**Disclosure**This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About the Book:
When an Old Order Amish woman takes a job at a small-town pharmacy struggling to survive in a world of "big box" stores, her motive is to help her Plain community. But the advent of the holiday season brings an unusual mystery to the surface--and possibly love.
Twenty-four-year-old Holly Zook lives a unique life for a young Amish woman. Years ago, her bishop allowed her to continue her education and become the lead technician for Greene's Pharmacy, an old-timey drugstore that looks out for the Amish community--a group largely without secure healthcare plans. She knows she can't marry and hold onto her professional job. She's Amish, and she can only have one or the other, so she spurns love and works toward addressing treatable diseases--like the one that claimed her father's life.
As long as Holly continues to avoid Joshua Smucker, the one man who draws her like a warm hearth in winter, she should be fine. When something unexpected threatens Greene's Pharmacy, Holly and Joshua must work together to unravel what's happened and find the "missing" patient before the Board of Pharmacy shuts them down. As the snows of December arrive, with Christmas in the air, will Holly succumb to the generous spirit of the season?
My Review:
As close as Lyle and Holly have become nothing could of prepared her for what was about to take place between the two of them. Soon she is thrust into something she was never made aware of until Lyle's pharmacy appears to be in some financial trouble and then his health comes into question. Holly sees a mysterious looking bill that is quite large early on in the story but Lyle's response to it after being brought to his attention is to just brush it aside. But Holly still keeps it in the back of her mind and with the doubt about it comes a lot of other lingering questions.
Poor Holly has a choice to make when it seems that her life comes at a crossroads. Isn't it funny when you feel like you have your life all figured out and then God puts a tiny kink in your plans? That is exactly what happens to both Holly and Joshua and soon their lives intersect in a most interesting way, a way that they will be forced to make a decision.
The dynamic in the story between Lyle and Holly and then between Holly and Joshua seem to blend so well. The characters give you a family feeling and a warmth that is perfect for the holiday season. I love Christmas fiction and I absolutely love The Christmas Remedy!
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