Rachel Winston is suddenly and tragically widowed in her early 30s. She and her adopted, teenaged daughter, Karen, are forced to leave everything behind in Southern California. She purchases an Amish farmhouse in Lancaster County, PA to open an Amish-style Bed & Breakfast Inn. The farmhouse she purchases was put on the market by a young Amish widower, Samuel Miller, who recently lost his wife and five children in a buggy accident. He has moved into the Dawdi house to maintain the farm and Rachel happily cooks, cleans, and does his laundry in exchange for his help.
Thrown together by tragic loss, their mutual suffering draws them together against the rules of his community. Solace and friendship soon turn into something deeper, putting him at great risk for shunning. Rachel struggles to adapt while her daughter finds it easier to fit in to the Amish lifestyle.
Marlayne Giron is a wife and mother living in Orange County, California. She currently works full time and enjoys cooking for her family every night, scrapbooking, making high teas, and entertaining. She is also the author of Make a Wish, In Plain Sight and The Victor Companion Lesson Plan.
I also have a blog about my experience with breast cancer (no disturbing photos but plenty of humor). My blog is: https://mmgiron.wixsite.com/website
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Good post.
ReplyDeleteA new author, we need some good ones. I will check it out.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Natalie. I helped to design it. I have a book trailer too if you'd like to see it. Just go to YouTube and search "Marlayne Giron + Second Chance Inn"
DeleteI thought she wrote historical, I have a copy here some where.
ReplyDeleteI write various genres. I have another Amish book (In Plain Sight) as well as a type of Chicken Soup for the Soul type book called Make a Wish.
DeleteI'm a follower! And definitely a reader!
ReplyDeleteHi Kimmy! I hope you will and also leave a review!
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