Loved reading this book. Amazing story and the characters lend to the charm of this book. I would highly recommend this book. You would not be disappointed.

Love at Pebble Creek by Lisa Jones Baker is the fifth Hope Chest of Dreams novel. Anna King loves to sketch, but she keeps it hidden from her family. It is Anna’s dream to study art. One day she sees a flyer for a contest with her dream as the prize. Jessie Beiler, the bishop’s son, discovers that Anna loves to draw, and he promises not to reveal her secret. The spend time together as he works on her family’s farm and they become close. Anna submits her sketch to the contest. If she wins, Anna would leave their community and Jessie. What does the future hold for this pair? Love at Pebble Creek can be a standalone if you have not read the other four novels in this series. I thought the book was easy to read with an interesting premise. I did feel it dragged in a few places. It is easy to guess how Love at Pebble Creek will end when you are about halfway through the story. Love at Pebble is a sweet Amish romance that has Lisa Jones Baker engaging writing. I thought the characters were realistic and developed. I liked getting to know Anna and Jessie. Anna is adopted and naturally curious about her birth mother. Love at Pebble Creek is different from the other books in this series with Anna having desires that are unlike other Amish women. If you are a fan of Amish fiction, then you will enjoy Love at Pebble Creek. Love at Pebble Creek is about a woman with a dream and her desire to fulfill it.

I loved this story about Anna and her search to discover the path that God had specifically for her. She had kept hidden her artistic talent from even her own parents, because she was not sure how her artistic gifts would be accepted in her Amish culture. She longs to experience more of the world and see if she can go to college to learn more about her art, Jessie Beiler is a young man to be admired. He is confident in his faith. He wants nothing more than to own his own farm and have a family. As he finds his love for Anna growing each day, he still trusts God to lead both of them in the right place for each of them, even if it seems they are going in totally opposite directions. This is a sweet story of trusting God for the next step, and discovering that He alone can lead you to your true heart’s desire. This storyline took some turns that I did not expect, and that kept me turning pages to find out Anna’s decision.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Being adopted and Amish is something Anna is struggling with. While doing her chores a storm comes up and she is injured while trying to gather the animals into safety. Her parents have sent the bishops son Jesse to check on her and make sure all is good. Jesse finds her injured and helps her into the barn safely. While waiting out the storm she tells him her secret of wanting to enter a contest for art school. Since Amish do not usually attend college it unusual to do. He agrees to keep her secret. During this time they learn a lot about each other and cannot deny being attracted to each other. Jesse encourages Anna to move forward with her dream even if he just wants her to stay. She opens up about being different from others and feeling she is missing something. Her maimm gives her information on her mom that changes her feeling a good bit. Anna and Jesse both learn lessons on life that are important to all people. That things may not always go as we think but, family and love are important to all. I enjoy reading this book and recommend it.

"Love at Pebble Creek" is basically about dreams! The two main characters are young Amish people, and each is seeking to fulfill a dream. Anna, the artist, seeks a way to share her art with others through winning a contest and earning a college degree. Anna also is intent upon finding out more about her birth mother. Jesse, the bishops' son, seeks a stable life, a farm, a wife and children with whom to share his life.

While I found the premise of the story to be plausible, the plot moved along rather slowly. Too many details detracted from moving the action forward. References to people, who were apparently in earlier books in the series, confused me, because this background seemed important to the story.

I do not really like the seemingly modern writing style that consists of short, incomplete sentences and phrases. Having been a writer for years, I prefer to stick to the conventional writing style that uses proper grammar and sentence structure, rather than something that seems like texting.

Finally, there seemed to be some solutions to Anna's struggle that were fairly obvious. For example, why did she have to enter a contest and earn a college degree in order to use her art skills? She seemed quite talented, and could use her talents to teach art within the Amish community. Anna could also have created greeting cards or art works that she could sell or market in Amish shops or Englischer galleries, and still stayed true to her Amish faith. I was disappointed in how this book ended regarding Anna and her art.

The trend towards catastrophic accidents that cause a person to experience a sudden awakening seems to be a trend in the Amish novels I have been reading and reviewing lately. This plot device is getting old, and I wish writers of these novels would use some other devices.

Readers should be aware that the Christian message is overt, but not preachy. It is a genuine part of the personal make-up of the characters.

I received this novel from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

This is a delightful story of Anna King, an aspiring artist and teacher. Her only problem, her Amish faith is against such things. She sees an add for an art contest in the newspaper and decides this could be a life changing chance for her, to pursue her dream.

Jesse Beiler, the Bishops son, is working for Anna's family on their farm. Jesse faces his own dreams he would like to pursue. After seeing the newspaper clipping about the contest, he confronts Anna and
and is faced with what he should do.

I was giving an ARC from Kensington Books and NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.

God creates the entire plan for your life. That you can't have good without bad. Look at what happened to have eternal life. A brutal death.

Anna was adopted to Amish parents when she was baby. Now that she is older and her passion of drawing has taken hold, she wonders why her mother gave her up? Did she love her? What was she like? Did her adoptive parents settle for adoption because they couldn't have their own children?
All these questions brought more anxiety than rest. Anna also stands out among her Amish community as her biological were Hispanic. Anna begins to dream that maybe she should go English starting with going to an art school. She has entered a drawing contest where the the winner will receive a full Scholarship. She dares not tell anyone her secret however circumstances has given her secret to Jesse.

Jesse has his own dreams of being a farmer. Having his own farm, raising his own family. He feels at home on the field. When he discovers Anna's secret, he knows the hardship that it could create for her family and for herself. Being a Bishop's son, he wants to honor the Amish way but also encourages Anna in her dreams believing God will lead Anna in a better way.

