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AUTHOR SUZANNE WOODS FISHER

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Back and broke in Stoney Ridge, Jimmy Fisher has coasted as long as he could through life on charm, good looks, and deep-set dimples. They always worked just fine for him--until they didn't. His smile has no effect on the violet-eyed beauty he met at the Bent N' Dent, the one with that stunning horse. She's offered him a job, but nothing else.

The last thing Sylvie Schrock King needs around Rising Star Farm is a grown boy working for her, especially her neighbor Edith's son. The woman holds a serious grudge against Sylvie and her son, and hiring Jimmy Fisher will only fan the flames of Edith's rancor. But Sylvie is desperate for help on the farm, and Jimmy understands horses like no one else.

While Jimmy's lazy smile and teasing ways steal Sylvie's heart, Edith is working on a way to claim her land. Has Sylvie made another terrible mistake? Or is it too late to outfox the fox? More importantly . . . just who is the fox?

Writing with both wit and warmth, Fisher delivers a supremely satisfying conclusion to the popular Deacon's Family series.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Suzanne Woods Fisher is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than thirty books, including On a Summer Tide, as well as the Nantucket Legacy, Amish Beginnings, The Bishop's Family, The Deacon's Family, and The Inn at Eagle Hill series, among other novels. She is also the author of several nonfiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace and Amish Proverbs. She lives in California. 

CONNECT WITH THE AUTHOR:   
Learn more at:
www.suzannewoodsfisher.com and follow Suzanne on Facebook @SuzanneWoodsFisherAuthor and Twitter @suzannewfisher.

MY THOUGHTS:

I read and reviewed the first book in this series, Mending Fences, as part of the Revell Reads Blogger program in 2019. Click on this link to read my review of Mending Fences. Two Steps Forward can be read as a standalone, but I recommend you read the previous books in the series so you can enjoy the entire trilogy!

I have read many of this author's works. I enjoy her Amish fiction and her contemporary fiction. This book has the depth and emotion I have come to expect and enjoy in this author's work. The threads of family, faith, perseverance, forgiveness, and love resonant throughout this story.

One of the main things I appreciated about this particular book was the way in which several of the characters experienced a spiritual transformation from being harsh, bitter, vindictive, and unkind into becoming a more humble person trying to following God's path for their lives. 

In some of the younger characters I enjoyed seeing their personal and spiritual growth from being immature and irresponsible to becoming more serious about God's plan for their lives and developing into making good life choices more in following with their faith.

On the back cover of the paperback I read there was a quote from Interviews and Reviews about this book:  ". . . She {the author} has a way of evoking all of your emotions." I could not agree more with this reviewer's observation. I look forward to reading many more books written by the talented Suzanne Woods Fisher.

Highly-recommended to fans of Amish/Christian fiction, clean fiction, historical fiction, Amish/Christian romance, clean romance, and historical romance.

Disclosure from blogger: I received a paperback copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review to be posted on my blog and on retailer sites and Goodreads. I received no compensation for my review or posts here or on any other site.                                           

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