Reviews for Rachel's Garden (Pleasant Valley Series #2)

The average rating for Rachel's Garden (Pleasant Valley Series #2) based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-07-20 00:00:00 Bill Carter So far this series has touched my heart. In book two of the Pleasant Valley series Rachel , who has recently became a widow is struggling to keep her dairy farm and support her three young children. She's so deep in her grief that she can't open her heart to the possibility of going on with her life without Ezra. Gideon Zook is still in grief over the loss of his late wife and unborn child. He carries a lot of quilt and blames himself for her death. He refuses to forgive himself and won't open his heart to the possibility of a new love in his life. To make matters worse he was Ezra's best friend and was with him when he died. Gideon also blames himself for Ezra's death and wonders why he was spared when his best friend died. Can these two hurting people ever let their hearts heal and move on with their lives? Can Gideon forgive himself and find happiness in his life again? If you like Amish Fiction or Christian Fiction you will enjoy the Pleasant Valley series by Marta Perry. This series so far has had the ability to completely draw me into the story. I highly recommend it if you haven't read it already.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-12 00:00:00 Joel Tomaszewski This is the 2nd "series" of Amish books I've read (the other being Beth Wiseman's Daughters of the Promise) and I find them very refreshing and heartwarming. Sure they are predictable, you know the main characters will finally admit their love for each other and live happily ever after, but how they get there is what makes the stories so heartwarming. In this story, Rachel's husband died in a horrible accident which his best friend survived. Rachel is determined to save the family farm for her children although she is pressured to sell it and move in with her parents. Both Rachel and her husband's former best friend both have grief to overcome but find they have far more in common than just their grief.