A love story of sacrifice and support but also one of acceptance. Finding God's purpose for your life answers the question of who God created you to be.

A Special Thank you to Kensington Books and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review

Really interesting story. It focuses on a young woman who is yearning to know more about her natural mother and also pursuing her gift as an artist. This is frowned upon within the Amish family that adopted her. The angst she deals with throughout the story is palatable. The young Amish man she meets and becomes friends with is a wonderfully well written character.

This is the fifth book in the series but the first one that I am reading. I didn't feel lost or overwhelmed which is good. This book is different the many Amish books I read.
I like the progression and growth of Anna's and Jesse's relationship. This story isn't a roundabout of silly misunderstandings and miscommunications which I sincerely appreciated. They can often be funny and endearing but also tend to be overdone in christian writing.
It was a little slow going getting into the book but it was worth it.

This is the first book in the series that I have read but I feel that it could be a stand alone. It is very good and I love the messages that it brought to me. Anna had hard decisions to make but so did Jesse because of his love for her. I would love to read more about Pebble Creek.
Many thanks to Kensington Books and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Love at Pebble Creek, is my first read by Lisa Jones Baker.

This is a delightful story of Anna King, an aspiring artist and teacher. Her only problem, her Amish faith is against such things. She sees an add for an art contest in the newspaper and decides this could be a life changing chance for her, to pursue her dream.

Jesse Beiler, the Bishops son, is working for Anna's family on their farm. Jesse, also has his own dreams he wants to pursue. He accidentally sees the newspaper clipping about the contest. He confronts Anna, and now has to decide what to do with the information at hand.

As their friendship begins to grow, will Jesse become her confidant or will her tell her secrets to his Bishop father?

I very much enjoyed my journey to Pebble Creek. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Amish books with a nice story.

I was giving an ARC from Kensington Books and NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.

Every so often, I need an Amish fiction story to lighten my reading mood. They are light, sweet, uplifting, and generally easy to read. Lisa Jones Baker has written another of the Hope Chest series with characters facing difficult decisions, but who listen to God's whisperings to finally decide for their own best.

Anna King has a secret talent that the Amish really frown upon. She's an artist and wants to go to art school and get a degree to be able teach art to others.

Her friend, Jesse Beiler, is the only one who knows her secret. He's been her friend since they were in school together, and nothing would please him more than being her friend forever. And he would like nothing better than to buy some land and farm it.

Love at Pebble Creek is the kind of book that will keep the reader up late simply because it can't easily be put down. The descriptions are exceptionally vivid and imaginative. I love the description of Pebble Creek, and can imagine myself relaxing there frequently.

This is a five-star book, with two thumbs up, and a portrait-style sketch of yourself.

My thanks goes to Zebra Books and NetGalley.com for providing the galley I read for this review.

I loved being back in Pebble Creek, and visiting with old friends, and remembering dear Sam, and missing the love, kindness and wisdom he shared with others.
This story is a bit different when an adoptive daughter Anna King, decides she wants to discover her roots, and an old friend, Jessie Beiler, encourages her. Will you see the sparks fly between then?
The author sure gave Jessie a hard part, he is falling in love with Anna, or maybe he has always loved her, but he sees her talent and encourages her dreams. He seems to be between a rock and a hard place.
You hope that a sheltered girl, thinking she can uproot herself and head into the world will realize what she has before she leaves, if only Sam were still here to advise her.
I know how I was rooting, but you will have to read this quick book, and see for yourself!

I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Zebra, and was not required to give a positive review.

Lisa Jones Baker is a new to me author. I love the Amish fiction genre so I was excited to read Love at Pebble Creek. Wow!!! I loved this book! I found out it was #5 in the series, but it appears that each book is a standalone. Anna is so confused. She was adopted and just felt that she didn't belong in the Amish community as her birth mother was an Englisher. Part of her wanted to stay Amish; part of her wanted to leave so she could study art and find her birth mother. Then she meets Jesse, who knows he wants to stay Amish, have a farm and a family. He was so self assured. I wish I would have been more like that when I was his age! I really liked both Anna and Jesse. I also liked Anna's parents. I am adding this author to my must read list. Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington for the ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

Love at Pebble Creek, book five from the Hope Chest of Dreams series, is a good read. I give four stars.

I enjoyed this book. Forgiveness is a key.
I would recommend this book.
Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

The fifth in the Hope Chest of Dreams series finds Anna searching for answers about her birth mother. She has always felt different because of her Hispanic looks. She wants to fit in and is not sure that the Amish is where she belongs. Jesse, the bishop's son becomes a great encourager as Anna seeks answers about her birth mother and her desire to become an artist.
This Amish story is a little different than most because of Anna's struggle with adoption and her desire to enter an art contest with a chance of a scholarship to art school. I really liked Jesse and thought he shown a lot of maturity. The story was a little drawn out but had a great message. Recommended!

Love At Pebble Creek, is a sweet, clean Amish romance. It held my interest and is well written. If you like Amish romance, try this book.

Love at Pebble Creek is a beautifully written inspirational romance. I enjoyed the plot and the characters. Very good series. I highly recommend this book. I received an arc from the publisher and this is my unbiased review.

DRAWN OUT!

I'll start by saying I'm a fan of Amish romance books, so I'm aware that it's the norm for them to be a little slower than the traditional romance novels go. However, this was one just seemed to drag on. One could guess about half way through the book how it was going to end, yet the author drew it out even longer.

I felt like little Reuben was almost an after thought. He's mentioned a few times in passing and then once they make their decision about him he's never mentioned again. HELLO! Why didn't we hear more about what was certain to be a time of several adjustments?

This is the first book I've read by this author, though I'm not sure if it will be the last.

** ARC received from Netgalley **