Jeff and Rhonda Davis have been married for nearly thirteen years. But their marriage has been strained and they’ve grown apart. Both are hardworking and care about one another, but disappointment over not having children has impacted their marriage. In a last-ditch effort to try and help their marriage, against better judgment, the Davis’ decide to purchase a new home in Walnut Creek, OH. The additional strain of financial issues, when their old house doesn’t sell, adds more pressure. Jeff has a love for antiques and befriends an Amish couple, Orley and Lois Troyer, who own a local antique store. A rather unconventional friendship develops between the couples. Will their friendship and faith-filled influence be enough to help Jeff and Rhonda?
I loved this book. I appreciated the development of the
characters and they really came alive. I
liked that the author wasn’t in a hurry to rush from one action scene to the
next. Instead, the reader gets to know
the characters and what made them the way they are. It was interesting to learn why Jeff and
Rhonda had rejected the Christian faith and to see God at work in their breaking
down those walls.
I read a lot of books by Christian writers and
publishers, and it’s a rare occurrence these days when the Gospel message is
shared as part of the storyline. That is
why I loved this book. The Troyer’s built
a relationship with the Davis’, cared about them, and prayed for them. They shared their faith and eventually shared
the Gospel of Christ with Jeff and Rhonda.
I liked and cared about these characters.
Because I enjoyed the characters and the setting,
I didn’t want to rush through reading this book. This book was very enjoyable. I appreciated that the storyline was clean, without
immorality or profanity.
I highly recommend The Walnut Creek Wish
by Wanda E. Brunstetter. I love
finding an author whose work is new to me, and I look forward to reading more
of her work.
I would like to thank Barbour Publishing,
Inc and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy
of The Walnut Creek Wish by Wanda E. Brunstetter. I was under no obligation to give a favorable
review.
