Plain Paradise (Daughters of the Promise Series #4)

Linda’s Amish life seemed like paradise. Until she found out her family had been hiding a secret since the day of her birth. Josie was just a frightened teenager when she left her baby in the care of an Old Order Amish couple in Lancaster County. Since then, seventeen years have passed and while much has changed, one thing hasn’t. Josie still longs to reconnect with her daughter Linda. But Linda is unaware of Josie—and living an idyllic life within the Amish community. The bishop’s grandson, Stephen, is courting her and she hopes that he will propose soon. When her birth mother comes to Paradise, Linda finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Josie’s world. Meanwhile, her adoptive parents—and her Amish beau—are trying to understand how this interruption in Linda’s life could possibly be God’s will. As new relationships begin and old ones are tested, no one’s life will remain the same. In the process of losing and letting go—Linda realizes whose daughter she really is. And as only God can do, something more powerful and far more beautiful is forged within the Daughters of the Promise community... hope.

Linda’s Amish life seemed like paradise. Until she found out her family had been hiding a secret since the day of her birth.

Library Journal

When Linda, a young Amish woman who is much loved by her parents and the bishop's grandson, discovers that she was adopted and that her mother, an "Englisher," now wants to become a part of her life, her comfortable, insulated world is turned upside down. This development calls into question everything she has believed to be true about herself and her world for the past 17 years, and she begins to question God's plan for her. VERDICT Amish fiction has won a huge following over the last decade among readers drawn to the comfort to be found in these stories as events cause characters to reexamine their commitment to their faith and ultimately reaffirm their choices. This is sure to please fans of Beverly Lewis, Kathleen Fuller, and Wanda Brunstetter. Though part of a series, this title (after Plain Promise) stands on its own.

When best-selling novelist Beth Wiseman was introduced to the Amish, she gained an appreciation for their simple way of life and began writing love stories featuring this beloved group of people. Her first novel was the best-selling Plain Perfect. Beth and her family live in Texas.