Search - The Reckoning (Heritage of Lancaster County, Bk 3)

this book is about a woman who abandons the Amish life and discovers that she misses it. She discovers the real meaning of having Christ in your life. Very good!!!

very good read!

It is the third and final book in the Heritage of Lancaster County trilogy. We find out what happens to Katherine Mayfield (Katie Lapp) and how she reconciles her "fancy" side with her "Plain" side. Of the three books in the series, this one felt the "preachiest." I think what bothered me is that at the end of the second book, Katherine discovered Christ through discussions with her dying mother, but at the start of this book, she dismisses all of that as just the grieving process. I think that made this book feel repetitive since Katherine spends the whole book learning the same thing she just learned in the previous book! Maybe it's just me, but this bothered me. Anyway, Katherine has been living the "fancy" life since the death of her birth mother in the second book. She loves clothing, the finer things in life, and has started a relationship with a local painter named Justin. However, she can't help but feel that something's still missing in her life, and she finds herself inexplicably drawn to things that remind her of her Plain life. She can't go back to that, in fact she doesn't really want to go back to being Amish, but she can't get fully content with her new life either. Meanwhile, Daniel, her first love, can't seem to get Katherine out of his head, but she can't be with him the way he wants her to be. How can she make herself happy? Meanwhile, Katherine's Amish best friend, Mary is dealing with the fact that she's developed feelings for the bishop, Katherine's original intended and the person who put the shunning on her. I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did the other two in the series, but it was still a worthwhile read to find out what ends up happening to Katherine and the others.

An innocent and sweet romance revealing the complexities of family and the emotions of relationships. The girlfriends are realistic and the situations,too. The story of one girl's search for understanding herself, her emotions and her thoughts about her past and current situation as she faces decisions about her future.

From the back cover...

Katherine Mayfield, the new mistress of Mayfield Manor, always dreamed of a fancy "English" life. But as the seasons pass, she finds herself grieving the loss of her Amish family and her dearest friend, Mary Stoltzfus. Shunned from the Plain life she once knew, Katherine finds solace in volunteer work with hospice patients-a labor of love she hopes will bring honor to the memory of her birth mother.

Unknown to Katherine, he long lost love, Daniel Fisher, is desperate to locate his "Sweetheart girl," only to be frustrated at nearly every turn. Meanwhile, she delights in the modern world-once forbidden-cherishing the attention of Justin Wirth, her handsome suitor.

Her childhood entwined with Daniel's, yet her present life far removed from Lancaster County, Katherine longs for the peace that reigned in her mother's heart. And one again, she is compelled to face the heritage of her past.

good book