Romantic Times Magazine 4-Star Review Irvin takes a sad beginning and spins a sweet story of hope and love in the midst of tragedy, reminding readers that God has a plan we often don’t understand. Aidan’s guilt and Bess’ depression, which keep them both from moving on in their lives, are realistically portrayed as the …

Romantic Times Magazine 4-Star Review These sweet stories are a charming treat for those relaxing summer days. The young adult growing pains these couples share will be relatable to many readers, and the happy endings are an uplifting reinforcement of the power of love, patience and trust. Four young couples find romance in the midst …

Wiseman (An Amish Year), Clipston (The Beloved Hope Chest), Irvin (Upon a Spring Breeze), and Reid (A Dream of Miracles) lend their considerable talents to this enjoyable Christmas collection. In “Winter Kisses,” Wiseman provides a multigenerational romance. When three men of similar ages rent out their Daadi Haus (guest house), a grandmother and mother (both …

Kelly Irvin continues her “Every Amish Season” series with “Beneath the Summer Sun.” Jennie’s husband died in a farming accident four years ago, and everyone believes it is time for her to remarry to take care of her and her seven children. Nathan Walker, a Mennonite book salesman, has befriended Jennie and her family and wants to help …

Irvin, Kelly. An Amish Heirloom: Four NovellasBeneath the Summer Sun. Zondervan. (Every Amish Season, Bk. 2). Apr. 2018. 400p. ISBN 9780310351887. pap. $15.99; ebk. ISBN 9780310351870. CF Four of today’s top Amish fiction writers contribute to this sweet collection of novellas about love, marriage, and secrets found in family heirlooms. In Clipston’s “A Legacy of Love,” Leon …

In Irvin’s enjoyable third Every Amish Season novel (after Beneath the Summer Sun), widow Mary Katherine Ropp faces pressure from her 10 children to move out of her large house and into a “dawdy haus” (an Amish retirement home) as other grandparents do. But Mary Katherine has plans of her own: even though she knows …