This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Brenda Casto for Readers' Favorite
Rosabelle's Story by J.E.B. Spredemann is a short Amish Christian romance that tells the story of Amos and Rosabelle. They have been working together for years in her father's hardware store. While Rosabelle is on the verge of graduating high school, Amos is a young Amish man who feels he needs to get married. There aren't many eligible Amish women in his area and so he decides to settle for someone he doesn't love because the one he really cares for is forbidden as she isn't Amish. When something happens to cause Amos' plans to unravel, will he realize that God is at work in his life?
Rosabelle's Story really reminded me of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, but with an Amish twist! Although it's a short story at seventy pages, don't let that fool you. Ms. Spredemann provides well developed characters and a plot with enough substance to make for a page turning read. I found myself connecting with the characters, and even though I pretty much knew how the ending would be, that didn't keep me from enjoying the story. Instead I think it made it better; my anticipation of wanting things to work out allowed me to sympathize with Amos while cheering on Rosabelle as she took matters into her own hands. Ms. Spredemann has a unique storytelling ability that makes me feel like I have actually stepped into the lives of the characters, experiencing their hopes and fears, as well as the tests that God sometimes put them through. The positive, faith based messages are very well done and fit in perfectly with the storyline. A good clean read that inspires as well as entertains. Ms. Spredemann is quickly becoming one of my favorite Amish fiction writers.
