Ties That Bind by Cindy Woodsmall

 

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Ties That Bind: A Novel (The Amish of Summer Grove)

Ariana’s comfortable Old Order Amish world is about to unravel. Will holding tightly to the cords of family keep them together—or simply tear them apart?

Twenty-year-old Ariana Brenneman loves her family and the Old Ways. She has two aspirations: open a café in historic Summer Grove to help support her family’s ever-expanding brood and to keep any other Amish from being lured into the Englisch life by Quill Schlabach.

Five years ago Quill, along with her dear friend Frieda, ran off together, and Ariana still carries the wounds of that betrayal. When she unexpectedly encounters him, she soon realizes he has plans to help someone else she loves leave the Amish. 

Despite how things look, Quill’s goal has always been to protect Ariana from anything that may hurt her, including the reasons he left. After returning to Summer Grove on another matter, he unearths secrets about Ariana and her family that she is unaware of. His love and loyalty to her beckons him to try to win her trust and help her find a way to buy the café—because when she learns the truth that connects her and a stranger named Skylar Nash, Quill knows it may upend her life forever.     

Ties That Bind is the first novel in the Amish of Summer Grove series.

Angel Linda's Thoughts on Ties That Bind

I have been a Cindy Woodsmall fan for a number of years, as such, I've read every one of her books.  I enjoy them all immensely.

Cindy creates believable characters and story lines that draw the reader in right from the first page.  This book was, for me a little hard to get into but I'm not blaming it on anything other than myself.  I agreed to read and review this book at a hectic time for my family, so I believe this is the reason it took a little longer into the story to be grabbed and not let go.  In any event, this book is an excellent story. One that I highly recommend to all reading enthusiasts, especially those who enjoy Amish fiction.

I don't want to spoil the story line for anyone, so I'm letting the Publisher note serve best as the description of the story.  I will add to this by saying....that I HAVE TO READ the next book to find out what happens with Ariana and Skylar.  The way the book ended will leave you free-falling.  I can't wait to see the direction Cindy takes with these characters and what twists and turns these characters lives take!

Author Biography

Cindy Woodsmall is a New York Times, CBA, ECPA, and USA Today best-selling author who has written a dozen (and counting!) works of fiction and one of nonfiction. Cindy has been featured on ABC Nightline and on the front page of the Wall Street Journal,and has worked with National Geographic on a documentary concerning Amish life. In June of 2013, the Wall Street Journal listed Cindy as the one of the top three most popular authors of Amish fiction.

Her real-life connections with Amish Mennonite and Old Order Amish families enrich her novels with authenticity. As an adult, Cindy became friends with a wonderful Old Order Amish family who opened their home to her. Although the two women, Miriam and Cindy, live seven hundred miles apart geographically, and a century apart by customs, when they come together they never lack for commonality, laughter, and dreams of what only God can accomplish through His children. Over the years Cindy has continued to make wonderful friendships with those inside the Amish and Mennonite communities--from the most conservative ones to the most liberal.

Cindy and her husband reside near the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains in their now empty nest.

If you'd like more information or to contact her, you can go to her website: http://www.cindywoodsmall.com or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authorcindywoodsmall 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BloggingForBooks program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255

Ariana’s comfortable Old Order Amish world is about to unravel. Will holding tightly to the cords of family keep them together—or simply tear them apart?
Twenty-year-old Ariana Brenneman loves her family and the Old Ways. She has two aspirations: open a café in historic Summer Grove to help support her family’s ever-expanding brood and to keep any other Amish from being lured into the Englisch life by Quill Schlabach.

Five years ago Quill, along with her dear friend Frieda, ran off together, and Ariana still carries the wounds of that betrayal. When she unexpectedly encounters him, she soon realizes he has plans to help someone else she loves leave the Amish. 
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Despite how things look, Quill’s goal has always been to protect Ariana from anything that may hurt her, including the reasons he left. After returning to Summer Grove on another matter, he unearths secrets about Ariana and her family that she is unaware of. His love and loyalty to her beckons him to try to win her trust and help her find a way to buy the café—because when she learns the truth that connects her and a stranger named Skylar Nash, Quill knows it may upend her life forever.  

Ties That Bind is the first novel in the Amish of Summer Grove series. - See more at: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?work=242924#sthash.4AyzWN4w.dpuf