A Season of Change (Amish Inn #3) by Beth Wiseman

Finding peace means letting go of the past—and embracing the change that is to come. 

Sisters Esther and Lizzie have a new employee, Rose Petersheim, to help them tend to The Peony Inn. But their old matchmaking ways have stayed the same. The sisters focus their efforts on the lovely twenty-five-year-old Rose. Though Rose is witty and outspoken, her nervous chattering makes her the best match for someone calm and good at listening. Someone like Benjamin—the handsome handyman who recently moved to town. 

But when Esther receives an anonymous love letter and flowers, Rose’s love life is no longer the only one capturing the sisters’ attention. As they sleuth around searching for Esther’s secret admirer, they uncover that their grumpy renter, Gus, has a secret of his own that could bring about a difficult change in all their lives. And their continued meddling in Rose’s affairs reveals she, too, is hiding something—an old wound that could threaten her future happiness. 

As Rose, Lizzie, Esther, and Gus struggle to release the weight of their pasts, they discover that although people are complicated, love doesn’t need to be. 

This charming third installment of the Amish Inn series from bestselling author Beth Wiseman is a picture of loss and healing in which forgiveness will prove to be the greatest act of love.

My thoughts:

It was good to visit The Peony Inn again in the 3^rd book in this series by Ms. Wiseman.  I have loved this series from the very first book and I absolutely adore the two sisters who own and operate the Inn.  Esther and Lizzie are the sisters who hire the sweetest and somewhat funny helpers and, in this book, they sure have their hands full with the talkative but sweet Rose.  Did I mention the sisters are also matchmakers? They may have missed the mark when they thought the chatty Rose would be a good match for the shy, quiet Benjamin. 

However helpful the sisters think they are, they sometimes don’t give the best advice which made for a funny and sweet storyline.

There are also characters from the first two books that still play an important role in the storyline.  I will admit that I didn’t expect to shed any tears while reading this, but boy was I wrong. Some characters just become more endearing to you without you realizing how much you care about them, which I found to be true in this novel.

This was my favorite book in the series and I will miss them and The Peony Inn.   I highly recommend.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.