The Promise of Palm Grove by Shelley Shepard Gray #BookReview

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About The Promise of Palm Grove: 

Leona must decide: Does she follow the path set out before her? Or take a chance with only the promise of what could be to guide her?

A young Amish woman finds herself torn between the man she's pledged to wed and the man her heart desires in this heartwarming story of chance, duty, and choice in the face of love---the first volume in the beloved New York Times bestselling author's new Amish Brides of Pinecraft series.

Amish bride-to-be Leona is thrilled to be in Florida, on a mini-vacation in the pretty town of Pinecraft. Her girlfriends think she's happy because she's away from the stress of wedding planning. They have no idea that Leona's real joy is in being away from her fiancé.

Edmund is a good man, and will make a decent husband . . . just not for Leona. The more time she spends with him and his overbearing ways, the less she wants to be his wife. Her cousins are sure Edmund is the right man for her---and their certainty makes Leona begin to doubt herself. But when a chance encounter with a wayward cat brings her face-to-face with a handsome, fun-loving Amish man named Zachary Kauffman, Leona's faced with two vastly different futures.
My thoughts:

This story is really two stories in one;  Beverly, the inn owner who is jeopardy of losing the inn and Leona, the woman from Sugarcreek who needed to get away from a controlling fiance. I found this to be an interesting comparison about two men who have to be in control. Zack does it in a helpful, caring way and forgets about his own needs, whereas Edmond only thinks about his needs and wants everything his own way. In the end both Beverly and Zack realize their needs and desires and important also. I am hoping that there will be more about Beverly in the next book because I felt like her story wasn't quite finished. I especially liked the insights, interviews, Pinecraft scenes, and the sneak peek for the next book in this series that are included. Visit Shelley Shepard Gray's website to learn more, purchase a copy on Amazon. 

About Shelley Shepard Gray:

She is a two-time New York Times bestseller, a two-time USA Today bestseller, a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time Holt Medallion winner. She lives in Southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town's bike trail. Find Shelley online: website