1. The Lesson, Stoney Ridge Seasons Series #3
    Suzanne Woods Fisher
    Revell / 2012 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Pam Burke
    Potosi, MO
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Fantastic finish for a series
    January 12, 2013
    Pam Burke
    Potosi, MO
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Mary Kate Lapp -- or M.K. as most folks call her -- is one of the most fun and interesting characters to pop off the pages of a book in a while! She first appears as a precocious young girl in The Keeper, book one in the Stoney Ridge Seasons series. She continues to play an important role in book two, The Haven. And then she plunges head-first into adventure in this conclusion to the series -- The Lesson. As you read the story, you may find yourself alternating between laughing at M.K.'s antics and wanting to shake some sense into her head and heart, but she will definitely keep your interest.

    As always, Suzanne Woods Fisher gives her readers another great Amish story. Her well-developed characters provide just the right mix of adventure, fun, love and faith. The Amish romance is present but is not the main emphasis of the story. Watching Mary Kate Lapp and Chris Yoder each grow through some internal and external struggles as they interact with family and friends makes for a very enjoyable read. The slowly developed storyline of the connection between the two families provides a really interesting twist as well. And even though the story ends without all the loose ends tied up in a nice little bundle, you can step away from the series knowing that the characters have learned the important lessons they need to face whatever events are headed their way.

    I give 5 stars to Suzanne Woods Fisher's The Lesson.

    Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

    Thanks to Revell for providing me a free copy of this book for my honest review.
  2. Faith and Family Reviews
    Chicago, IL
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Endearing and Funny
    January 12, 2013
    Faith and Family Reviews
    Chicago, IL
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    The Lesson by Suzanne Woods Fisher is the third book in the Stoney Ridge Seasons series. I have now read them all! It is about the youngest daughter of Amos Lapp whose name is Mary Kate. Mary Kate has grown up a lot since the last book by about 5-7 years if I remember without looking it up. She is now nineteen. She is just as curious, klutzy, hilariously funny with the vivid imagination of a dreamer....she could be part my daughter! lol!

    The Lesson by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Mary Kate is learning to be content with where she's at in life. She's forced to take on a teaching job when she absolutely hated school when she attended, but that proves to be a good character building experience that leads to a more mature Mary Kate.

    Unlike most Amish young women, Mary Kate was prone to getting into all kinds of scrapes from running into people with her red scooter to falsely accusing innocent people of murder and robbery!

    In the first couple of pages of the book Mary Kate is convinced her purpose in life is to solve the death (or murder as she called it) of a local sheep farmer, but it leads her into all kinds of unwanted trouble.

    I loved reading her journey to womanhood, contentment and yes, even love.

    Many of you should know by now one of my favorite authors is Suzanne Woods Fisher. It's not just because she writes about the Amish, but because she entertains me with her characters antics, life and behavior. Her books are more than just romance novels, they are more about life and relationships. And yes her books are about the life and character of the Amish but as a Christian every time I read one of her books I cannot help but think the community the Amish exhibit should be a template, if you will, for what Christian churches everywhere should be like.

    The Lesson gets two thumbs up from me!

    "Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group."

    Faith and Family Reviews received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While we consider it a privilege to receive products to review, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the product.
  3. poochiepepper
    Corpus Christi, Texas
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Funny and a little mystery
    January 11, 2013
    poochiepepper
    Corpus Christi, Texas
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    My favorite book so far from Suzanne Woods Fisher!! It was funny, a mystery involved, lots of things happening. I love when Fern tells MK "You know, Jenny, you live long enough in this world and you're going to get rained on. Simple as that." So true. A really good story.
  4. My Book Addiction
    North Carolina
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    GREAT CONCLUSION TO THE STONEY RIDGE SEASONS TRILO
    January 7, 2013
    My Book Addiction
    North Carolina
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    THE LESSON by Suzanne Woods Fisher is an interesting inspirational Amish contemporary romance. Book 3 in the "Stoney Ridge Seasons",but can be read as a stand alone with some re-appearing characters. See," The Haven" and " The Keeper" not in order. I love this author's writing and "The Lesson" was no exception. This author draws the reader into her stories with her strong characters and interesting and intriguing plots. Follow, Mary Kate Lapp (M.K.) on a journey of discovery of herself, maturity,faith,finding love in unexpected places and an old family mystery. "The Lesson" is truly that a lesson in growing up. What a conclusion to the "Stoney Ridge Seasons" trilogy. Oh,don't forget to bring the tissues. Another hit for this author. I can hardly wait for her next story. A must read for not only Amish and contemporary romance readers but for anyone who enjoys a good,compelling story of love,faith,discovery and growing up. Received for an honest review from the publisher. For more details visit the author's website,Revell Books,a division of Baker Publishing Group and My Book Addiction and More.

