Book: Summer’s Promise

About the book:
Can she leave everything she knows for love?

Summer Carson has lived near the Amish community in Paradise, Pennsylvania, all her life. Now she's following in her father's footsteps and earning her degree in agricultural science so she can continue his work helping local farmers.

In her job at the county extension office, Summer moves between the Englisch and the Amish worlds. While she sometimes finds herself speaking—and even thinking—in Pennsylvania Deitsch, the transition isn't always easy. But what has come naturally to Summer is her attraction to one of the farmers: Abram Yoder is handsome, steady, and hardworking. He's everything so many of the Englisch men she knows are not. And Summer quickly realizes that she's caught his eye as well.

Can Summer give up the comforts she's always known for a life with this Amish man? And is Abram willing to let her try?

My thoughts:
 Summer's Promise is the third book in the Harvest of Hope series by Barbara Cameron.  

I liked reading Summer and Abram’s story. Summer is working hard to finish college on top of working and helping her mother.  They are both grieving the loss of her father.  Summer also feels the burden of caring for her mother when she begins to notice her health and memory seems to be declining. She has a lot on her plate right now.  

Abram, an Amish man that lives nearby, comes along as a friend to Summer.  They both enjoy each other's friendship but don't know if they can have a relationship because they are from differing lifestyles.  

There were some things that confused me. I was not sure at first of Carl’s role and his relationship to Summer or her mother.  I was confused about his age and role. Also, I didn’t know why it suddenly said Abram had a cell phone since the Amish do not typically use them.  I couldn’t remember if I had missed it previously stating why he was allowed to have a phone.  There were parts of the book that didn't flow well in my opinion, parts felt choppy and needed to be more developed or left out.  

Overall I enjoyed the story.

I was not familliar with this author and had not read the others in this series.

I received a copy of this book from the Kregel blog tour for my honest review.  Thank you.


Have a day of blessings!
 Bethany