An Amish Christmas at the Apple Blossom Inn

Title: An Amish Christmas at the Apple Blossom Inn

Authors: Debra Torres & Tracy Fredrychowski

Publisher: The Tracer Group, LLC

Genre: Christmas, Amish, Christian Fiction,

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

I have wanted to read An Amish Christmas at the Apple Blossom Inn since it came out last year. I had read other things by Debra Torres, but this is my first book by Tracy Fredrychowski. 

I had not realized that An Amish Christmas at the Apple Blossom Inn was two novellas. The prologue sets the tone of the story. We are introduced to the characters at the funeral of their mother. The first story is Sadie's story, written by Debra Torres. The second story is her sister Katie's perspective, written by Tracy.

Both stories offer a hint of romance, what it's like to work at the Apple Blossom Inn, and how hard life is after their mother passes away. Especially with a busybody neighbor wanting to separate the family. There is enough content in both stories that I feel they would have been better as full-length novels, as opposed to the novellas. Sadie's story especially ended rather abruptly. 

★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

Two sisters. Two stories. One great Amish Christmas read.

Orphaned just weeks before Christmas, the Beiler sisters suddenly discover they could lose their home and what’s worse—each other. To make ends meet, sisters Sadie and Katie are plunged into working at the Willow Spring’s Apple Blossom Inn.

But will their efforts be enough?

Sadie - Struggling with pride, Sadie yearns to bake scrumptious treats in the inn’s kitchen instead of cleaning floors and toilets. But when she makes the mistake of her life, can Sadie and the inn’s handsome maintenance worker Jubal King create a plan to help save her family and maybe even the Apple Blossom Inn?

Katie - On the cusp of a family tragedy, Katie must put her trust in the Lord and step into a mostly English world. When Jeremiah Hershberger returns to Willow Springs looking for answers, Katie sets out on a journey to help him discover secrets of his past.

Can these young women find a way to bring the joy of Christmas back to their family and to Willow Springs?