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The Powerful Conclusion to Beverly Lewis' Latest #1 Bestselling Series!

Rose Kauffman pines for prodigal Nick Franco, the Bishop's foster son who left the Amish under a cloud of suspicion after his foster brother's death. His rebellion led to the "silencing" of their beloved Bishop. But is Nick really the rebel he appears to be? Rose's lingering feelings for her wayward friend refuse to fade, but she is frustrated that Nick won't return and make things right with the People. Nick avowed his love for Rose--but will he ever be willing to sacrifice modern life for her?

Meanwhile, Rose's older sister, Hen, is living in her parents' Dawdi Haus. Her estranged "English" husband, injured and helpless after a car accident, has reluctantly come to live with her and their young daughter during his recovery. Can their marriage recover, as well? Is there any possible middle ground between a woman reclaiming her old-fashioned Amish lifestyle and thoroughly modern man?

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ISBN-13: 9780764206016
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/6/2011
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 35,027
Series: Rose Trilogy Series , #3
Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Meet the Author

Beverly Lewis

Beverly Lewis, raised in Pennsylvania Amish country, is a former schoolteacher and accomplished musician, and an award-winning author of more than eighty books for adults and children, many of which have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA Today and the New York Times. Six of her blockbuster novels have received the Gold Book Award for sales over 500,000, and The Brethren won a 2007 Christy Award for excellence in Christian Fiction. Beverly and her husband, David, live in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and making music, and spending time with their three grandchildren.

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The Mercy

By Beverly Lewis

Bethany House

Copyright © 2011 Beverly M. Lewis
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ISBN: 978-0-7642-0601-6

Chapter One

A brutal blizzard howled across Lancaster County in the night, dumping nearly a foot of snow on Salem road and the surrounding farmland. The heavy snowfall quickly concealed the existing banks of crust and grime along the roadside. Icy ruts that ran between the stable and the barnyard were now hidden.

Rose Ann's oldest brothers, Joshua and Enos, hurried into the house from the barn along with Dat as snowflakes flew thick early Friday morning. The brims of their black felt hats were nearly white as the men came inside for hot coffee, red-faced, their eyes alight at the aroma. Eagerly they warmed their big, callused hands around the cups, chattering in Deitsch about the upcoming Gordonville Spring Mud Sale.

Mamm sat primly in her wheelchair, wearing a green choring dress and long black apron, her brownish-blond hair pulled back into a perfect round bun at the nape of her neck. Her Kapp was perched on her head, the strings draped over her shoulders. From time to time, she gazed lovingly at Dat where he sat beside the gas lamp on this dreary day.

The winter solstice had brought with it exceptionally cold temperatures and plenty of snow, as foretold by the neighbors' chickens, which last fall had shed their feathers from the front of their bodies before the rest. Corn husks had been mighty thick at the harvest, too, and Aaron and Barbara Petersheim reported spotting caterpillars that were inky-black at both ends last summer. All of that had indicated a severe start to the bleakest season.

Quite unexpectedly, a bolt of lightning crisscrossed the snowy backyard from the west, ripping through the bitter storm. The smell of sulfur instantly pervaded the atmosphere, making rose tremble. Ach, such a rare thing in the wintertime. Is it an omen?

"Did ya see that?" she rushed to the window.

The wind howled noisily, too loud for her to hear the rumble of thunder sure to follow.

"Never point at lightning," Josh told her, a twinkle in his eyes as he came to stand beside her.

"That's silly." rose stared through the tufts of snow that clung to the window, looking out into the swirling world of white.

Enos chuckled. "Most superstitions are just that."

But nothing could have predicted what rose saw while standing at the icy window, peering out in the direction of the lightning strike. It was the unmistakable plume of ...

Could it be?

Smoke was rising from the roof of the woodshed. She squinted and frowned. How can this be, in the middle of winter?

Then suddenly, as if in answer to her unspoken question, the shingles on the woodshed burst into flames. "Ach, boys! Dat ... oh, hurry, Dat!" rose waved at the flames, stumbling for words. "Fire!"

Josh and Enos grabbed their black winter hats and darted out the back door, not bothering to put on work coats or woolen scarves. Dat hurried along, too, instructing them to dump buckets of snow onto the flaming roof, although they already seemed to know what to do.

"Rosie," Mamm called, her small voice high pitched. "stay right here with me, won't ya, dear?"

Quickly, rose moved to her side and took hold of her trembling hand. "Thank goodness it wasn't the barn."

"Or the house," Mamm added, eyes wide.

"Jah, 'tis just the ol' woodshed," rose said. "They'll have it out in no time."

