Christmas Comes to Morning Star

Christmas Comes to Morning Star by Charlotte Hubbard is the 3rd book in The Maidels of Morning Star series. I recommend reading this heartwarming series in order. I thought Christmas Comes to Morning Star was well-written with developed, friendly characters. I love the maidels in this series. This book focuses on Molly and Marietta, but we also get to catch up with Jo. Jo Fussner likes Michael Wengerd, but her mother’s bitterness is standing in her way. Love, hope, grief, community, and family are the themes of this story. I enjoyed catching up with Lydianne and Regina as well. Bishop Jeremiah Shetler is a kindhearted man who cares about those in the community. Bishop Shetler is a good man who is eager to marry Lydianne. Two of the women have found love, and we are hoping the other three will as well. The Marketplace sounds like a wonderful place with all the fabulous shops filled with homemade Amish goods. Christmas Comes to Morning Star is a story that puts you in the Christmas spirit (even though it is August). Christmas Comes to Morning Star is a comforting tale with homemade noodle pudding, a devastating fire, a disagreeable mother, a caring bishop, and three unmarried maidels.

I just love this series. Each charming book picks up right about where the previous one left off. And yet you don't even need to have read the others to understand what is going on in this specific story. The main focus is always on the couple-at-hand (or in this case, make that double), but there's just enough of an explanation of those already paired off to help you understand, without giving away too much information. That being said, I would still recommend reading them all at some point. A lot has happened to our maidels in just a few short months. It's been fun watching their relationships grow. You just knew early on that Molly and Pete were going to fall for each other because of the way they bickered and picked one each other. It's just Pete has an awful lot of growing up to do in spite of his age. You just want to kick him so many times. And you hope that Marietta can find love. It's hard enough to be an older Amish woman, let alone one who is now considered deformed and cannot bear children. She has a big heart and you just want to see her happy. And you want the twins to figure it out around the same time so that their separation doesn't lead to a long isolation, since they have been together their entire lives. Christmas is often a magical time, even in the Amish realm. Glenn is a tough one. His previous behavior has left a lot of a bad taste in my mouth, though I understand why he has been such a mess. It's not fair that some people seem to take a bigger hit than others, though that often leads to the person growing into a better version of himself. As with the previous books in this series, I was left with a warm and fuzzy feeling and plenty of smiles throughout. Now we just need to find out what is going to happen with Jo! And what is going to happen to the Marketplace when all of our maidels are settled in their new lives.

I have enjoyed the Morning Star series. The twins Milly and Marietta get a chance to find love. There were moments of confusion as to who wanted who, some tragic moments, a lot of support by family and friends, and a whole lot of love. Both men, Pete and Glenn, were good men with a lot of self doubt and past pain. As love was declared, I had tears and smiles. There was also some story involving Jo and Michael, and I look forward to that story being resolved. I received a copy of this story through Goddess Fish Promotions, and this is my unsolicited review.