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Dark Harvest (Maplecreek Amish Trilogy #2)

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I usually don't read "romantic mysteries" because they can be too much sweetness and not enough suspense. This book had plenty of suspense, which made me keep reading into the wee hours of the morning. I especially enjoyed reading about the Amish, as I have had several opportunities to visit places around the country where they live. I really enjoyed Kat Lindley, and I hope we find out more about her future life in the Amish community. If you liked this book, also read PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult. This is a mystery set in the Amish country of Pennsylvania.

Someone is attacking the vulnerable especially the young of the Amish community of Maplecreek. The people prefer to handle the problem without outside help, but the assaults are turning uglier and increasingly dangerous. Widower Luke Brand knows his community must turn to professional police for help.

Former urban police officer Kat Lindley almost died in her last major action and the memory still haunts her because the kid she tried to help died. Still, she agrees to go undercover as Katie of the Amish betrothed to Luke of Maplecreek to find the culprit threatening the children. As she works closely with Luke, they fall in love, but both know a devout Amish person and an outsider could never forge a relationship that is if they even survive the deadly menace that threatens a peaceful town.

This is an exciting romantic suspense that will in many ways remind readers of the Ford-McGillis movie Witness. The story line combines a dangerous foe willing to kill vs the romantic backdrop of two people from opposite cultures falling in love. Though the suspense is terse, it seems minor when compared to the relationship between the wonderful lead couple (at least it is not police corruption).

Harriet Klausner

Kat felt it her duty as a policewoman and as a person to investigate, obliquely, when she suspected a little boy was being abused. That cost her when the father shot her, making her shooting hand ineffectual.

Months later, rehabilitation behind her, Kat starts a new life near Amish country. Someone is out to get these peaceful folk; pranks are becoming dangerous. Investigating will require Kat to become Katie, an Amish girl from another community there as betrothed to Luke, a handsome widower. As she delves into the community, a new world is opened to her. She also begins to feel things she never expected to for a man who is not part of her world. Things become dangerous, both for her heart and life.

**** For a book set in a peaceful farm village, Dark Harvest has lots of excitement. In this cultural clash a sweet and thrilling romance is the result. ****(...)

I have read two or three undercover Amish cop stories, including "Witness". There is nothing original in the concept here. The story drags on and on. There is so much unnecessary detail I felt the book would never end. Some of the things that happen just aren't believable. The book is described as a suspense. It is not very suspenseful at all. I really didn't care who was caught, I just wanted it to end!!!

Don't bother!

Set in Amish country, the little town of Maplecreek is having all too many hate crimes and no one can seem to solve anything until..... an outsider comes in, disguised as Amish and uses her cop experience to the fullest.

It seems the Bishops are prime targets as are the children. It is very suspenseful and intriguing to watch this story unfold and with it a sweet, sweet love story as well.

I happened to read book three first, and this is book two, but they can be read alone or in series.

This book was a delight to read. I know a little about the Amish people but not a whole lot. This book was actually educational. I didn't know if I would like it because it seemed far fetched that there would be romance between an English woman and an Amish man, but it just goes to show that you can't help who you fall for. There were lots of characters who could have done it and the mystery was hard to figure out. It seemed like some of the events were pretty random and thrown in there for confusion but all in all well done without being over the top. The romance was sweet, and I really liked the kids. I am not a "kids" kind of person so it was refreshing when I actually cared about what happened to them. All in all, definitely one I would recommend.

I cannot say loudly enough how impressed I am with Karen Harper's books - the depth of her characters and the information she educated the reader with about the Amish and their beautiful world. I have read all of these books (most not in order) and love them all very much.

While I have liked other books by this author, this one just didn't seem credible. I read about half of it and decided it was not worth the time.

Great book. As usual, the author has a knack of throwing suspicion on a variety of subjects. She really knows how to hold your interest.

Very good romantic suspense story re the Amish. Is part of a trilogy by Karen Harper.