Let me just say that the carrot cake recipe turned out really well, so much so that I made a second batch with walnuts. There's a recipe after every chapter, so you get a cookbook and a trip to Florida (which I needed because all I see out my window rn is snow)! What more could you want? 😏 ( )

Let me just say that the carrot cake recipe turned out really well, so much so that I made a second batch with walnuts. There's a recipe after every chapter, so you get a cookbook and a trip to Florida (which I needed because all I see out my window rn is snow)! What more could you want? 😏 ( )

Made With Love is delightful yet poignant book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore's team writing. Lovina has a dream, one that won't leave her alone until it comes to fruition. She wants to sell pies, her pies to tourists and to her own town of Pinecraft. The high season is soon arriving and she needs a building for creating her pie shop. She even has one of the bankers ready to help her as soon as she finds a place to buy. Every day she rides her bike all over town in her search. Her desire envelopes her four sisters and her parents into her plans. Will Lovina see her dream come true? What price will she and her family pay to arrive at her goal? What will she learn about herself, God, and His plans on her way? Noah brings three Amish teens to Pinecraft to mentor them in his salvaging and building business but also to help them sort life out. Will he discover that he may have taken on too much? Will he rely on himself or God in his desire to redeem his past? These questions and more will be answered as you read Made With Love.

Disclosure: I was delighted to receive a free review copy of this book from NetGalley. I’m even more delighted to review and share it with you.I highly recommend this book. ( )

This was a great story about following your heart and your dream while making sure that God is leading you to it and that He is the center of your motives. Within its pages, you will find a story of love, trust, forgiveness, redemption, and helping others, intermingled with delicious Amish recipes. When I was sure I knew the direction the story was headed, the authors surprised me a couple of times with unexpected twists and turns. I found the story to be very enjoyable and did not want to put it down. Another great Amish fiction book! ( )

Made with love is a very appropriate title for this book, everyone in the family seems to do something or more because they love.
This story focuses on the oldest daughter in the family named Lovenia, or called Love by her family, and sisters Faith, Hope and Joy. Sweet huh? Lovenia’s dream for years now has been to open a pie shop, she has saved her money long before her family moved and resettles in Pinecraft Florida. She has collected recipes and pictures out of magazines, it is her hearts desire, and she feels God pointing her and his placing the right building and people in her life, at the right time. There is even a young carpenter who just happens to be at the building when she is looking at it, he grabs her ideas and begins helping her fulfill her dreams.
Soon you have a feeling that Noah, the carpenter, has his eyes on Lovenia, and you will love how he grasps her dream, in so many ways to help make it happen. He is also holding on to secrets that have haunted him for years. Will these two be able to form a relationship; will past actions spoil things for them? Will the pie shop finally open and become a reality?
I for one wanted to be in the shop and help and live among these people, you won’t regret picking this one up.
PS You will be copying and saving delicious recipes here, can’t wait to try them.

I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Harvest House, and was not required to give a positive review. ( )