What the Heart Sees

What The Heart Sees by Kathleen Fuller contains three novellas:

1. A Miracle for Miriam
2. A Place of His Own
3. What The Heart Sees

Kathleen Fuller's collection of three Amish romances take place in the community of Paradise, Pennsylvania,  in the heart of Lancaster County. In the first story, "A Miracle for Miriam," Miriam is  a young woman who has never forgotten the teasing she received from Seth when they were in school, but she has forgiven him. When he comes back to Paradise after a devastating accident, she discovers she has feelings for him.

The second story in the collection, "A Place of His Own," is about Josiah and Amanda trying to renew their friendship ten years after Josiah and his father moved away suddenly. Amanda is falling in love with Josiah but doesn’t know if he will  stay around long enough for their friendship to blossom into love?

In the third story, "What the Heart Sees,"  Ellie and Chris meet five years after the accident that claimed the life of Ellie's best friend and Chris's fiancée. Chris can't forgive the one he holds responsible. But Ellie is holding on to a secret that could change all of their lives.

One thing I appreciated about Kathleen Fuller's presentation of Amish families is that she doesn't portray her characters as perfect. The people who appear in her stories have the same struggles as their non-Amish neighbors. This is the first of  Kathleen's books I have read,  but certainly not the last.It's a good lesson to remember when we are down on our own selves for our flaws. Perfection is daunting, and impossible to achieve and flaws are not deal breakers: there is someone out there to love each one of us!

-K.R.