1. To Love and to Cherish - eBookThis product is an eBook
    Kelly Irvin
    Harvest House Publishers / 2012 / ePub
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  1. calo
    Melba, ID
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great story with good morals.
    March 2, 2012
    calo
    Melba, ID
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for To Love and to Cherish, Bliss Creek Series #1.
    This is one of the best Amish Fiction books I've read. It has a unique story with issues that are ultimately resolved by remaing faithful to Amish standards and knowing God has all the right answers for every individual.
  2. MaryAnn
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    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Touching tale of loss and struggles
    March 24, 2012
    MaryAnn
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    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for To Love and to Cherish, Bliss Creek Series #1.
    I've read many Amish novels, and this one truly gets into the gritty emotional battles life throws in our paths. Kelly Irvin crafts a powerful story, with unexpected turns and struggles that tug at the heart. She doesn't shy away from an honest portrayal of pain and longing, but reveals vulnerability and imperfection (yes, the Amish are truly human). I don't want to give too many details and spoil the story for readers.

    The title, To Love and to Cherish, is about more than a wedding or marriage these words bring to mind–it deals with life, which should be valued as profoundly precious. Loss plays a big part in the story, and with it the issue of forgiveness. We know God calls us to forgive, but how do we do it? Watching Emma live out this conundrum makes it personal.

    The book is pieced like an Amish quilt, with dark patches representing loss and heartache, along with brighter hues depicting life's lighter moments. Together they complete a lovely tapestry, crafted by the Creator. As the story confirms, without faith we despair, but with hope and trust in God we survive and grow. I recommend this stirring story as one to treasure and to ponder.
  3. Sissy Basset Hound Mom
    Jonesboro, Louisiana
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    So well written, you can't put it down!
    March 16, 2012
    Sissy Basset Hound Mom
    Jonesboro, Louisiana
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for To Love and to Cherish, Bliss Creek Series #1.
    To Love and to Cherish by Kelly Irvin is a real page turner! Once I began reading it, I couldn't put it down and read until the end. The characters are so richly written, one feels as if they are part of the family and have known them all their lives. Emma struggles with forgiveness, like most of us have at one time in our lives. How she deals with Carl and Thomas is one fantastic read and couldn't be better written. To Love and to Cherish is a must read for all Christian Fiction book lovers and especially for Amish book lovers!
  4. tammycookblogsbooks
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Finding Forgiveness
    February 20, 2012
    tammycookblogsbooks
    This review was written for To Love and to Cherish, Bliss Creek Series #1.
    The story begins with Emma Shirack's mother and father's buggy being hit by the truck of a neighbor, Mr. Cramer. Her sister, Katherine, and brother, Luke, witnessed them being thrown from the buggy and dying right before their eyes. Life suddenly changed for the Shirack children. They didn't want to lose their farm and there were younger children that needed care. Emma's older brother, Luke, and his family sold their house and moved in with his seven siblings.

    Emma's heart was already broken and not quite healed from a past hurt. Her boyfriend, Carl Freiling, left the Amish community of Bliss Creek four years earlier. She didn't know why he left. She refused to be hurt again. She hadn't dated anyone since. Thomas Brennaman was interested in dating her. His wife had died four years before from cancer. Thomas wanted to start dating Emma but he kept putting it off because he had trouble expressing himself. All Emma saw him was as a good friend.

    Carl returned to Bliss Creek and complicated things for Emma. Thomas finally decided that he may lose Emma to Carl so he told her he wanted to court her. Carl also told her that he wanted to court her. The whole story is about Emma coming to grips with what Carl did to her and who she decides to court.

    There are quite a few subplots woven into the story. Emma's brother,Josiah, returns home after being gone for a year, Luke and his wife,Leah, are expecting their third child, Emma struggles with her relationship with Leah and Catherine deals with severe depression from witnessing her parent's death.

    This story is about forgiveness. It also shows us the different ways people deal with grief. I really liked Emma, she was real with her inability to truly forgive. I can't believe she didn't notice Thomas being attracted to her. I was glad when he finally asked her to court him. I was also annoyed that Carl came back into the picture. It was hard to guess who Emma would chose to court. A few events happened at the end of the story that were surprising and suspenseful. One of the things is that a person ends up leaving the Amish community that I never suspected. You'll have to read To Love And To Cherish to find out what happens.

    To Love And Cherish, Bliss Creek Series #1

    A Heart Made New, Bliss Creek Series #2 out September 2012

    I received a free copy of this e-book from NetGalley for my honest review.
  5. MaureenT
    Syracuse NY
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great Amish Forgiveness Story
    February 15, 2012
    MaureenT
    Syracuse NY
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for To Love and to Cherish, Bliss Creek Series #1.
    This book begins with a heartbreaking tragedy, where family members watch in horror as a truck slams into their parents buggy. Emma had just been thinking that she wished the twin sisters in her buggy were hers, and now they are all parentless.

    Their older brother Luke assumes responsibility for the family. He has to sell his house and they all move in together, including his wife Leah and their two sons. There are three older girls in the family, including Emma. Would be hard to imagine who would now be in charge here. Leah is now the outsider, and is expecting a new baby.

    Emma loves her sister-in-law, but is also envious, that she has a husband and family. Emma thought she was going to have this, when abruptly her boyfriend Carl left. Her brother Luke is encouraging a match between Emma and Thomas.

    You will have to wonder who will win her heart as Carl reappears and wants her back. Can she come to terms with what he did to her, or will she return Thomas's attraction to her.

    The book has a lot of exciting twists and turns, and you can't think you know what is going to happen...you will be wrong!

    Don't miss this great read!

    I was provided with a copy of this book by the Publisher Harvest House, and was not required to give positive review.
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