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A Dream of Home (Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Amy Clipston (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 3 of 4: Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel

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When she moves to Amish country to find peace and healing, Madeleine finds a special community—and a special man—who pull her out of her solitude and into a new life.

Moving to Pennsylvania wasn’t in Madeleine’s original plans. She should still be in California and should have married her pilot fiancé a year ago—but death has a way of changing everything. Now the former Air Force flight nurse is living alone in Paradise, Pennsylvania, and working as a maid at the Lancaster Grand Hotel. She isn’t exactly a widow . . . but she sure feels like one.

Saul Beiler isn’t exactly a widower . . . but his wife is long gone. His eleven-year-old daughter, Emma, doesn’t know that her mother fled the Amish community—and married another man—but she does know that her dat is lonely, and that a pretty young maedel just moved in next door. Madeleine’s numb heart begins to thaw as she spends more time with the innocent and ever optimistic Emma. The stronger her friendship grows with the young girl, the more intrigued Madeleine grows about the humble, strong man raising her on his own.

But even as a strange attraction pulls Saul and Madeleine across a stark cultural divide, they—and everybody around them—have to wonder: What could they possibly have in common besides heartache? Will love allow Madeleine to finally find the home she’s been dreaming of all along?

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Q&A with author Amy Clipston

How did you research the setting and culture of the Lancaster County Amish community?

I have a dear Amish friend who answers all of my questions. She lives in Lancaster County, PA, and I visit her at least once a year as well as speak to her on the phone frequently.

Readers love your believable, compelling characters. How do you create characters who seem like real people?

I always make sure that my characters have layers instead of being one dimensional. And like the rest of us, my characters aren’t perfect. They have problems, they make mistakes, and they struggle with universal issues, such as being estranged from family members, feeling as if they don’t fit in, suffering with grief after losing a loved one, or feeling disconnected from God. I hope that my readers can see themselves in my characters and that my books give them hope and possibly even a deeper faith in God.

What fascinates you about the Amish way of life?

I was always fascinated with the Amish when I was a child. I remember visiting Lancaster County when I was younger, and my father, who was a German immigrant, told me the Amish speak a dialect that is similar to my German relatives. I was drawn to their simplicity and their strong faith. Due to my German heritage, I feel a loose connection to the culture. I love how their culture is focused on family and God. I’m fascinated by how the Amish continue to keep their traditional ways while the world around them changes with the advances in technology. They are loyal to their culture, and they take care of each other.

Your novels evoke strong emotions in your readers. How are you able to make readers feel they way that your characters feel?

When I write, I try to put myself in my characters’ shoes. I try to draw on my own life experiences or stories I’ve heard from family members or friends. I do my best to imagine how I would feel if I were put in the same situations as my characters. A reader recently emailed me and said that she could feel the emotions in my book. She said that I must “feel things deeply,” which surprised me since I had never thought of myself as an emotional person. I suppose I’m able to breakdown emotions and then pour them into the pages of my books.


	Book 1: A Hopeful Heart	Book 2: A Mother's Secret	Book 3: A Dream of Home	Book 4: A Simple Prayer	The Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel Collection
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“Maddie and Emma’s friendship is a joy to watch, but readers of the second book in the series may take some time to warm up to Saul, who struggles between his feelings for Maddie and the strict rules of his faith. Maddie’s family history holds the answer that leads to their happiness, but the ending leaves readers waiting yet again for the answer to a mystery carried through the series: Is Aaron Benjamin’s father?” -- ―RT Book Reviews, 4-1/2 stars

About the Author

Amy Clipston is the award-winning, bestselling author of many novels, including the Kauffman Amish Bakery series and the Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel books. She holds a degree in communication from Virginia Wesleyan College and works full-time for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IWW57GU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan; Reissue edition (November 4, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 4, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1656 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 307 pages

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- #1,082 in Contemporary Christian Romance
- #3,052 in Religious Romance (Kindle Store)

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Amy Clipston has been writing for as long as she can remember. Her fiction writing "career" began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan College and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. She is the author of the bestselling Kauffman Amish Bakery series with Zondervan, which is part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing. An advocate for organ and blood donation, Amy donated a kidney in 2011 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Through her donation, her husband received a second kidney transplant. Amy and her husband matched another couple and swapped kidneys with them. Amy's memoir, A Gift of Love, will be available in early 2014. She hopes her story inspires others to become organ and blood donors. Amy lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and four spoiled rotten cats. You can find her on the web at www.AmyClipston.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AmyClipstonBooks.

