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A Home for Lydia by Vannetta Chapman
Vannetta Chapman is the author of several novels, including A Promise for Miriam. She discovered her
love for the Amish while researching her grandfather’s birthplace in Albion,
Pennsylvania. Vannetta is a Carol Award winner and a multi-award-winning member
of Romance Writers of America. She was a teacher for 15 years and currently
resides in the Texas Hill Country.
From the book’s back cover:
Aaron Troyer simply wants to farm in Indiana like his dat and grossdaddi before him, but instead he finds himself traveling to
Wisconsin to oversee an uncle’s small group of Plain cabins nestled along the
banks of Pebble Creek. That also means he must work with the cabins’ lovely but
stubborn housekeeper, Lydia Fisher.
Lydia is the most outspoken Amish woman Aaron has ever met,
and she has strong opinions about how the guest cabins are to be run. She also
desperately needs her job, and to keep it she must temper her reaction to her
new employer. Though sparks fly at first, when danger unexpectedly overtakes
them, nothing is more important to Aaron than making sure Lydia is safe.
Together they work to make the vacation property profitable,
but can they find out who is causing trouble before more damage is done? And
can Lydia guard her heart, knowing Aaron is just biding his time before he can
return home to his farm? Or is her dream of a home of her own more than just a
wish and a prayer?
From Jo:
Aaron
Troyer is the most arrogant man Lydia Fisher has seen, yet he is her employer
since she worked for his uncle to manage the cabins. He calls the cabins
uncared for, which causes Lydia’s temper to flare. He can’t return home until
he helps his widowed aunt and tries to make the tourist cabins workable and
attractive. Lydia wants a home of her own and imagines it could be with Aaron.
But is she just wishing? Chapman writes her characters and settings as if she
knows them and draws the reader in. From the first page, Chapman captures the
interest of her reader.
Till next time … keep on smiling.
Thank you so much for your review, Jo. I appreciate you spotlighting Lydia's story. Book 3, A Wedding for Julia is now available for pre-order at half price. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you with us today, Vannetta. My readers will enjoy this blog post about Lydia and will comment.
DeleteLovely review -- I would love to win a copy of this book be Vannetta Chapman. Please accept my entry in this giveaway. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis sound so good. I haven't read any Amish books, but this one may just get me started! pat@ptbradley.com
ReplyDeletePatricia, oh, my, if you get started on Amish books you'll be among many Amish fans. Thanks for coming by and leaving a comment.
DeleteWould love to win this book!
ReplyDeletemarthajane1@hotmail.com
Martha, Thanks for reading this blog post and leaving your comment.
DeleteI would love to read an Amish fiction book that has a woman with a temper and someone who is likely to set it off!
ReplyDeleteCarolNWnng(at)aol(dot)com
Carol, this would be the book for you. Thanks for coming by and leaving a comment. I appreciate your being a follower.
DeleteI follow by GFC and I am an email subscriber.
ReplyDeleteCarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
Would love to win!
ReplyDeletelikesmusic2@consolidated.net
Debbie, thanks for reading this blog post and for leaving your comment.
DeleteI prefer Amish books to all others, and Vannetta, your's are the BEST!!! Would love to win A Home for Lydia...
ReplyDeleteThanks for this chance to win!
Karen Schulz
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Karen, you're welcome. Thanks for stopping by to read and to leave your comment.
DeleteThis sounds like a book I would love to read!! Connie Price connie_price@att.net
ReplyDeleteConnie, if you like to read Amish novels this is a good one for you. Thanks for reading the blog and leaving a comment.
DeleteI love Amish fiction and would be so happy to win A Home for Lydia. It sounds like a great book and I really enjoy Vanetta's writing.
ReplyDeleteI follow via email.
Katie J.
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Katie, thanks for coming by to visit with Vannetta. I appreciate you following this blog.
DeleteVannetta is one of my favorite authors! I would so love to have this book but haven't been able to get it yet. Thanks, Jo, for having the contest. It would be an honor to win. I am also a follower of yours.
ReplyDeleteMary E
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Mary, you're welcome. I'm glad you came and left a comment. Thanks so much for being a follower of my blog.
DeleteI love to read about the Amish. I've read some of Vannetta's books and she's a wonderful author. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this contest. Also, I am a follower of yours.
ReplyDeleteBarbara Thompson
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Barbara, you're welcome. This is another good book written by Vannetta. Thanks for reading and leaving a comment. I appreciate your being a follower.
DeleteThis sounds like a great book.
ReplyDeleteO Norman
onorman@wilkes.net
O Norman, thanks for coming by to read this blog post and leaving your comment.
DeleteThis book sounds very enticing, and I think I would enjoy reading it. I don't read alot of Amish fiction and haven't read any of Vannetta's work, but A Home for Lydia sounds like a good story.
ReplyDeletemay_dayzee (at) yahoo (dot) com
I follow by email.
