The Bookseller’s Promise
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Publisher Description
In the first novel of Beth Wiseman’s Amish Bookstore series, a rare, old book may hold answers to a present-day romance.
Yvonne Wilson makes the trek from Texas to Indiana with just one goal in mind: to convince Amishman Jake Lantz to sell her client a rare book from his collection. But Jake is as strong-willed as Yvonne. On the eve of his grandfather’s death, Jake vowed never to sell the book, and he intends to keep that promise. But he can’t say more than that, having never read it and not knowing why it was so dear to his grossdaadi.
Eva Graber has loved Jake since he hired her to work in his bookstore years ago, but he doesn’t seem to notice she’s blossomed into a beautiful woman. When Yvonne shows up and seems like she might turn Jake’s eye, Eva suggests she and Jake should read the book together to find out what’s so special about it.
What happens after that surprises them all, and the book leads the trio deep into mysterious questions about life and death, love and loss, and the impenetrable purposes of God.
Sweet contemporary Amish romancePart of the Amish Bookstore seriesBook 1: The Bookseller's PromiseBook 2: The Story of LoveBook 3: Hopefully Ever AfterBook length: 80,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wiseman (A Season of Change) kicks off her Amish Bookstore series with a heartfelt inspirational romance. Indiana Amish bookseller Jake Lantz realizes that he is in love with his assistant, Eva Graber, but another man wants to marry her. Jake feels he needs to step aside, not realizing that Eva's been waiting for Jake to notice her. Meanwhile, the biggest client of Texan and rare book dealer Yvonne Wilson has sent her in search of a title from 1875 that is rumored to heal those who are spiritually lost. Her quest leads her to Jake, who, as it happens, Jake owns a copy of the book and promised his grandfather he would never sell it. Yvonne, though, decides to stay in town as long as it takes to convince him to change his mind. After Yvonne "borrows" the book, she reconsiders some long-held beliefs about the world, herself, and death—beliefs that will take on a new importance when tragedy strikes. Yvonne and Eva also become friends, setting Yvonne on another mission, this time to help Jake and Eva act on their feelings for each other. Wiseman skillfully interweaves the romantic and conversion story lines and has an easy hand juggling her ensemble cast. Anyone who has ever known the power of a book to change lives will appreciate this tale of love and faith.
