THE PROMISE OF A HOME, THE HEARTBREAK OF AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE As a budding journalist with a major newspaper, Remy McCallister is eager to prove herself. While investigating an unsolved crime, Remy winds up in the tightly woven Amish community of Lancaster County, the last place she would ever expect to find herself. The story leads her to Adam King and his ten younger siblings, who are trying to sustain their warm, loving home in the wake of the murder of their parents. Although Remy tries to remain professional, she is captivated by the Kings. With her own mother gone and her father disengaged from their relationship, Remy longs for a home and a family just like that of these good, simple people. Suddenly patriarch of his large family, Adam struggles to do the right thing for his siblings, his community, and his God. He neither wants nor needs the complications that spirited Remy brings. But as much as he tries to push her away, even as he counts all the ways this lovely outsider cannot possibly remain in his world—or in his heart—the wondrous light she shines upon his troubled soul cannot be denied. Adam can only pray for the strength and the faith to get this Englisher girl out of their lives for good. Snowbound with the Kings, Remy experiences the wonder and the chores of a simple winter among the Plain People, as well as the friendship of their warm community. When her peaceful interlude ends, does she dare to reveal a killer in their midst, knowing that she may lose the love of this special family and this remarkable man?
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"I thought this was a great book about the Amish community. It had a mystery, a love story and a lot of interesting facts about the Amish. It really made me want to become Amish (okay, not REALLY) but I do covet their simple lifestyle! A great read for anyone!" — Becky (4 out of 5 stars)
"I thought this was a great book about the Amish community. It had a mystery, a love story and a lot of interesting facts about the Amish. It really made me want to become Amish (okay, not REALLY) but I do covet their simple lifestyle! A great read for anyone!"
" If you love Amish stories or even if you have never read one, you will love this book. It brings the Amish and English world together in a story that is worth reading. I really loved it! "
" i just loved this book it was a booked that i did not want to put down after i would read it i keep thinking about it. i have not read a book like that in a long time. can not wait for the second in the series. "
" What a wonderful story!! I loved this book; could not put it down. I am looking forward to reading the next book, A Simple Spring. "
" started 9/3/2012 "
" A lovely book about the Amish ways of life. "
" I really enjoyed this book, a cozy mystery and romance. I can't wait for the next book in this series to see what happens to Remy and Adam. Great read! "
" Loved it! A Plain story about faith, family, and forgiveness. "
" Debating between a 4 and a 4.5 for this one. Full thoughts later! "
" Great indoctrination into becoming Amish because of their great family values, community, etc. No mention of a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, or the need of such. "
" This was my first Rosalind Lauer book but not my last. This was a great book. I usually don't care for the murder mystery but it was intertwined with a great story. Can't wait to read Sadie's story. "
" I liked the combination of a mystery, a love story, and the world meets the Amish. "
" I don't usually read anything like this but a coworker raved and I tried it. Really refreshing change from the gritty reads I usually go for. Looking forward to the second installment in the series! "
" Very gentle read, sensitively read by the narrator. But a little too ponderous for me. "
" it was a good book can't wait to read that next book of spring "
Rosalind Lauer is the author of A Simple Winter and A Simple Spring. She grew up in a large family in Maryland and began visiting Lancaster County’s Amish community as a child. Lauer attended Wagner College in New York City and worked as an editor for Simon & Schuster and Harlequin Books. She now lives with her family in Oregon, where she writes in the shade of some towering two-hundred-year-old Douglas fir trees.
Cassandra Campbell has won multiple Audie Awards, Earphones Awards, and the prestigious Odyssey Award for narration. She was been named a “Best Voice” by AudioFile magazine and in 2018 was inducted in Audible’s inaugural Narrator Hall of Fame.
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