    "Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group."

    RATING: 4.5

    HEAT RATING: SWEET

    REVIEWED BY: AprilR, My Book Addiction and More/My Book Addiction Reviews
  5. Its About Time Mamaw
    Cleveland, Texas
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    The Lesson ~ Stoney Ridge #3
    January 7, 2013
    Its About Time Mamaw
    Cleveland, Texas
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Mary Kate Lapp still has discontent for her life in Stoney Ridge. She has her sites and mind on faraway places. She has even gone as far as to acquire an application for a passport. Her mind and body are never still, they are always on fast forward. Then one day as she was racing down the road on her scooter she heard a gunshot and saw a man lying presumably dead in a field. She raced down the road to use the schoolhouse phone to call 911 and on the way back to the supposedly murder scene she encountered Alice Smucker the school teacher in the road. She had plowed over Alice with her scooter causing a supposedly concussed head injury causing her to have to go call 911 once again.

    The Bishop decided since MK had caused the teacher's supposed injury MK then would take Alice's place as school teacher for approximately three weeks. Now MK would have like to argue the fact that Alice was a hypochondriac, but you just don't argue with the Bishop.

    She thought this was the worst thing that could ever happen to her. She spent years trying to get out of the school house now she had to go back as a teacher. Being a teacher was much harder than she could ever have imagined. Her stepmother Fern suggested she speak to a wise old woman by the name of Erma. Erma was soon to be one hundred years old. She surprised MK by giving her some very wise advice about how to teach each individual child and as days went by she began enjoying her teaching position.

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    Jimmy Fisher an old schoolmate seeked MK for some advice about how to get his new love of his life to notice him. But as usual Jimmy jumped from one girl or job before you could blink an eye. He had a habit of sneaking off in the middle of a job or he would be checking out the race ponies. But he always had time to visit with MK.

    With so much going on in Stoney Ridge not many noticed a couple of new residence. Will and his young sister Jenny had taken up residence in their Grandpa Mitchell's old home place. Everything should work out fine for them if he can keep a low profile a few months longer that is until he turns twenty-one then the old home place will be legally his. If his mother finds out where they are living she could cause a lot of trouble. That was what she was good at and had left him and his sister in foster care since he was eight years old and Jenny was one. This was not something he wanted the people of Stoney Ridge to know about them.

    MK had met Will the same way she had plowed over the teacher, but this ended Will upside down in a muddy ditch. MK had no idea that Will was the new worker her father had hired to help with the farm.

    Nor did she know that Jenny one of her students was Will's younger sister. Once MK found this out she invited Jenny to spend time at the her home until her brother got off work. The more time she spent with Will the more attracted she became to him. But for some reason he kept avoiding her which made her suspicious. What was he hiding? Here Mary Kate goes again! She is determined to play police detective and find out who Will really is and what he is hiding. She wondered if he had anything to do with the death of the farmer she had seen lying in the field?

    I would love to tell you more but then that would spoil the story for you. So hurry and get a copy of this book and find out what secrets MK is able to uncover!

    The author has outdone herself on this book. My family kept trying to distract me from my reading but I just kept shooing them away. In this book you have intrigue, intrigue and more intrigue. Along with humor, romance, heartaches and reconciliation, secrets hidden and I emphasize secrets, and secrets revealed. It has an abundance love and support of family. But most importantly their Faith in God.

    Disclosure

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