I just finished reading Crossroads and loved it! The flow of the conversations seemed so natural. The development of the characters was balanced just right... enough detail to "know" them without getting bogged down. Can't wait to go back and read the first one in this series now, then the third one.

Crossroads by Barbara Cameron is truly a good book. It touches your heart and the characters are believable with their flaws, their faith, the hurt they feel and the love they have for others. Emma has loved Isaac since they were children. Just when she thought they would be getting married Isaac starts acting like a stranger. He seems to be wanting to become English. When he asks Emma something she immediately breaks up with him. Does she follow her heart and leave the Amish to be with Isaac or lose Isaac and stay within her community, church and family. Isaac needs to grow up and decide what he truly wants. I enjoyed this book as I do all of Barbara Cameron's books. She always touches my heart with her writing, her faith and her understanding of human nature. If you enjoy reading about the Amish, human nature and romance then this book is for you. I won this book in a contest and loved it. No one asked me to leave a review but when I enjoy one this much I leave reviews. Hope this books blesses you as it did me.

A story that really could happen in any culture, boy loves girl, and girl doesnt want to loose boy she loves. Does she move in with him without the benefit of marriage, knowing that doing so she will be looked down by the people of her faith, and for her to compromise her beliefs? What a choice for her, she is at the crossroads in her decision, and no one should have to choose love or loose all that she cherishes.

This is living in an Amish culture, and shunning is what will happen to Emma if she chooses to move in and live with her childhood sweetheart Isaac. Can see how Emma felt her world was crashing down around her, and how she chooses.

We learn and experience a lot of good learning life lessons here, and we also experience some very serious decisions. Some are so heart breaking, and others are very scary. We enter into the lives of several of people and learn how their faith enters into each of their decisions, and others we hope will learn to lean on God.

Come along and enjoy emersion in Amish society and see the life changing decisions being made. Will each of our new friends make the right choices or will we be saying goodbye? I enjoyed reading this book, and my heart ached for some of the choices, and life happenings here. Enjoy!

I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Abingdon Press, and was not required to give a positive review.