After losing her fiancé in a
tragic accident, Veronica Fisher finds solace in the old recipes stored in her
mother’s hope chest—and in a special visitor who comes to her bake stand to
purchase her old-fashioned raspberry pies.
Veronica Fisher knows
how lucky she is to be marrying her best friend. Seth Lapp is kind,
hardworking, and handsome—but most importantly, he loves Veronica.
When an accident on
the job steals Seth away from her, a heartbroken Veronica is certain she will
never love—or be loved—again. Yet when she discovers a batch of forgotten
recipes and opens a bake stand to sell her Mammi’s raspberry pies, Veronica picks up a regular customer who gives her
heart pause.
Jason Huyard was with
Seth when he lost his life—a memory that haunts him still. So when he seeks out
the grieving fiancée to convey his condolences, the last thing he expects—or
wants—is to fall in love. Nonetheless, Jason soon finds himself visiting
Veronica’s bake stand every week…and it’s for more than the raspberry pies.
Now, as Veronica’s
heart thaws, Jason can’t bring himself to tell her he was there when Seth died.
Can he ever reveal where he was on the day her life derailed? Or will his
secret rob them of the second chance at love they both want?
The Forgotten Recipe is
the first book in Amy Clipston’s Amish
Heirloom series, but isn’t the first book I’ve ever read by her. I’ve
enjoyed quite a few of her Amish novels in the past, so I was really looking forward
to getting to read this one. Especially since the whole series sounds
absolutely wonderful! Plus, The Forgotten
Recipe is such a thoughtful story full of what it’s really like to deal
with grief and the feelings of guilt that sometimes come with it, and that made
it so much more meaningful to read.
Veronica Fisher’s life is turned upside down when her fiancé
Seth is taken from her after a terrible accident on the job, and she fears that
her future is ruined forever. Though she struggles to get out of bed every
morning, she busies herself to distract her brain from the pain that she’s in,
and when she finds old recipes hidden away in the attic, she thinks she’s
discovered the perfect way to keep herself busy. After opening up a bake stand
to sell her becoming-famous raspberry pies, she meets someone who just might be
the perfect person to give her new hope.
Jason Huyard knew Seth before he died; in fact, they were
best friends, and Jason was the last person to see Seth before the fateful
accident. After witnessing Veronica’s grief firsthand at the funeral, he knows
he must meet her and tell her just how sorry he is. When he encounters her at
her bake stand, he is floored by an immediate attraction to her, and he can’t
find a way to be honest with her about where he was the day of Seth’s accident
without putting her through more pain than she’s already encountered. But once
he finally gathers up the courage to tell her the truth, will it be too late?
I really enjoyed getting to know both Veronica and Jason, although
there were just a few things that bothered me about the two of them. While I understood
that Veronica was going through a lot of pain and sorrow, and I was only full
of compassion for her for the majority of the book, when I got to the part after
Jason told her the truth, it was so difficult for me to understand how she
could be so wishy-washy! I was able to get over it because I knew she was going
through a lot, but I still got a little frustrated at how she went back and
forth so many times. And Jason; while I loved him completely, I couldn’t help
but find myself yelling at him over and over for all the times he should have
told Veronica the truth but didn’t! If he had just been honest with her from
the beginning, all of the pain and confusion that wracks the end of this book
could have been avoided, and they could’ve had their “happily ever after” all
that much sooner!
All in all, I really enjoyed this story, and I couldn’t get
enough of all the hints it dropped for the later books in the series. I loved
getting to know Veronica’s sister Rachel, who is the heroine in the next story,
called The Courtship Basket, and I can’t
wait to read it, though it isn’t at my library so I’ll have to wait whether I like
it or not. However, I can still rave about The
Forgotten Recipe as long as I want, and I can gladly say that I’ve given it
four out of five bookshelves, and I highly recommend it as a fantastic book to
read!
Happy reading!!
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All credit for the italicized synopsis goes to Amy Clipston
and Zondervan Publishing.
This sounds like a fascinating book, although I could see myself getting frustrated with the character Jason--I hate it when you know a character is sitting on a secret and they need to tell but hold out!!
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DeleteI love to read, and this book sounds good!!! I'm definitely going to look for it. Thanks for the recommendation...and for hosting the link up. We also do a link up every Tuesday, stop by and join in!!
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Oh, I love reading too! Haha can't you tell?! I'll definitely have to check out your linkup!
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