All four of the books in this series, encluding "Grace", were hard to put down. I read one a day for four days. Not very often you can say a book is hard to put down.

The love story of Winnie and Sam is so sweet and shows how God can work in our lives and give us what we want if we only pray and ask his will. Well written and wonderful to read.

Wonderful book! Wraps up all the loose ends of the series nicely. Since it had been a while since I read the first two books in the series, I went back & re-read them before starting "Forgiven". What a great series! The characters truly do feel like friends! I look forward to reading Shelley's next book. She is a wonderful writer!

I've been a big fan of the books in the Sisters of the Heart series since I picked up book one. For some reason, they read differently from other Amish books. It's fresh and light, yet takes into account realistic views of both the Amish and English world. In this story the focus is on Winnie, the sister of Jonathan and sister in law of Katie. From the last book in the series, we learn that she has just gotten over a failed courtship and is attempting to move on. Unfortunately she's been severely limited due to being injured from a fire at Jonathan's farm. Therefore Sam, a university professor who left the Amish years ago, comes to her rescue and offers to take care of her while she's ailing. I really liked Sam and it was fun seeing him in both of his conflicting worlds. He fits comfortably in both, which is a nice change from seeing an Amish person so out of place in the English world. I really liked the chemistry between the two of them and it was realistic enough to understand how if affected Sam's final decision. I was also pleased with the conditions of his decision as it was realistic, again with small details that other books fail to mention.There are two other story lines that are taking place in addition to Winnie's and Sam's relationship. Jonathan is trying to find out who set fire to his barn and struggles with forgiving that person. It's understandable about his anger because his entire family could have been killed and the guilty party still won't fess up to the crime. Also taking place in the background is the upcoming wedding between Anna and Henry. I really liked seeing this even take place as it ties together the entire series and brings it around full circle. I really have enjoyed reading this series and I think it's one of the best Amish series that's out there currently. I'm going to be looking forward to the next series by Shelley when it comes out later this year.

The last book of the series of Sisters of the Heart had an exciting beginning and a good ending. I don't want to give the story away but if you like Amish stories this is one to read.