Review: A wonderful collection of clean drama and romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2014
I recently read "A Lancaster Amish Storm" by Ruth Price and I enjoyed it so much that when I saw the 4-boxed set, "Amish Faith Through Fire" on the author's Amazon page, I "one clicked" it immediately.  I was not disappointed. I loved the entire collection. I love the way the author weaves interactions between Amish and Englischers into the stories. As the two worlds intersect, this makes for interesting reading.In "Lancaster Amish Storm," Zach is seduced by some of the things in the world outside the Amish community. It makes me wonder how difficult it must be for Amish teens not to be tempted by the glitter of the outside world. Zach finds the answer to his personal dilemma when a disaster strikes Faith's Landing.In "The Shadow of Death," a chance crossing of two worlds (Amish and English) causes the Lapp family to endure extreme sorrow and loss. The main character in the story is Katie who is forced to become the matriarch of her family as her mother sinks into a bottomless pit of depression. Katie must muster the strength to guide her mother back to life.In "A Lancaster Amish Sketchbook," Isaac (Zach's brother from Book 1) and Beth plan to marry but Zach needs to earn money so he takes a construction job. Meanwhile Beth takes an art class outside of the Amish community so Isaac and Beth don't see each other very often. Beth spends a lot of time at the art class and becomes friendly with the people she meets there. One friend in particular she is perhaps becoming too friendly with.The bonus novelette, "A Gift of Sight" is a wonderful surprise. I just loved this story. There is something wonderfully romantic about people from different cultures falling in love. I hope that it is either expanded into a novel or a sequel is written.I strongly recommend this wonderful collection to anyone who loves clean drama and romance where complicated issues are handled with sensitivity.