Threads of Grace by Kelley Long

Thomas Nelson sent me a free copy of Threads of Grace by Kelley Long.  This is the 3rd book in A Patch of Heaven Series.  Young Amish girl Grace Beiler was married to Silas as a payment of debt owed by her parents.  Trapped in an abusive marriage with this cruel older man, Grace blames herself and her beauty as the cause of her problems.  When Silas dies, Grace takes her young son Abel and flees to Pennsylvania to start over.  Seth Wyse is a charmer with the women, and likes what he sees when meeting Grace, but pursuing her gets him nowhere.  Then Silas's brother appears in town and commands Grace to marry him in accordance with the will set up by Silas.  When Seth offers to marry Grace as a way to escape another cruel man, Grace finds herself accepting.  Grace knows Seth is different than any man she has ever known, but can she trust him?  Can Seth be patient in showing Grace what a true marriage with God as the center can be?  I had read the first book in this series and liked it.  I found this book to be good as well.  It was quick moving, although choppy at times.  Some of the actions by the Amish in the book seemed unlikely to really happen, but it still made for an interesting story, with a little bit of suspense.  I would like to read book 2 in the near future.  If you enjoy Amish fiction, this is a good quick read!