A Promise from an Amish Past

Amish Winter

by Ruth Bawell

Although in her thirties and still unmarried, Judith King had thought she had adapted to her rather lonely life. However, when she receives an unexpected letter one winter’s day, she finds that perhaps she is not as content as she tried to believe. The letter is from an old friend of Judith’s mother—who died long ago—and who wishes to come for a visit. Intrigued and rather eager for a bit of company, Judith agrees to a visit from Joanna Bontrager and her nephew Nathan. But the visit does not start out at all as Judith expected. First, she has an awkward meeting with Nathan—whose rather brisk manner is somehow softened by his handsomeness. Then, she learns that her Aunt Joanna carries a burden of guilt, and is determined to make up for it by finding a husband for Judith, whether she wants one or not. Now Judith finds herself not only playing along, but also trying to find a suitable wife for Nathan!

85 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 14, 2021

Reviews

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Judith and Nathan

Judith is 31 and never married. After her maam and daed passed away from an accident, she was left with helping her grandparents raise her younger siblings. Now Miriam has just delivered a letter to her that was at the post office from someone named Nathan. Only it's not from Nathan but his Aunt Joanna, who was Judith's mother's best friend. It seems the two of them are coming for a visit! So Judith quickly writes a reply stating, of course, that they are welcome to stay with her. Only as she is exiting the post office after mailing her letter, she bumps into a man she doesn't recognize. After a brief confrontation, she excuses herself and goes to the mercantile to talk with her friend Beth. Come to find out, the man is Nathan, and he has Aunt Joanna with him! He has come to Deer Woods to talk with Simon Fischer about a business plan. Only he is having trouble pinning Simon down as he keeps canceling his appointments with Nathan. Will Judith be able to help him talk with Simon? What is Aunt Joanna up to? Why does she insist on inviting Beth and Simon over for dinner? Then, when things don't go as she hoped, she invites Miriam and her neice Esther over. Judith refuses to help her with whatever she has planned and goes about her chores! Will Nathan sit back and let Aunt Joanna meddle? Only one way to find out is to read this great story by Ruth Bawell.

[HAL · Rating 4 out of 5]

An amusing Amish Romance

This sweet romance has all the personalities of a small town and the aspirations of young, old and not-so-old. Bawell introduces enough characters to keep you guessing the outcome of a matchmaking "aunt" that's come for a visit. I can easily recommend this book for any age if you're wanting wholesome entertainment.

[Rita Dail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amish Relationship/Marriage

This was a sweet book about how Judith and Nathan were tricked into a quick relationship by her aunt. I couldn’t tell whether they fell in love or not.

[Edith G Shearer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story , hard to put down. I recommend this story to Everyone

Good story, a little strange and different, but a good story.highly recommend to everyone. I enjoyed this story, could not believe people were that nosey.

[Nana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A promise to look after her best friends' daughter fulfilled.

Trying to match two people for courting, takes alot of effort and the outcome is not what she expected to happen.

[Joann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious

I just loved all the nosy busy bodies, you just never know what they are up to. Too bad thirty is classified as old.