This book
carries on the story of the group of maidels in the first Morning Star
book. The one featured this time is Lydianne Christner. She is the new
teacher at the newly built schoolhouse. She
used to work in the local furniture shop but recently applied for the open teaching
position. Bishop Jeremiah Shetler, a widower, is taking a special interest in her. All the maidels got together and came up with
the idea of turning an old barn into a marketplace. Now they all have stalls in the market as
well as other local craftsman. The proceeds
go to the fund their church uses to help members that have medical bills or
other needs and also finance projects such as the new schoolhouse. Lydianne is also the bookkeeper for the
market. This is a fun story that takes
up the tale of the basically the whole village of Morning Star. I’m sure there will be more to the
series. Charlotte Hubbard has a knack
for making these characters real and interesting and making the reader feel
part of the whole group.
I have
voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from
NetGalley. All views expressed are only
my honest opinion.