About the book
When five maidels join forces to turn an abandoned barn into an Amish marketplace, the unmarried women have community in mind. But their fledgling enterprise promises to reap surprising rewards for each in turn, including the gift of unexpected love . . .
For Regina Miller, the new Morning Star Marketplace is a chance to share her secret work with the world--without revealing herself. Old Order Amish forbid the creation of art without purpose, but without a husband, Regina has been free to explore the joy of painting in her attic. Yet when Gabe Flaud's curiosity leads him to speculate that Regina herself is the painter, the full weight of their community's judgement
falls on her shoulders.
When Gabe stands up to defend Regina, questioning the Order's restrictions, he reveals his own guilty secret and is shunned along with her. Forced to turn to each other for companionship, the young couple must learn to balance their own needs with their deep faith . . . and a love that will show them all things
are possible.
My thoughts:
Morning Star by
Charlotte Hubbard is the first book in her new Maidels of Morning Star series. The series is off to a great start in the
first book as the reader is introduced to the five unmarried Amish women who share
a love for family, each other and their community. I loved seeing how
enterprising they are as the ideas flow when they are given permission to open
new businesses that will benefit not only the business owners but will also
fund a new school for the children in Morningstar.
Each of us are given
gifts but in the Old Order Amish not all gifts are considered useful or
practical as is the case with Regina Miller who is a talented artist. Regina has been painting in secret for many
years but she desperately wanted to sell her artwork which causes some
unexpected challenges but also an unexpected show of support of Gabe Flaud, a
friend and coworker. I was surprised to
find out that Regina’s story would be the first one the author chose to tell
but what a wonderful story it is. This
character stole my heart and I found myself rooting for her throughout the
entire book. I also am fond of Bishop Jeremiah
because he has a heart for the people of his church and will go to great
lengths to do what he feels is right for them even if it means upsetting a few
of the elders. It took awhile for me to warm up to Gabe but once I did, it was
clear he is a good and honest man.
Overall, I thought Morning
Star was an absolute delight to read. I loved the maturity of the characters
who are interested in their community and past the age of the typical singings
that I normally see in Amish fiction. Ms. Hubbard has been of my favorite authors
for several years because she has a knack of crafting stories that are
different than most other authors in this genre, her novels are unique,
exciting and always leave me waiting for her next release. It’s going to be hard to wait for the next
book in the series find out what she has in store for her readers.
I received a copy of
this book from the publisher through Netgalley.
All opinions are completely my own.
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