The Ties That Bind An Amish Romance by Linda Byler

The Ties That Bind

An Amish Romance

by Linda Byler

Rating: 5 star rating

I just finished The Ties That Bind by Linda Byler, and I think it is a wonderful amish story. If you want an Amish romance that feels real instead of fake and perfect, you have to read this. What makes it so incredibly authentic is that the author, Linda Byler, is an actual active member of the Old Order Amish church. She writes her books by hand with a pen and paper, so she truly knows this lifestyle inside and out. This is the second book in her Seekers series, and the drama is just so good.

The main guy is Amos Beiler. He used to be a total outcast in his Amish group, but now he lives out in the regular "English" world working for a nice couple named Joseph and Lila Smith. 

He likes his new life, but he is super lonely and still hurt by his past. Meanwhile, his family back home is completely falling apart. His sweet dad, Raymond, tries to keep everyone calm, but his mom, Lydia, is so anxious and controlling that she drives everyone crazy. Amos’s sisters, Lavina and Cathy, are also stuck in the middle, trying to deal with their own lives and mistakes. 

Amos is totally torn between two different girls, Anna Riehl and Sarah Yoder, and has to figure out who he actually wants to be with.

Here is exactly how everything wraps up for everyone in the end:

Amos finally stops running from his problems and faces his fears about who he is. Instead of picking a girl just to please his parents, he makes his own choices about his faith and his future. 

His mom, Lydia, finally realizes her control issues are ruining the family, and she starts to let go, with the help of her church and her husband, she seeks help for her mental health issues. Raymond manages to bring peace back to the house, and the sisters, Lavina and Cathy, finally get the breathing room they need to fix their lives. 

The book ends on a super happy note of forgiveness, showing that you can fix broken family ties if you are brave enough to be honest, and seek help from others, when needed. I recommend this clean Christian book.

Thank you, NetGalley, Skyhorse Publishing, and the author, Linda Byler, for the book review consideration. All opinions are my own..

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