I love reading books from Bethany House. I know I’m going to get a good story without the objectionable content I might find from other publishers. “A Bride Most Begrudging” didn’t disappoint. The year is 1643. When Lady Constance Morrow goes to the wharf to plead for the release of her convicted uncle, scheduled to be sent to the colonies to work off his sentence, the captain sees an opportunity and detains her on the boat. He locks her up with women who are being sent as tobacco brides, and she sails the ocean, far away from her father and … Continue reading →

I first encountered Beverly Lewis when I read “The Shunning,” the first book in The Heritage of Lancaster County series. I’ve always been curious about the Amish but never knew much about them, and “The Shunning” helped broaden my understanding, although the book does portray a stricter order than actually practiced by many. When I saw “The Confession” at the library the other day, I was more than happy to pick it up and continue my look into the life of Katie Lapp, the Amish girl who discovered at the end of “The Shunning” that she’s not Amish at all, … Continue reading →