When reading book one in Beverly Lewis’ new series Seasons of Grace, I find myself very frustrated that the other books in the series aren’t published yet.  This book leaves you with a million questions, and unless you have endless patience, I would wait until the entire series is published and read it as a whole.  I find it extremely frustrating when I only get the minimal answers that I crave because this book is just a part of the whole.  Part of the frustration is my fault for being too impatient to wait for the entire series to be published!

The Secret by Beverly Lewis

The Bylers are an Amish family that lives, loves, and works according to The Book.  They are devout and work hard to live as they do.  Grace, the eldest daughter, is an Amish teen trying to wade through the waters of romance while trying to discover the secrets that her mother, Lettie, holds so tightly.  Will Grace be able to find a love of her own while she is concentrating so fiercely on helping her mother overcome her secret?

Judah, the husband, father, and sheep farmer, is struggling with his aversion to speaking his feelings, both to his wife and his children.  He knows that Lettie is keeping something from them and hopes that this secret will just fade away if he ignores it.  Will he speak his feelings too late for it to matter?

No longer able to bear the every day tasks under the weight of her secret, Lettie makes a decision that will change the lives of her entire family.  Will Lettie’s secret finally be laid to rest?  Will her family survive her decision?

This book reveals the importance of family and the ordinance of the Amish lifestyle.  The characters in the story come alive with Lewis’ writing.  I really enjoyed this book.  Although I was left with so many questions at the end, I will read the rest of the series.