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Kris Anderson, The Avid Reader

Lovely and heartwarming novel!

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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A Dream of Home by Amy Clipston is the third book in Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel series. Madeleine Miller has gotten out of the Air Force where she was a flight nurse. She has also lost her fiancé and needs some peace so she can heal. She has moved to Paradise, Pennsylvania to live in the house she inherited from her grandparents (she enjoyed spending time there when she was younger). Madeleine is working at the Lancaster Grand Hotel (she is not able to work as a nurse at this time) and makes friends with Carolyn, Ruth, and Linda. Saul Beiler, a widower, lives in the house behind Madeleine, and has a sweet daughter named Emma (she’s a charmer). Saul’s wife left him and Emma for her first love, and then she died in a boating accident. Saul is finally ready to move on and find a new wife as well as mother for his daughter. However, with his busy schedule (farm, business and daughter), it is difficult to get out and meet new people. Emma quickly befriends Madeleine. Emma is eager for female companionship and is delighted to spend time with Madeleine. Because Emma is friends with Madeleine, Saul gets to know her as well. They start spending more time together as he constructs new cabinets for her kitchen. But he is afraid of letting Madeleine get too close to Emma or himself. Saul is afraid that Madeleine will leave like his brother and his wife. Madeleine is enjoying her time in Paradise. She likes the slower pace, spending time with her new friends and enjoying their fellowship, and the peaceful life style the town provides. For these two to move forward with their lives, Madeleine needs to determine what she wants to do with her life and Saul needs overcome his fears. Is there a chance for this pair?

A Dream of Home is great addition to the Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel series. I found the book is be well written and easy to read. The story contains engaging characters. The author brings them to life and makes these characters feel like friends. A Dream of Home is a heartwarming novel that is a pleasurable to read. I give A Dream of Home 5 out of 5 stars. It was nice to catch up with the other residents of Paradise (from the other books in the series). It is sweet to read about the wedding of Carolyn and Joshua. A Dream of Home should not be read alone. You do need to read the first two books in the series. The books in the series all tie together (which I really like). The next book in the series is A Simple Prayer. You can see how the author ties up the loose threads (and find out the identity of Ben’s father) in the final chapter in the Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel series.

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A beautiful story!

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024

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Another beautifully written story of a young woman's journey to find her purpose in life after experiencing tragic events . The story takes the reader on the journey of how she's able to survive tragedy and begins to discover how to mend her heart . Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020

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Madeleine home to Paradise, Pennsylvania a place she had spent summer at. The nightmares of being a flight nurse, and losing Travis. All she wanted now was peace and quiet. A heart that starts to live again, being around Emma. A young child , with a father who is raising her himself. She too knows of the loneliness. She questions if she had been raised Amish, as her Mother had, but leaving to marry. Choices, some a person makes, others it’s Gods direction. A other good story in this series.

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

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They wanted them so Im sure it was perfect gift 🥰

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2015

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Amy Clipston is such a wonderful writer. This is as good as any I have read of her books and I highly
recommend it. When I read her books they are just so intriguing that I cannot put them down. The
Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel Books are exceptionally good. I look forward to reading her next book in this series which I have not gotten yet but will shortly.

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Great book

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022

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This book is so good I could not put it down. Several episodes occurred with happy endings. I recommend this book.

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020

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The tragedy in two people's lives brings them together. One finds the home she has been longing for and a new beginning. The other learns to put aside the mistrust he has been holding onto and accept the new feelings he is experiencing. So many twists and turns, ups and downs. Great reading! I recommend this book to those who likes a good love story that actually has a story

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2015

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A simple story. Very readable.

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Sherma Jackson

Wonderful

Reviewed in Canada on July 20, 2017

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I simply love book 3 in this series. The story was gripping and Inhad a hard time putting it down. I love the characters and especially love see recurring characters from previous books. I highly recommend this book and can't wait to read the next one