Love's Thankful Heart

Title: Love's Thankful Heart

Author: Laura V. Hilton, Rachel J. Good, Thomas Nye,

Publisher: Celebrate Lit

Genre: Thanksgiving, Amish, Christian Fiction, Romance

Source: Kindle Own

My Review:

Love's Thankful Heart is a compilation of three Amish Thanksgiving Novellas written by Laura V. Hilton, Rachel J. Good, and Thomas Nye.

Gingerbread Wishes by Laura V. Hilton

Amish mime. He's also a firefighter. Grand gesture. Super sweet story.

★★★★/5

Thanksgiving Strangers by Rachel J. Good

He's mysterious and secretive. She's full of joy and love. Will these strangers spark a match? Also includes a character confined to a wheelchair.

★★★/4

The Thanksgiving Frolic by Thomas Nye

I had not read anything by this author before, but I was impressed with his writing. Monroe is concerned more about what his friends think, than doing what is right. Rosemary is expecting a marriage proposal until she overhears a conversation. The saying is true, pride comes before a fall.

★★★★/5

Overall ★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads):  

Gingerbread Wishes

As Thanksgiving approaches, Becca Troyer finds herself overwhelmed with an abundance of winter squash and pumpkins that she isn’t a bit thankful for. Desperately trying to sell them at a farmer’s market so she won’t have mountains to can, she’s surprised when a mime drops to his knee in front of her and proposes marriage.

Yost Miller is helping the volunteer firefighter raise funds at the city park when he notices his long-time crush Becca selling vegetables. Drawn across the grass, he spontaneously proposes marriage. But afterward, Yost isn’t sure how to proceed to show her that his feelings are real.

Just as he begins to find solid footing, confidence is yanked away, leaving him floundering. Will he lose Becca to another man? Or will this Thanksgiving be a season of blessings and wishes come true?

Thanksgiving Strangers

Faithe Beiler believes God wants her to feed the poor at her family’s restaurant, but when she mistakes Crist Petersheim for a homeless man and gives him a free breakfast, he’s offended. Yet he can’t help being intrigued by this pretty waitress with a giving heart.

Crist blames God for the tragedies in his life, so the last thing he wants is to get involved with an Amish girl, who trusts God in all circumstances. He fears for Faithe’s safety, though, when she invites every homeless person in the neighborhood, including drug dealers and criminals, to a free Thanksgiving dinner. Street savvy, Crist risks his life to protect her from danger.

As Crist’s heart softens toward God, Faithe finds herself falling him. Then she discovers his deception, and her world is shattered. Can she ever trust him again?

The Thanksgiving Frolic

Monroe has the prettiest girl and the fastest horse— but pride goes before a fall.

Monroe’s girlfriend, Rosemary, and her family organize the Thanksgiving Frolic, a service project to help Amish folks who have fallen on hard times. Monroe wants to go along but his dad won’t let him. Furthermore, Monroe’s dad thinks Rosemary’s family should clean up their own messy farm before they try to help others. Will the contrast between Monroe’s and Rosemary’s families end their relationship for good? Rosemary’s grandpa tries to offer words of wisdom, but people don’t take him seriously. The Thanksgiving Frolic heats up to a fever pitch, before a moment of silence changes everything.