What the Heart Sees by Kathleen Fuller

What the Heart Sees is a collection of three Amish short romance stories by Kathleen Fuller that were previously published in other compilations. I have read many romance stories, but this is the first time I have read ones that have an Amish background. I have to say I enjoyed these stories more than I do regular contemporary romances. Sometimes contemporary romances are so annoying, with the man and woman both being so stubborn it is a wonder that they get together at all. But these stories were different. My favorite was the first one, "A Miracle for Miriam", about a young lady named Miriam who has absolutely no confidence in herself and Seth, a young man who had initially rejected being Amish and went to live with the “Englisch” people before a terrible accident causes him to return to his home. It was short and very cute, there were parts that I cried, and I enjoyed it a lot.

As mentioned before, I really liked these stories and will be looking to read more of these types of Amish romances. My only pet peeve was the constant peppering of the story with the Pennsylvania Dutch language. All the words used in the stories are in a glossary in the front of the book, and most of them you can figure out what they mean. But sometimes I had to refer to the glossary to know what someone was being called. I know that the Amish speak the Pennsylvania Dutch or German dialect, but it was a little annoying to be enjoying the story, then come across a phrase that I had to look up the meaning. I might be just picky with this, but that is my only negative comment. Other than that, the stories are wonderful and I cannot wait to read more from this author.

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