"But the fire's so high," Mamm said. "How will they—"

"Don't fret, now." rose bowed her head and folded her hands. in another moment she heard Mamm's soft murmurings as she asked the lord God and heavenly Father to protect her sons and husband. rose stayed right next to her mother. Just the thought of not being able to walk and being trapped near—or in—a fire gave rose the shivers.

After she'd added her own silent prayer, rose raised her head to watch her brothers and Dat form a small line to douse the woodshed roof with snow. Josh was up on the tall ladder, but rose could tell by the look on Dat's face that he was not fearful.

A dozen or more buckets were filled with the heavy snow and thrown onto the woodshed roof as the wind wailed and snow flew in all directions.

Rose and Mamm watched anxiously as the men dumped even more snow than was necessary on the now-smoking roof, just to be sure. Or perhaps, was it for fun?

Then, of all things, enos threw a snowball at Joshua, who ducked, then leaned down and scooped a handful of snow as the boys laughed and carried on rambunctiously.

"Ach, such silliness." Mamm gave a relieved sigh, her hands no longer shaking.

"Thank goodness the fire's out."

"Praise be," Mamm said softly.

Rose moved the wheelchair away from the window. She observed her mother more closely. Dear long-suffering Mamm. It wouldn't be much longer before she and Dat would travel over the Susquehanna River to York for Mamm's back surgery. Only another thirteen days. Mamm seemed rather stoic about her situation as she counted the hours, hoping the constant pain from her buggy accident years ago could be alleviated soon. She had been given an epidural pain medication to decrease inflammation in the nerve endings, but the relief lasted mere days, so the doctor had dismissed such treatment as unsuccessful. In a case like Mamm's, he said, surgery was warranted.

"Folks daresn't ever use wood struck by lightning to build a barn or house, ya know," Mamm said, a glint in her golden-brown eyes. "Lest that building be struck by lightning, too."

Another superstition, thought Rose, wondering about all the strange sayings she'd heard as a girl. Her sister, Hen, had mocked such Amish old wives' tales in her teens. Now, however, Hen had come nearly full circle, realizing too late that there was more to the Old ways than superstition. Her sister wished with all of her heart for her English husband to join church with her. Far as rose could tell, that seemed downright hopeless.

As if sensing whom she was thinking about, Mamm asked how Brandon was feeling today. "Hen says he still can't see a stitch." rose paraphrased her sister's remark from earlier that morning, when rose was over in the Dawdi Haus where her sister lived, helping make bread. The small house was attached to their father's large home.

"Isn't it odd?" Mamm replied. "Whoever heard of a man goin' blind after a blow to the head?"

"According to the doctor, Brandon had some swelling in his brain." It is strange for the blindness to go on this long, rose thought. But these are strange times....

"You and Hen seem to be getting along nicely, ain't?" Mamm said. "like when you were girls."

"Jah, I missed her something awful when she lived in town."

Mamm dipped her head. "We all did."

Rose told her Brandon was itching to talk to his business partner again. "land development is booming, Hen says. And with Brandon still out of the office, he and his partner have discussed that they might have to hire someone to cover for him. Just till he can return to work."

Till his sight returns ...

A little frown crossed Mamm's brow. "Surely that won't be long."

Rose wondered what would happen when Brandon could see well enough to drive a car once more ... and to live on his own in the house he and Hen had once shared. Separated again. She shuddered.

"He must have cabin fever after all this time in the Dawdi Haus." Mamm sighed. "I won't stop prayin' for him."

"Might still be weeks yet," Rose reminded her of the original doctor's assessment. She stared outside and watched the snow continue to fall. "It's surprising he's not as outspoken against stayin' here as Hen first thought."

Mamm's face brightened. "Could it be he's getting accustomed to our ways?"

"Not to discourage ya, Mamm, but I doubt it. He seems pretty low, almost despairing. More so each time I visit Hen and Mattie sue."

"Poor man. Who can blame him?"

It was odd hearing Mamm speak so sympathetically about Brandon when he had chosen not to have any contact with their family during the years of his marriage to Hen. But since he was Hen's husband, what else could Mamm say?

Abruptly, Mamm said, "I hope you're plannin' to attend the next singing, dear."

Rose hesitated. "Haven't decided, really." She felt sure Dat had told Mamm about the parting of ways between her and Silas Good. Close as Dat was to Silas's father, he must have been one of the first to know, particularly when he had helped to encourage their relationship.

"I understand your reluctance." Mamm paused and glanced at her. "But ya might want to think about going ... you know, make yourself available right away."

For a new fella, she means.

Thoughtfully, rose nodded her head. "Just wouldn't be the same."

