The Amish Bride by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould

This was the third book in the Women of Lancaster series and my favorite. In the first book we are just getting to know the characters and their history. I did not care too much for the second book since the regular characters were not in it too much. I really liked this book. We got visits from previous characters and able to catch up on what's going on in their lives.

Ella Bayer is a 19 year old Mennonite girl and all she wants in life is to become Ezra Gundry's Amish bride and to go to baking school. She first wants to go to baking school because she knows that going to baking school will not be a possibility once she marries. There are roadblocks. It seems that her family and his family are standing in the way of Ella and Ezra becoming a couple. This is not the only problem Ella is facing. She finds out secrets about her father and that he has returned to town in poor health. She has not forgiven him for abandoning the family when she was young. In the meantime her Amish grandmother gives her an old book with codes in it and asks her to see if she can solve the mystery. This involves traveling to another state where she will find clues.

In the first book I really did not care for Marta, Ella's mother. I thought she was a little harsh but in this book you come to understand her a little better. You realize that she really does love her children and only wants the best for them.

Will she become Ezra's Amish bride? I do not want to give too much away to spoil it for the reader. All I can say is that you will be surprised at the ending.