It's Time To Read Mamaw: the courtship of lancaster county

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Not Since Romeo and Juliet Has a Couple Faced Odds This Long

The Cramers and Mosiers have been angry with each other for as long as anyone can remember. Things had cooled to a simmer...until Addie Cramer and Jonathan Mosier fell head over heels for each other. Now old tensions are renewed, and Addie's parents insist she marry stolid and uninspiring Phillip Eicher.

Distraught at a future apart, the two decide their best hope is to reconcile the two families...but that means digging into the past to see what tore them apart. Will their love be enough to keep them together or will long-held secrets ruin their chance at happiness?

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ISBN-13: 9780764210327
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/1/2013
Series: Courtships of Lancaster County Series , #2
Pages: 352

Where to Purchase: Baker Retail, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, CBD

About Author

Leslie Gould is the coauthor, with Mindy Starns Clark, of the #1 CBA bestseller The Amish Midwife, a 2012 Christy Award winner; ECPA bestseller Courting Cate, first in the Courtships of Lancaster County series; and Beyond the Blue, winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice for Best Inspirational Novel, 2006. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Portland State University and has taught fiction writing at Multnomah University as an adjunct professor. She and her husband and four children live in Portland, Oregon.

Where to find Leslie: Author's Website, Twitter, Facebook

Other Books by Leslie Gould:

The Women of Lancaster County Series

The Amish Midwife • Bk 1

The Amish Nanny • Bk 2

The Amish Bride • Bk 3

The Courtships of Lancaster County Series

Courting Cate (November 2012) • Bk 1
Adoring Addie (May 2013) • Bk 2
Wh(More to follow)

My Thoughts

When will Addie Cramer own up to her parents that she has nothing in common with. Phillip Eicher, the bishop’s son. She just can not image marrying someone she does not love. Besides he is very boring and knows nothing about the real Addie and her feelings. She wants to marry someone who is actually interested in listening to her wants, needs and fears. So far the only man that seems to be interested in what she has to say is Johnathan Mosier.

Johnathan Mosier is mesmerized at the first time he laid eyes on Addie Cramer and after talking to her he finds her to be humble, sincere and very attractive. The loyalty she shows toward her family and Amish community is from her heart and her trust in God.

Like the Hatfields and the McCoys the Cramers and the Mosiers hold a grudge against each other and would never agree to a union between the two families.

The author has written a wonderful story of a couple's heartache, a daughter's desire to honor her father and mother, reconciliation between friends, family and God. This story shows the readers how anger and harboring a grudge can harden one's heart and distant him from God.

Addie's father seemed to favor his son's over his daughters, being more interested in what a marriage union for his daughter would bring to him and his family rather than how his daughter felt about the man her father had chosen for her to marry.

I highly recommend this book.

I rated this book a 5 out of 5.

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book from Baker Publishing/Bethany House for review. I was in no way compensated for this review. This review is my honest opinion.

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About Courting Cate:

When This Couple Gets to Courting, Sparks Will Fly!

In Paradise, Pennsylvania, Cate Miller is known more for her sharp tongue and fiery temper than her striking appearance. Her sweet and flirty sister, Betsy, on the other hand, seems to have attracted most of the bachelors in Lancaster County!

But the sisters' wealthy father has made one hard-and-fast rule: older Cate must marry first, before younger Betsy can even start courting. Unfortunately, untamable Cate has driven away every suitor-until Pete Treger comes to town, that is.

Prodded by the men of the area, Pete turns his attention to winning Cate's hand. But is his interest true or is there a scheme at play?

Book 1 in The Courtships of Lancaster County series.

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Meet Leslie:

Leslie Gould is the co-author, with Mindy Starns Clark, of the #1 bestselling The Amish Midwife andThe Amish Nanny. She is also the author of numerous novels, including Garden of Dreams, Beyond the Blue (winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice for Best Inspirational Novel, 2006), and Scrap Everything. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Portland State University and has taught fiction writing at Multnomah University as an adjunct professor. She resides with her husband and four children in Portland, Oregon.

Learn more at www.lesliegould.com.

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A retelling of the Taming of the Shrew! Leslie Gould is celebrating the release of Courting Cate with a fun Kindle Fire Giveaway and a Facebook Author Chat Party (11/20)!

One lucky winner will receive:

A Kindle Fire
Courting Cate by Leslie Gould

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on November 19th. Winner will be announced at the "Courting Cate" Author Chat Facebook Party on 11/20. Connect with Leslie, get a sneak peek of her next book, try your hand at an Amish trivia contest, and chat with readers just like you. There will also be gift certificates, books and a Book Club Prize Pack to be won (10 copies for your book club or small group)!

So grab your copy of Courting Cate and join Leslie on the evening of the November 20th for a chance to connect with Leslie and make some new friends. (If you haven't read the book - don't let that stop you from coming!)

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My Thoughts

Cate Miller at the ripe old age of twenty-three has no time or talent for housekeeping, cooking or any other wifely duties a young Amish woman her age should have already been well versed in. If she cooks it is guaranteed to be burnt in someway. When it came to men or courting she has no time for them and would show them the door real quick.

Cate works in her father's woodwork shop doing his bookkeeping and answering the phones. If she wasn't working in the shop office she was reading a book. She has loved reading for as long as she knew how to read she could not get enough.

Now her younger sister Betsy was a bird of a different color she is the apedemy of the Amish woman. She was blessed with the gifts of cooking, sewing, quilting and a very immaculate housekeeper and gardener. She knows how to attract the young men like bees to honey. Amish men come from near and far to set eyes on the beautiful Amish lady.

The girls mother died when Betsy was a baby and Cate was only six years old. Cate took over the care of her baby sister and still felt like she was responsible for the now seventeen year old Betsy. Betsy falls in love with one boy after another. Now she thinks she is in love with Levi and wants to be courted in hopes to marry.

Their father is at whits end raising these to totally opposite in character daughters. One refuses to be courted and the other thinks she is ready for marriage and motherhood. So he puts his foot down which he rarely ever does. But the girls knew that this time he was serious and would not bend.

The verdict is that Betsy can not go on a date unless Cate has a date. Betsy can not be courted until Cate is being courted. The best for last is Betsy can not marry until Cate has gotten married. This did not set well with the girls. But Betsy is bound and determined to get Cate hitched up with someone.

When Cate was getting some books at the book mobile in town she meets a very forward Amish man. Pete Treger turned out to be a friend of the woman who drove the book mobile and he was asking the lady where Bob Miller's Shop was located. But he was not aware Cate was the shop owner's daughter. He claimed he was looking for a job and in Cate's normal shrewish way she let him know her father was not hiring. Well guess what? To her dismay her father hired man. Now she will have to avoid him when she went to work everyday. She sees him as just another bachelor to have to deal with.

What does this remind you of? You got it 'TAMING OF THE SHREW'! Cate even looks like Elizabeth Taylor the actress that play the part of Kate.

The author had not problem at all turning The Amish Cate and the other character in this story into the characters from 'Taming of the Shrew' to Taming of the Amish Shrew.

Leslie clear off a shelf or a space on your wall for the awards you will
win from 'COURTING CATE' !!

This was a very enjoyable and fun read. I read the book fairly quickly. I am so anxious to read book two in this series I can't imagine how the author can top book one. But I bet she does.

I highly recommend this book.

I rated this book a 5 out of 5.

Disclosure
I received a free copy of this book from Litfuse Group/Bethany House for review. I was in
no way compensated for this review. It is my own opinion.

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