"Rosie ... honey-girl, you'll get over Silas soon enough," Mamm surprised her by saying right out.

"Well, it's not Silas I was thinkin' about." Rose caught herself too late, and Mamm's astonished eyes held Rose's gaze.

Rose looked away and wheeled her mother closer to the cook-stove, to ward off the chill of the room ... not all of it from the cold.

Just that quick, Mamm changed the subject. "It's the second time that ol' shed's been hit."

"I thought lightning didn't strike twice in the same spot." But as soon as she said it, rose knew better. Where people's lives were concerned, lightning sometimes struck repeatedly. Bishop Aaron and Barbara had to know this, bless their hearts. Their family had been struck nigh unto three times now, including the loss of their only sons: Christian, their natural-born son, who'd died in a so-called accident, and Nick, who ran off to the world not long afterward. And Aaron himself had suffered a direct blow, as well, when his divine calling was taken away from him as a punishment for Nick's refusal to join church—a sign of his foster son's willfulness against God and the People.

So much pain ...

Rose disliked thinking about all that had happened since Christian's untimely death ... and Nick's sudden leaving.

Only the dear Lord knows what may befall us, just around the bend.

(Continues...)

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ChristysBookBlog

Posted October 5, 2011

Finale for The Rose Trilogy has unforgettable characters

The Mercy by Beverly Lewis is the final book in The Rose Trilogy about Rose Kauffman, a young Amish woman struggling to let go of her feelings for a man who has left the faith behind. The Kauffman family has faced many challenges over the previous books. Rose's elder sister Hen left her Englischer husband to return to the faith she left. Just as he was about to divorce her and file for custody of their daughter, he was in a car accident that left him temporarily blind and in need of Hen's care. Emma, Rose's mother, is facing dangerous surgery to free her from the pain she's suffered for a decade. And Sol, Rose's father, is hurting at his friend Aaron Petersheim's removal as bishop of their community because his foster son, Nick, refused to be baptized into the faith. Rose has finally put her feelings for Nick behind her and seeks out a relationship with a new man, Isaac, in hopes of finally finding the life she has always dreamed of as a wife and mother. I read a lot of Amish series, and after awhile, many of the plots and characters tend to run together. The Rose Trilogy is such a powerful story, even after several months between books, I was able to fall right back into the story. Lewis does a wonderful job of creating fully fleshed characters with real flaws and emotions that readers can empathize with. The ending to the series is very satisfying and in many ways surprising.

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Heart2Heart

Posted October 2, 2011

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The final ending for the characters in the Rose Trilogy! LOVED IT!

In Beverly Lewis' final book in The Rose Trilogy series, The Mercy, picks up just right where The Judgment left off. By the way, if you haven't read the previous two books in this series, Beverly provides a prologue that gets the reader up to speed, but trust me, you'll definitely want to go back and read the other two in the series, The Thorn and The Judgment.

The story finishes up the stories surrounding Rose and Hen, two sisters that are at a crossroads in their life. For Hen, she struggles with the life she walked away from as she married an English man. Torn between her old ways and her new life, she wants the life of simplicity she found growing up Amish. The problem is that her husband, Brandon has no desire to live that way nor will he stay married to Hen if she insists on remaining at her parents. He will also take custody of their daughter, Mattie Sue if she won't come home. After a devastating accident that almost took, Brandon's life, he's been recovering with Hen and Mattie Sue at her parent's Amish farm. Hoping that God will work on his heart, Hen continues to pray for him and helps take care of him. But will this change of lifestyle and prayer work to heal Brandon and Hen's marriage?

Rose is struggling with finding a man who will complete her life now that she has released Silas Good from his engagement to her to marry Rebekah instead. Only she is still locked to her past, with the only boy she has ever given her heart to, Nick. A boy that has now left the Amish community after the death of his brother Christian. Nick is the adopted son of Bishop Aaron Petersheim and with Nick's absence leaving so many unanswered questions, the Church board wants to silence Aaron for good, taking away his title of Bishop since he can't seem to control his own family, what good will he do for those in the community as a leader of the church. However, Nick has no desire to return home and wants to pursue a college education instead. Will Rose be able to ever forget Nick long enough to find love in her own future?

I received The Mercy by Beverly Lewis compliments of Christian Fiction Blog Alliance for my honest review and LOVED it! I love how Beverly completed the lives of the characters she made us fall in love with in the Thorn. Through difficult times, tears and lots of prayer, these characters have become a part of our own lives. I personally felt part of this community as though I spent my life growing up Amish with them. I think that is what makes Beverly's novels so popular. This is now a permanent part of my own personal library and one I hope you'll all take the time to read and enjoy as much as I have. For that reason, this one rates a 5 out of 5 stars.

