Clara's Mourning

Book One of the Clara Engelman Series

Clara’s Mourning: Book One of the Clara Engelman Series

Devastated by the death of her husband, Clara Engelman is left with two young children to raise, plus a farm to tend over twenty miles away from her Beachy Amish community.

Although duty to her children and to her community says to marry again, the grief over her beloved Abram is too much to bear.

As her sadness slowly recedes, she considers a possible suitor. If they marry, however, she doubts her ability to love him. Then there’s an old flame from before Abram, someone she could possibly love. Unfortunately, the one man she may already love is her English neighbor, who has come to her rescue a number of times ... literally.

Marry for duty or marry for love? Clara can’t even consider a courtship until her mourning is over, and she has no idea when that will be—if ever.

For readers who would like glimpses into the lives of some of the characters from the Eliza Gray series, the Clara Engelman series is set near Clarksville, Virginia, and it includes appearances by Eliza, Denver, and Tess. Also, please understand, like the book cover and description states, this is the first book in a series, so to see how Clara's story ends, it will be necessary to read the other two books in the series. Thank you.

Great story line

I liked how the relationship building amongst Clara, Jonah & her children. The kindness that Jonah & Lydia show their neighbors despite their different beliefs.