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I have anxiously been awaiting this third book of the Honeybee Sisters trilogy and it is maybe my favorite of the bunch!  I was charmed with both Lily and Poppy’s stories, but Rose’s story really touched me.   Like A Bee to Honey is really a story about forgiveness, learning not only to forgive others but also to forgive yourself. Rose is by far the sweetest and the most shy of the three sisters, and she has to work hard to overcome her fears with situations she finds herself in and with other people.  Despite her fears Rose is very caring and loving and tries to do her best for people around her. Josiah is so caring and gentle with her, and so earnest.  He just wants her to be happy and to love her.  My heart ached for him while he was being so patient and loving towards Rose.  I also love how Josiah is so unhandy and people know it, but don’t want to tell him because he tries so hard to be helpful.   Thanks to the editors and Netgalley...

Thanks to NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy! A Bee in Her Bonnet is the second of the honeybee sisters trilogy by Jennifer Beckstrand (who is my favorite Amish romance writer!).  There are so many things I like about Beckstrand's novels including the wonderful characters, the glimpse into the Amish lifestyle, the settings in my home state of Wisconsin and most of all the sweetness of couples getting to know each other.   A Bee in Her Bonnet has all of those elements. This book features the second Christner sister, Poppy.  Poppy is tall and has always been told by her disapproving grandfather that she will end up an old maid.  She is sure that he must be right.  Luke Bontrager, the best friend of her sisters fiance, agrees.  He is confused by her desire to learn how to do everything herself and wonders why she thinks she can do things better than anyone else.  However, after several perilous outings, that leave both of them injured they b...

As many of you know I am a reference librarian at my local library.  One of my duties, shared with the reference department, is writing blog posts for our reference blog.  I am pleased to share some of my blog posts here.  Topics range from  the personal, my life with diabetes, dieting and taking better care of myself to new authors I am falling in love with and genres that I want to share with others. Please visit my libraries webpage and take a look! Planning you Perfect Summer Vacation Beach Reads Women's Fiction Eat, Run, Live Keep Moving, Body and Soul Running Playlist Chick Lit Amish Romance

Jennifer Beckstrand does it again...I fell in love with her and her Huckleberry Hill series and have been looking forward to this series. Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced readers copy! The story of Lily, her sisters and their aunt is delightful and sweet. Lily feels obligated and devoted to her boyfriend of many years, but starts to doubt their relationship with him when Daniel returns to town. Daniel is kind and funny, but Lily remembers him as the boy who was unkind to her growing up.  Ultimately Lily needs to learn how to trust and love herself, and only then can she know who she can trust her heart with. I loved the story, it was a good easy read. My only frustration was how how it took Lily to see how badly she was being treated and to learn how to trust herself, Rated 5/5 stars on Goodreads.