
There’s only one thing that breaks through the girls’ hard shell–an interest in horses. Reluctantly and skeptically, Sam Schrock gets drawn into Mollie’s chaotic life. What he didn’t expect was for love to knit together the dropped stitches in his own heart . . . just in time.
Suzanne Woods Fisher invites you back to the little Amish church of Stoney Ridge for a touching story of the power of love.
Author Bio🌼
Suzanne Woods Fisher has a specialty: she writes about real people living in faith-based communities. With over 750,000 copies of books sold worldwide, she is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than twenty-five books, ranging from children’s books (‘The Adventures of Lily Lapp’ series) to novels (“The Choice”) to non-fiction books (“Amish Peace: Simple Living for a Complicated World”).
When Suzanne isn’t writing, she’s probably playing with puppies. She’s been involved with Guide Dogs for the Blind for over fifteen years. Raising puppies, she says, is like eating a potato chip. You just can’t stop at one.
Readers are invited to stop by Suzanne’s website at: http://www.suzannewoodsfisher.com
My Review 🌼
Suzanne has been one of my favorite authors since my friend, JoEllen, introduced me to her books in 2010. Now I know if it is a book (especially Amish) that she has written I will enjoy it. I have even read a few of her contemporary books, and contemporary is usually not my cup of tea. She has written several series set in the Amish community of Stoney Ridge and I have been there every step of the way. It feels like home to me. I can see it in the heart of my mind. I love visiting these old friends. And it thrills my heart to meet new friends along the way. From the very first page of Stitches In Time I felt welcomed back for a visit in Stoney Ridge. This read is book two of The Deacon’s Family series. There are more than two main characters. Yes, there is the story of Sam and Mollie, but in the midst of their thread are other stories up front. I never tire of these people or this place and I appreciate the fact that Ms. Suzanne has the ability to continue making these characters come alive and remain interesting to readers like me. I have enjoyed seeing how Luke Schrock is making a respectable man of himself, how Ruth is getting along without Amos, and how poor Hank has not lost one decibel of volume when he talks. The Amish People are ones I respect. They are humble, honest, and full of humility. They take life at a slower pace than the rest of the world and they know what it means to love your neighbor as Christ loved us. They don’t scream their beliefs in your face. They show it in their actions loud and clear. These traits of the Amish are portrayed beautifully in Stitches In Time. I’m giving this great read 4 stars! ****
I would like to thank Revell Publishing and Netgalley for providing me a copy of Stitches In Time. Please give this read a try!
I would also like to thank Hoarding Books for hosting First Line Fridays! What an awesome platform for readers and bloggers!
🌼Mandy🌼
The Reading Daisy 
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I am sharing the first line from The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts. Oh my word is this book amazing!!! Currently, I am reading Once Upon a Christmas: Contemporary Retellings of Timeless Tales. It’s a really fun Christmas collection of novellas. I’ll share a line from that book here.
“Being escorted out of the firm by building security wasn’t on his to-do list, but he could write it in later … and cross it off.”
LOL! This book is filled with sweet and sassy stories. I am loving it so far.
Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading!
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I just finished this book and LOVED it!!
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I liked this book! Have a wonderful weekend.
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Today I’m sharing the first lines from The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels: “Mostly people only die once. But my father is not most people. He is a monster.” Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/11/first-line-fridays-words-between-us-by.html
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