Forever Home by Amy Grochowski – Guest Post & Giveaway

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for Forever Home by Amy Grochowski, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Forever Home
Series: Amish Dreams on Prince Edward Island #1
Author: Amy Grochowski
Publisher: Ambassador International
Release Date: June 9, 2020
Genre: Inspirational Amish Romance

A Canadian Amish farmer
A Lancaster Amish businesswoman
A Prince Edward Island foster child

Providence brings together a mismatched family, giving all three a second chance for love. Only love may never have had such a tough job.

Lydia Miller is an anomaly among her Amish people-a single woman in her 30s, running her own store, determined to forge a life on her own. But when Joel Yoder comes into town to sell his property, Lydia suddenly finds all of her hopes and dreams crumbling around her and a new opportunity placed in her lap.

Joel has his own problems. Recently jilted by his fiancée, Joel has seen his own dreams of moving to a newly established Amish community begin to falter. The new community welcomes married couples only. With his dreams quickly slipping from his fingers, Joel suddenly sees the only option he thinks he has–a marriage of convenience for both of them.

As the new couple begins life in a new settlement, they are even more surprised when a foster child in need of a home finds her way to them. Yet what will happen when the English world and the Amish world collide?

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GUEST POST

Amy Grochowski shares a dinner menu inspired by Forever Home.

Dinner with Lydia is a friendly affair from her simple kitchen, using almost entirely home-raised ingredients from the Yoder’s Prince Edward Island farm.

Sit down, pray a silent blessing, and enjoy!

Garden Salad

This time of year, Lydia’s garden would provide a fresh, green, lettuce salad with radishes and spring onions tossed in a sweet and sour dressing, then topped with sliced, pickled eggs.

• Pickled eggs are an Amish/Mennonite staple made form hard boiled eggs soaked in a red beet pickling brine. The outside of the eggs turns a beautiful purple while a white ring around the inner yolk is visible when sliced.

 

Supper-in-a-Dish

A layered casserole of browned hamburger or sausage with carrots, peas, onion, celery and green pepper, seasoned and topped with cream of mushroom soup, then baked for over an hour. Before serving the casserole is sprinkled with grated cheese and heated until the cheese has melted.

 

Fried Fruit Pies

Made with whichever fruit is in season or readily canned in the pantry, Lydia’s fried hand-pies are her specialty. And no one loves to eat one more than Joel Yoder.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amy Grochowski‘s deep appreciation for the Amish faith and way of life stems from six years of living and working with a Beachy Amish family, as well as her own Anabaptist roots. Her debut novel, Forever Home, was a pre-published winner of Romance Writers of America’s Maggie Award and a semi-finalist in ACFW’s Genesis Contest. She is a member of ACFW and Word Weavers Int’l.

Amy spent her childhood in Melbourne, Australia, where her parents worked as church planters. After returning to the States, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia became home. Her real-life romance began on a travel nursing assignment to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she met her husband, David.

After a nursing career of more than twenty years, Amy is now fulfilling her long-awaited dream career as an author of inspirational romance. She is also a full-time homeschool mom for her two boys, one of whom has Autism Spectrum Disorder, and lives with her family in the bustling foothills of North Carolina.

CONNECT WITH AMY: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

 

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TOUR GIVEAWAY

(1) winner will receive a signed author copy of Forever Home, a classic 200 recipe Mennonite Family Cookbook, a Magic Amish cloth (it really does clean like magic with no chemicals), and a $25 Amazon gift card!

Be sure to check out each stop on the tour for more chances to win. Full tour schedule linked below. Giveaway will begin at midnight June 22, 2020 and last through 11:59 PM EST on June 29, 2020. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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