The Amish Sweet Shop

December 1, 2018

Famous for producing the best fudge in Lancaster County, Beechy's Sweets in tiny Bluebird is at the center of this heartwarming, mouthwatering anthology that will have readers heading for Pennsylvania--or wishing that the fudge recipe had been included. A mother's plan to find her bachelor, candy-maker son a bride by hiring a young widow to work in their shop almost backfires in Miller's "The Sweetest Courtship"; a young woman facially scarred by a fire is skeptical of the "secret admirer" gifts that keep appearing in Laura Bradford's "The Sweetest Truth"; and a young pregnant widow follows her instincts to right an old wrong and gains a business partner--and possibly a husband--in "Nothing Tastes So Sweet" by Mary Ellis. VERDICT This exquisitely written trio of delectable Amish confections from some of the genre's favorite authors are the perfect Valentine's Day treat. Miller, Bradford, and Ellis live in Dover, DE; Mohegan Lake, NY; and Hinckley, OH, respectively.

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