My Thoughts on Lost and Found by Suzanne Woods Fisher

 

About:

What you're looking for isn't always what you find. 

 

Trudy Yoder shares a passion for birding with Micah Weaver--and she has an even greater passion for Micah. Their friendship is finally turning romantic when Micah abruptly grows cold. Worse still, he wants to leave Stoney Ridge. 

 

Micah thought he was over Trudy's older sister, Shelley, who shattered his heart by running away to Nashville to pursue a singing career. Then out of the blue, she started leaving alarming messages for him. 

So when the bishop asks for volunteers to scout a potential church relocation in Tennessee, Micah jumps at the opportunity. Despite scant details, he's confident he can find Shelley. After all, his reputation as a field guide is based on finding birds that don't want to be found. 

But what he discovers in Tennessee is far from what he expects.

My Thoughts:

Times are changing in Stoney Ridge. Families are leaving to go to other Amish towns and Bishop David is having a hard time keeping up with the problem. A more progressive Amish church has moved into town, and they allow somethings that David and the older congregants do not believe in. However, the young people are a different story. After another family moves, David wonders if moving the entire congregation to someplace new is what is needed to be done.

Trudy Yoder is in love with Micah. They go bird watching all of the time and Trudy believes that Micah's feelings have changed and that he might just be interested in her too. They are getting closer, until her sister Shelley calls him. Then everything changes.

Micah cares for Shelley and now that she is reaching back out to him, he wants to do all he can do to help her. But when he sees what kind of trouble she is in, it is much more than he can handle on his own. 

I enjoyed going back for a visit at Stoney Ridge. Their lives are changing and some of the change is good, not good, and very sad. It was good to reconnect with these characters again and meet new ones. Trudy's bird watching log is included in between the chapters and it was fascinating to read about the different birds and her personal notes on them.

I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

About the Author:

Suzanne Woods Fisher is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than 30 books, including The Sweet Life and The Secret to Happiness, as well as many beloved contemporary romance and Amish romance series. She is also the author of several nonfiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace and Amish Proverbs. She lives in California. Learn more at SuzanneWoodsFisher.com and follow Suzanne on Facebook @SuzanneWoodsFisherAuthor and Twitter @SuzanneWFisher.