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| ISBN: | 0764208381 (ISBN13: 9780764208386) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Daughters of Caleb Bender #1 |
Dale Cramer
Paperback | Pages: 359 pages Rating: 4.22 | 4463 Users | 321 Reviews
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| Title | : | Paradise Valley (Daughters of Caleb Bender #1) |
| Author | : | Dale Cramer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 359 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2011 by Bethany House Publishers (first published December 3rd 2010) |
| Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian. Amish. Fiction. Romance. Amish Fiction |
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An Amish settlement in Ohio has run afoul of a law requiring their children to attend public school. Caleb Bender and his neighbors are arrested for neglect, with the state ordering the children be placed in an institution. Among them are Caleb's teenage daughter, Rachel, and the boy she has her eye on, Jake Weaver. Romance blooms between the two when Rachel helps Jake escape the children's home. Searching for a place to relocate his family where no such laws apply, Caleb learns there's inexpensive land for sale in Mexico, a place called Paradise Valley. Despite rumors of instability in the wake of the Mexican revolution, the Amish community decides this is their answer. Since it was Caleb's idea, he and his family will be the pioneers. They will send for the others once he's established a foothold and assessed the situation. Caleb's daughters are thrown into turmoil. Rachel doesn't want to leave Jake. Her sister, Emma, who has been courting Levi Mullet, fears her dreams of marriage will be dashed. Miriam has never had a beau and is acutely aware there will be no prospects in Mexico. Once there, they meet Domingo, a young man and guide who takes a liking to Miriam, something her father would never approve. While Paradise Valley is everything they'd hoped it would be, it isn't long before the bandits start giving them trouble, threatening to upset the fledgling Amish settlement, even putting their lives in danger. Thankfully no one has been harmed so far, anyway.Rating Appertaining To Books Paradise Valley (Daughters of Caleb Bender #1)
Ratings: 4.22 From 4463 Users | 321 ReviewsAssessment Appertaining To Books Paradise Valley (Daughters of Caleb Bender #1)
Very informative book based on the experiences of the author's family members in the 1920s. I love Amish fiction and when linked with actual historical events, it makes it even better. I can't wait to read the next books in the series. Two thumbs up!Different than typical Amish fiction, but so worth the read. A little bit of romance, a little bit of danger. I would describe this as Amish historical fiction. Highly recommended for fans of Amish fiction!
Wow, this author can write! I'd read some of his books before under his other pen name (W. Dale Cramer), but this is the first Amish book of his that I'd tried. I had sort of burned out on Amish fiction for several reasons: they all seem vaguely similar, and they mostly involve Amish who are unhappy or don't feel like they fit in so they are trying to leave the Amish. This book breaks the mold. And moreover it is based on a true story - the story of the author's own ancestors.It begins with
This book was awesome! I had purchased this book free for my kindle quite a while ago. For some reason I kept putting off reading it. Could it be because it was written by a man instead of a woman, the typical author of Amish fiction? Not sure but I had only read one other Amish book written by a male, Murray Pura. With Murray Pura being the standard to which I would judge Dale Cramer--well, let's just say he had his work cut out for him. And he did not disappoint.Set in Ohio in the 1920's, five
I like these books because they are kind of typical Amish fiction fluff but mixed with some interesting plots. Not the best best writing ever but not the worst and far better than most Amish fiction. I enjoy that they are (very) loosely based on real history. Its fun to imagine what it must have been like for Amish to settle in Mexico. I love anything that has anything to do with Mexican culture and language.
To start, I must confess that I have this "thing" for Amish fiction. When I am having a particularly hard week or stressful day, I know that I can open my Kindle and escape to someplace beautiful and wholesome, sweet and innocent, peaceful and predictable. Predictable is the key word. Amish fiction is predictable to its core. Most who read it know it, and we don't care. When I saw this listed as a free Kindle book, I grabbed it without really reading the description. It was Amish-related. It was
An Amish settlement in Ohio has run afoul of a law requiring their children to attend public school. Caleb Bender and his neighbors are arrested for neglect, with the state ordering the children be placed in an institution. Among them are Caleb's teenage daughter, Rachel, and the boy she has her eye on, Jake Weaver. Romance blooms between the two when Rachel helps Jake escape the children's home.After he signs a paper that says he will send his children to school as the lesser of 2 evils - send
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