"A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill" Book Review
A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill
(The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill #8)
by Jennifer Beckstrand
Book Description:
There's nothing Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin’s irrepressible eighty-somethings Anna and Felty Helmuth like better than a challenge. And the chance to matchmake their feisty granddaughter is their most delightful task yet…
Elsie Helmuth’s plain-spoken ways got her in trouble once before, so she needs to make a good impression at her new teaching job in Huckleberry Hill. But she's not about to let disabled student Wally Sensenig work below his potential. And she definitely won’t put up with his hot-headed older brother sabotaging her efforts, no matter how handsome he is...
Sam is nearly at the end of his rope caring for his ailing, widowed mother, working their farm, and raising his siblings. He'll admit Elsie’s ideas are bringing Wally out of his angry shell — but why does she have to be as stubborn as she is pretty? Yet as it turns out, Elsie has taught Sam something about himself as well. And he’ll do whatever it takes to make up for his mistakes — and win her heart forever.
Elsie Helmuth’s plain-spoken ways got her in trouble once before, so she needs to make a good impression at her new teaching job in Huckleberry Hill. But she's not about to let disabled student Wally Sensenig work below his potential. And she definitely won’t put up with his hot-headed older brother sabotaging her efforts, no matter how handsome he is...
Sam is nearly at the end of his rope caring for his ailing, widowed mother, working their farm, and raising his siblings. He'll admit Elsie’s ideas are bringing Wally out of his angry shell — but why does she have to be as stubborn as she is pretty? Yet as it turns out, Elsie has taught Sam something about himself as well. And he’ll do whatever it takes to make up for his mistakes — and win her heart forever.
My Book Review: Oh, Anna, how I've missed your antics and "meddling" in your grandchildren's love lives. Anna never fails to leave me laughing all the way through the Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series. Anna and Felty are two of the most precious, caring, and humorous grandparents I've read about in Amish fiction.
Elsie is the object of her grandmother's matchmaking this time. Elsie is the new school teacher in the Amish school, and one young man is proving to be a particular challenge. As a former school teacher, I can relate to Elsie as she deals with a troubled, handicapped student. Refusing to lower expectations and helping students to realize their full potential without bullying and unkindness were certainly main goals for me in teaching as well as for Elsie.
Readers are sure to love this book and it can be read as a standalone, but you'll likely be eager to read the entire series if you haven't already.
I am rating this book 5 ***** stars and highly recommend it to readers.
Elsie is the object of her grandmother's matchmaking this time. Elsie is the new school teacher in the Amish school, and one young man is proving to be a particular challenge. As a former school teacher, I can relate to Elsie as she deals with a troubled, handicapped student. Refusing to lower expectations and helping students to realize their full potential without bullying and unkindness were certainly main goals for me in teaching as well as for Elsie.
Readers are sure to love this book and it can be read as a standalone, but you'll likely be eager to read the entire series if you haven't already.
I am rating this book 5 ***** stars and highly recommend it to readers.
I received a copy of this book from netgalley and Zebra Publishing in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. I was not required to post a positive review.
About the Author:
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Jennifer Beckstrand is the award winning Amish romance author of The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series and The Honeybee Sisters series for Kensington Books. Huckleberry Summer was nominated for the RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award and the 2015 RITA® Award, and Huckleberry Hill won the 2014 LIME Award for Inspirational fiction. Both Huckleberry Hill and Huckleberry Christmas appeared in Examiner.com list of top ten inspirational books for 2014.
Her much-anticipated Amish series, The Honeybee Sisters, was released summer of 2016 and has created a lot of romantic buzz. Sweet as Honey received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and Sweet as Honey and A Bee in her Bonnet were both awarded Top Picks from RT Book Reviews. Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people and loves writing about the antics of Anna and Felty Helmuth and the Honeybee sisters’ aendi Bitsy.
Jennifer has a degree in mathematics and a passion for Jane Austen and Shakespeare. She and her husband have been married for thirty-three years, and she has four daughters, two sons, and six adorable grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten.
Books by Jennifer Beckstrand
The Honeybee Sisters Series:
Sweet as Honey
A Bee in her Bonnet
Like a Bee to Honey
The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill Series:
Huckleberry Hill
Huckleberry Summer
Huckleberry Christmas
Huckleberry Spring
Huckleberry Harvest
Huckleberry Hearts
Return to Huckleberry Hill
Courtship on Huckleberry Hill (Jan. 2018)
Home on Huckleberry Hill (June 2018)
A Perfect Amish Christmas in "An Amish Christmas Quilt"
The Christmas Bakery on Huckleberry Hill in "An Amish Christmas Kitchen"
The Reluctant Groom in "Amish Brides"
Honeybee Christmas in "An Amish Christmas Candle"
Forever Apple in Apple Lake Series:
Kate's Song
Rebecca's Rose
Miriam's Quilt
Jennifer Beckstrand is the award winning Amish romance author of The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series and The Honeybee Sisters series for Kensington Books. Huckleberry Summer was nominated for the RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award and the 2015 RITA® Award, and Huckleberry Hill won the 2014 LIME Award for Inspirational fiction. Both Huckleberry Hill and Huckleberry Christmas appeared in Examiner.com list of top ten inspirational books for 2014.
Her much-anticipated Amish series, The Honeybee Sisters, was released summer of 2016 and has created a lot of romantic buzz. Sweet as Honey received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and Sweet as Honey and A Bee in her Bonnet were both awarded Top Picks from RT Book Reviews. Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people and loves writing about the antics of Anna and Felty Helmuth and the Honeybee sisters’ aendi Bitsy.
Jennifer has a degree in mathematics and a passion for Jane Austen and Shakespeare. She and her husband have been married for thirty-three years, and she has four daughters, two sons, and six adorable grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten.
Books by Jennifer Beckstrand
The Honeybee Sisters Series:
Sweet as Honey
A Bee in her Bonnet
Like a Bee to Honey
The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill Series:
Huckleberry Hill
Huckleberry Summer
Huckleberry Christmas
Huckleberry Spring
Huckleberry Harvest
Huckleberry Hearts
Return to Huckleberry Hill
Courtship on Huckleberry Hill (Jan. 2018)
Home on Huckleberry Hill (June 2018)
A Perfect Amish Christmas in "An Amish Christmas Quilt"
The Christmas Bakery on Huckleberry Hill in "An Amish Christmas Kitchen"
The Reluctant Groom in "Amish Brides"
Honeybee Christmas in "An Amish Christmas Candle"
Forever Apple in Apple Lake Series:
Kate's Song
Rebecca's Rose
Miriam's Quilt
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