Minding Molly

(Inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”)

by Leslie Gould

Review & GIVEAWAY!

5.0 out of 5 stars The best laid plans....

Description

Molly Zook Has Everything Planned Just Right. 

Or So She Thinks!

Molly Zook's always liked being in control, so she's struggling with her mother's wish that, to save the family farm, she marry Mervin Mosier. Especially after Molly meets Leon Fisher. He's from Montana but is now training horses at a nearby ranch. He's tall and muscular and confident--Molly has never met anyone like him and she's sure he feels the same about her.

Determined to let nothing get between them, Molly tries to coax Mervin into falling back in love with Molly's best friend, Hannah. A weekend camping trip in the Poconos could be just the place. . .but things quickly go awry, and it seems Leon and Hannah might be falling for each other instead! Will Molly keep struggling to control everyone and everything around her? Or will she learn to let God handle the twists and turns of her life?

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Biography

Leslie Gould is the coauthor, with Mindy Starns Clark, of the #1 CBA bestseller "The Amish Midwife", a 2012 Christy Award winner; ECPA bestseller "Courting Cate", first in the Courtships of Lancaster County series; and "Beyond the Blue", winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice for Best Inspirational Novel, 2006. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Portland State University and has taught fiction writing at Multnomah University as an adjunct professor. She and her husband and four children live in Portland, Oregon.

Learn more about Leslie at www.lesliegould.com &

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My Review ~

Molly is a planner, an organizer down to the finest detail. Her family and friends have always relied on her to have events planned well in advance so that everything falls into place. Just 2 months prior her Dat died of a sudden heart attack, and life has become one big concern. Her mamm relies on her heavily since their loss, and her mamm's recent confusion has Molly worried. With their Amish flower farm in jeopardy Molly considers plans to keep them afloat, devastated that they could potentially lose their home and land. Molly's mamm has ideas for her to marry one of the neighbor twins in the hope that together the young couple could combine properties and keep their family farm, but Molly has eyes for another and a prospective plan of her own. 

A camping trip for the young Amish teens has been planned down to the last detail, with job charts and teams assigned for their respective duties, but Molly fears leaving her mamm when she has medical tests scheduled. With her mamm in the care of her older stepbrother and stepsister, Molly and her Amish friends set out for their camping trip. Shortly after leaving, Molly's detailed planning has her friends irritable and telling her she's too bossy. Can she give up some of her control when she's put so much time and energy into making this trip successful and enjoyable? Does no one appreciate how hard she's worked? Will she hear God's voice calling for her attention?

Leslie Gould has created some wonderful characters for the cast of Minding Molly. There's great diversity in the personalities throughout this book, and wonderful creativity that the author displays through the events in this strong story. Molly's character is tenacious and believable with her penchant for being dubbed a "control freak." The realities of Amish life are well documented and the family unit is strong, with the plain life described with accuracy and discretion. Unique and penned in a likeness to Wm. Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the author's Amish version of the story is filled with emotion that runs the gamut. 

I've read the author's other books in The Courtships of Lancaster County, and have thoroughly enjoyed each one. Take a copy of Minding Molly camping with you or just sit and relax for a while, and enjoy the charm and wit throughout this entertaining book! This book is a stand alone novel, although you'll be missing out on some great reading if you miss the others in this entertaining series!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author through Bethany House in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.

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