A Christmas Haven by Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall

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"A Christmas  Haven "  by  Cindy  Woodsmall and Erin  Woodsmall is  an Amish Christmas  story. Ivy Zook  is from the Amish Old  Order.  She  wants to  leave and  start  a business in which she would put on parties. It  is  hard to  start her business there since  she  needs the internet and the Amish do not use the internet and other modern conveniences.  The problem is  her sister Holly is  close  to  get married to Joshua Smucker   and  then their  widow mother will be left alone. In the midst of  all of  this  an  older car  crashes into  Greene's  Pharmacy . The  driver  of the  car is Arlan who  is  from Swartzentruber (ultra-conservative sect)  and his  sister  who is  ill and  pregnant.  The  Swartzentruber sect has   lots of strict   rules and regulations.  Arlan and Magna  stay with the Zooks while  Magna  recovers and Arlan  helps with  farm labor.  Ivy and Holly's  Mother  really  needs the  help with the farm.   What  will  become of  Arlan and Magna  as they   live at the Zooks.  How will Ivy  get her business going?   How will the marriage of  Holly and Joshua   progress  with everything  else in conflict.?  Thank you to the publisher , netgalley and the author  for allowing me to read and review this book.  I am not obligated to give a positive review. I will post my review on Goodreads, Facebook,Amazon, CBD.com,my blog, and  our church staff.

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