Kay, thanks for being a reader of my blog. Glad you stopped by and left your comment. Thank you so much for following my blog.
DeleteI love to read books about the Amish .. Would love to win A Home For Lydia. Thanks for the contest.
ReplyDeleteI am also a follower of yours.
lizd225(at)gmail(dot)com
Elizabeth, you're welcome. Thanks for coming by to read this post and for leaving your comment. I appreciate you being a follower.
DeleteThanks for another great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower.
deamundy(at)gmail(dot)com
Deanna, you're welcome. Thank you for being a follower. Glad you came by and left your comment.
DeleteLove to add this book to my collection :)
ReplyDeletethank you for the opportunity
Loretta, you're welcome. Thanks for reading this blog post and for leaving your comment.
DeleteI am a follower of Jo and Vannetta
ReplyDeleteLoretta, thanks for letting me know you're a follower. Thank you.
Deletethanks for the chance to read this wonderful novel...i'm a follower, too :)
ReplyDeletekarenk
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Karen, you're welcome. I appreciate you being a follower. Glad you came by and left your comment.
DeleteI have only read one of Vannetta's books so far and enjoyed it very much! I would feel very blessed to win this one. It sounds wunderbar! Thank you for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower!
dianalflowers[at]aol[dot]com
Diana, you're welcome. Thanks for reading this blog post and leaving your comment. I'm so glad you're a follower.
DeleteI love reading Amish books and I have read Vannetta's books. Really enjoy reading her books. Would love a chance to win this. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm an old follower and email subscriber.
Karen G
kmgervais(at)nycap(dot)rr(dot)com
Karen, you're welcome. I appreciate you being a follower of my blog. Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.
DeleteI love reading Vannetta's books.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower and email subscriber.
Thanks for chances to win.
Carolyn Jefferson
carolynj63@att.net
Carolyn, you're welcome. Thanks for coming by and leaving your comment. Many thanks for being a follower of my blog.
DeleteHello Jo and to Vannetta. I do love Vannetta and her books. I got to meet her last year. I have the first book to this series and would love to win this on my Birthday the (7th) would be a wonderful gift. I am a follower of yours and I commented on your MON. post. Please enter me 3 times. Maxie Mac262(at)me(dot)com.
ReplyDeleteMaxie, you're entered, entered, entered. Thanks for come by and leaving your comment. I appreciate you following my blog.
DeleteCan't wait to read this one!
ReplyDeleteO Norman
onorman@wilkes.net
O Norman, thanks again for leaving your comment. However, only one entry per person unless you're a follower of my blog and/or leave a comment on my Monday blog.
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DeleteWould love to win. Love her books. Abel.barb@Yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by to read this blog post. I'm glad you left your comment. Visit again any time.
DeleteAmish fiction is my favorite! I've read so many good things about this book. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower.
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
Pat, glad you stopped by and left your comment. I appreciate your being a follower.
DeleteHI No! I absolutely love Amish romances and I would love to read this book. Thank you for this contest.
ReplyDeleteWanda Barefoot
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Wanda, you're welcome. Thanks for coming by, reading the blog post, and leaving your comment.
DeleteDear Jo,
ReplyDeleteI would love to win the book, "A Home for Lydia" by Vannetta Chapman.
If I win I will give it to my church library.
Thanks for the opportunity to do so.
Janet E.
von1janet(at)gmail(dot)com
I am a follower of your blog.
Janet, you're welcome. I so appreciate your being a follower of my blog. Thanks for reading this blog post and leaving your comment.
DeleteI really, really, really love reading anything Amish. Vannetta Chapman is one of the authors on my Amish fiction list. Please enter my name in the drawing. Thanks.
ReplyDeletemsbookwormlady(at)aol(dot)com
Kay, you're entered! Thanks for reading the blog post and leaving your comment.
DeleteOops! Forget to say I'm an old follower and I thought I was an email subscriber but wasn't, but I am now!!
ReplyDeletemsbookwormlady(at)aol(dot)com
Kay, glad you remembered to tell me that. I appreciate your being a follower.
DeleteThis sounds like a wonderful book. I would love to read it. Thanks for having the giveaway. I follow your blog by email.
ReplyDeleteRose M.
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Rose, you're welcome. I appreciate you following my blog. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment.
DeleteWell glad to see you have lots of comments. This is an excellent author. I love her books. Please enter me.
ReplyDeletejrs362 at hotmail dot com
You're entered! Thanks for coming by to read and to leave your comment.
DeleteI love Vannetta's books. She is one of my favorite writers.
ReplyDeleteauthorboyles@swbell.net
Carolyn, thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment.
DeleteSOUNDS LIKE A BOOK I WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND IM A FOLLOWER TOO! SHELLEY S. calicolady60@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteShelley, I appreciate you being a follower! Thanks for reading my blog about Vannetta and leaving your comment.
DeleteLove Amish books and this cover is very pretty! Thank you for the chance to win this.
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