This is a well written book that hooks you on the first page. It's a sweet second chance romance that will keep you turning the pages to see what happens next. This is a beautiful heartwarming story that you don't want to miss. Thank you Kensington Books--Zebra via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Lena Troyer has been through so much, she has two young daughters and an infant son, the baby was born after her husband died. Now she is dreading seeing Samuel Mast, the man who broke her teenage heart.

Samuel has finally returned to Maryland, it took him ten years, but things were not in his control. He has purchased some property, and is in the process of opening his blacksmith shop, and you see him hoping to win Lena's heart again.

The old story that can't go home again, well we hope that Samuel is able to.

The author kept my attention, there are tears, and some chuckles, and I wanted to see those desserts that kept appearing!

This book is part of a series, but it can be read alone!

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

this is a well written story, Lena loved Samuel but his family moved away with out notice. now he is back and she is a widow with 3 children. will she give him a chance and does he want a second chance. a very good story. i was given a copy of the book by netgalley but this is an honest review. if you like romance stories and Amish you will want to read the book

Thank you Kensington Press for allowing me to read an ARC of Samuel’s Return by Susan Lantz Simpson. This was offered through NetGalley and I was not required to give a positive review.

Samuel’s Return is a well written story that holds your attention from beginning to end.

Samuel Mast has been gone for ten long years and has now returned to the Southern Maryland town of his childhood. His hope is that the love of his life, Lena, will accept him back into her life and her heart.

Because of unkept promises it is very unlikely that Lena will ever allow Samuel back into he life, let alone her heart.

Putting the past behind them along with a rival for Samuel’s heart and a ready-made family are just a few of the problems that have to be overcome in order to make this a happily-ever-after story.

This books deserves a 5-star rating. Pre-order yours today for the April 27, 2021 release date.

Starts out interesting but meanders along until I finally started getting impatient with it. The ending was obvious from the beginning but seems to take too long to get to it. I really enjoyed her last book but this one didn't t do it for me. I was given a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Another sweet story in the Amish of Southern Maryland series. Readers will recognize characters from previous books as they read Lena and Samuel's story. Lena, afraid to trust and Samuel, afraid of the past; will they be able to find their way? Recommended!

Hopefully, the desperate Sarah will eventually find her match.

Very enjoyable read. This is a story of trusting and forgiving. The story is about Lena and Samuel. They were teenagers who fell in love. Samuel was older than Lena and not old enough to marry. Samuel's family decided to move away. They both agreed to write till they could marry. After many years of not hearing from Samuel and Lena's parents die she meets a man and marries him. They have three children together. Lena's husband dies and she is left a widow. Samuel moves back and Lena doesn't want anything to do with him. Samuel never married and still loves Lena. Can Lena forgive and listen to Samuel's story. The characters were wonderful and I enjoyed the storyline.

Samuel returns to Maryland after 10 years of being away. When he was a teenager he left with his family but left Lena, a 15 year old girl with a broken heart. 10 years later Lena is a widowed mother of 3.

Samuel wants to reconcile with Lena but her feelings were so hurt by his abandonment. She has a wonderful friend in Rebecca and Atlee who encourage her to confront her feelings.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. The opinions are my own.

When she was fifteen years old, Lena Troyer had a crush on Samuel Mast, who was 17, and she had dreams of getting married and raising a family with him. Then out of the blue, Samuel announces that his family is moving. He promises to keep in touch and return to marry her, but 10 years go by and she has yet to hear from him. She is angry and hurt and finally allows herself to quit thinking about him. Lena meets and marries Joseph and is married for a short time when Joseph dies unexpectedly and left her a widower with three young children. One day Samuel moves back to Maryland and happens to see Lena. She recognizes him and goes out of her way to avoid him-all of the old feelings for him that had been laid to rest over the years, washes over her. He finally gets the opportunity to explain why he hadn’t kept in touch, but Lena doesn’t want to hear his excuses and wants him to stay out of her life. Deep down, Lena realizes she still loves him,but her heart won’t let her trust him again for fear he would leave her like before.

Will Samuel be able to rebuild the trust he had with Lena and break down the wall she has built around her heart? Will Lena even let Samuel start a friendship with her because now it’s just not about her, but her 3 children as well who would love to have father figure in their life. Buy the book and find the answers to these questions and more!

I enjoyed this book because it goes through all the emotions and feelings of real life-trust, forgiveness,patience, hurt, disappointment and love. It made it hard to put down.

Samuel's Return is a clean, good story I really enjoyed! Lena Troyer is a young woman who is widowed, and things are going well for her until she learns that her first love, Samuel Mast, has moved back to the area. She struggles to forgive him for leaving and not writing to her, as he promised to do. Samuel is most concerned about getting his business started, and winning Lena's affection again. He never meant to hurt Lena, and he did write her, but due to his father taking the letters to prevent them from being mailed, she never received one. Will they be able to even be friends again? Great story!

Overall a fair Amish romance, and one I would give 3.5 as a rating. I liked the characters, and the basic idea of the story, but didn't really see much spark between Samuel and Lena. Actually liked her two little daughters more than her, as I felt Lena was kind of a sour person. May just be me. Would still highly recommend, and kept my interest to the end.