Love in Plain Sight

Title: Love in Plain Sight

Series: An Amish Mail-Order Bride #3

Author: Kathleen Fuller

Source: Library

My Review:

This is the third book in the Amish Mail-order Bride series by Kathleen Fuller. I would recommend reading the first two books before reading this one. While the first two books focus on different characters, there are some from both books that are also in this one, plus an overarching story that carries through all three books. It will make it easier to understand and follow all the relationships. It had been four years since I read the second book, and I wish I had read them closer together so I could remember everything a bit better.

A lot is going on in this story, not just with Ezra and Katherine, but also with other members of the community. Again, I urge you to read the books in order. 

Margaret is running from her past and keeping secrets. She has no plans to fall in love after her last relationship. Her self-esteem is low, and she struggles with her weight. 

I had a harder time connecting with the characters in this book, but I was glad to have everything from all three books resolved in this one. There is one scene in the book that annoyed me to no extent, and while the characters in the story are okay with it once the reasoning was given, I was not, which also lowered my enjoyment of the story a little bit. 

Overall, another sweet story in the Amish Mail-Order Bride series.

★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads):  

In the town of Birch Creek where the only danger is getting swept off your feet, Katharine Miller hides the secrets of her past . . . until she meets Ezra Bontrager and is forced to face the greatest risk of all--opening her heart to true love

After fleeing her hometown, Katharine finds peace and anonymity while working at Stoll's Inn and keeping to herself. As long as her guard is up, she can protect herself and others from her past, with the hope that one day her family will forgive her for leaving.

Ezra Bontrager has never shared a love of farming with his brothers and father, and when he takes a job at Stoll's Inn, he quickly finds even more reason to come to work every day. Although he has no intention of marrying anytime soon, Ezra can't help but want to learn more about the quiet and mysterious newcomer who doesn't appear to have come to Birch Creek looking for a husband, as so many have done after the want ad that advertised Birch Creek's many bachelors.

As Katharine and Ezra continue to cross paths, Katharine feels her defenses lower, and Ezra no longer scoffs at the idea of marriage. Just as they start to hope for the future, the past comes roaring back--not just for Katharine and Ezra but for the entire community of Birch Creek. Confronting that past won't be easy, but it brings the opportunity for love and grace to abound.