The Heart's Shelter

Title: The Heart's Shelter - Audiobook Review

Series: An Amish Legacy #4

Author: Amy Clipston

Narrator: Lauren Berst

Publisher: Zondervan

Genre: Amish, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance

Source: Net Galley & Zondervan

My Review: 

The Heart's Shelter by Amy Clipston is the fourth book in the Amish Legacy series. There is enough background given that it was easy to dive into this book without reading the other books (I have only read the first one). 

The Heart's Shelter is a sweet story of Kira going to Pennsylvania to help her aunt care for her family after the birth of her son. Kira is trying to heal from a broken engagement, and her nieces and nephews (especially Ruby) provide the necessary distraction that she needs.

Jonah is not looking for a relationship. For him, that is a someday dream. However, once he gets to know Kira, that dream doesn't feel so far away. Unfortunately, several obstacles are in the way of him and Kira having a relationship. 

In addition to Kira and Jonah, there is a lovely community of characters who round out this story. Kira's character grows as the story develops, and it is interesting to see her step into her calling.

Lauren Berst did a good job with the narration. It was interesting to hear the pronunciations of the Pennsylvania Dutch words, as opposed to trying to figure them out when reading the book.

Thank you to Zondervan, Thomas Nelson Audio, and Net Galley for the opportunity to listen to this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

Kira has no interest in dating and putting down roots in Pennsylvania—that is, until she finds a kindred spirit in Jayden Bontrager. Kira Detweiler doesn't plan to be in Lancaster County for long. She's left her family in Indiana to help her aunt after the birth of her fourth boppli . Or at least that's what she tells people. Deep down, she's trying to escape the heartache of a broken engagement and has no plans to date again anytime soon. Jayden Bontrager watches his older brothers with admiration, and he prays that someday he’ll have the kind of life they do. Even so, he's only twenty-three and not in a hurry to marry and start a family. He's content to watch from the sidelines and is happy to see his brothers enjoying a close relationship once again. When Jayden and Kira strike up a friendship, they are each drawn to the other's gentle and humble demeanor, and they feel things for one another unlike anything they've felt before. But Kira is torn between her heart and her home. She sees no point in pursuing a relationship with Jayden when she doesn't plan to put down roots in Pennsylvania. The last thing she needs is another heartbreak. Will Jayden and Kira be able to overcome the obstacles in their path to find the future they both dream of? In this fourth and final book of the Amish Legacy Series, readers will find out if the youngest Bontrager brother will get his happily ever after.