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Posted September 18, 2011

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Not only did I greatly enjoy this book, but it made me want to keep it. Wonderful story, great characters.

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Sandy-in-Ohio

Posted April 26, 2012

I would recommend this book...very enjoyable reading

I purchased this book along with the other two books in the Rose Trilogy
Series as a gift for a dear friend's birthday. She has told me several
times that she really enjoyed reading them and had a hard time putting them down.
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Anonymous

Posted April 12, 2012

love the amish stories

Wonderful story! Loved the series and all of the books by Beverly Lewis!
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TammyK1

Posted April 2, 2012

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This entire series is amazing. I haven't found anything by Bever

This entire series is amazing. I haven't found anything by Beverly Lewis that I haven't enjoyed tremendously!
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Anonymous

Posted April 1, 2012

Recommended to understand Amish life

The Rose Trilogy was a good Amish story. I have read many of Beverly Lewis's novels.
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Anonymous

Posted March 30, 2012

The Mercy - Rose Trilogy

A beautiful series of books showing the simple faith of precious people who may seem different from "Englishers" - but have many of the same challenges. They meet them with a precious trust in their God and are a sweet example that "things" that seem to mean so much are not really that important in the long run. A sweet series, well written.
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April65

Posted February 21, 2012

Absolutely loved it

As I am already a fan of Beverly Lewis, I would highly recommend The Mercy to all those like me who love anything Amish!
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Anonymous

Posted February 14, 2012

highly recommended

This book is the third part of a book series. Many christian book lover's of Beverly Lewis will enjoy the conclusion with lots suspense. I have enjoyed the book as well as others by the same author.
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Anonymous

Posted January 20, 2012

Great

As always.....another great book by Beverly !ewis
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Posted January 15, 2012

The Mercy by Beverly Lewis

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Couldnt put it down.
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Anonymous

Posted January 15, 2012

Enjoyable and complex

This book had a lot going on and kept you moving tgrough at a nice pace. It does seem like all the Amish books have a similar plot.
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Posted November 4, 2011

Love Beverly Lewis

Just another great book by Beverly Lewis. I can't ever put one of her books down.
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MaureenT

Posted October 28, 2011

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Hard To Say Goodbye!

I enjoyed this saga, and just finished the third book in this series. The main characters in this story are Rose and her sister Hen. I will miss my visits with this loving Amish family, they have become friends, along with their neighbors and friends!
Throughout all you wonder if Mam will end up pain free, since the accident she has lived in constant agony. You will also wonder who Rosie is going to end up with, or if she will stay a maiden. She has now moved on from Nick and is seeing someone new. You will be surprised how all this works out.
Also Hen who is taking care of her Husband Brian, who is experiencing blindness. He is staying with her in the Dawdi House, on her parents farm, a place he never wanted to be. You will be surprised who the Lord sends to work on him, but will he go through with the divorce and take Mattie Sue with him?
You will not be disappointed with this read, just sad to say good bye!

I was provided with a copy of this book by the Publisher Bethany House, and was not required to give a positive review!
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Cassie_D96

Posted October 27, 2011

An excellent conclusion to the series

Rose Ann would never admit it but her heart still longs for Nick Franco, the bishops wayward foster son. She still thinks their must be more to the story behind the way her best friend left. Still she has decided to move on with her life, she's even started seeing a young man from the next district and it seems like things are looking up.
Meanwhile her sister Hen continues to care for her injured husband, his body will heal but is it too late to do the same for their marriage? What could life hold for these sisters?
I have been a fan of Beverly Lewis for a long time but for some reason I was always a little reluctant to read this series, now I wish I had. The story was a little slow at moments and possibly a little too drawn out but it was sweet nonetheless. This book worked ok as a standalone but there were some characters and some references that would definitely make more sense if you had read the other books (thankfully I had already skimmed the others so I knew a little), I plan to read them for myself soon.
Sooo... I would definitely recommend this book if you have read the others in the series as it is an excellent conclusion, if you haven't and you like/love any of the following; Beverly Lewis, Amish Fiction, Romance, then I would suggest reading this whole series.
I received this book from Bethany House in exchange for my review
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klr67

Posted October 19, 2011

Awesome book!!!

I would highly recommend this series. Beverly Lewis is a great writer, and really understands the Amish. I can't put her book down!!
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sh2rose

Posted October 17, 2011

A Wonderful Culmination of the Series!

Beverly Lewis brings her story of Rose full circle with ups, downs, and unexpected turns. Inspirational and encouraging message of the results in trusting God for our futures encapsulates each character. You are never sure of the ending until the last few pages. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole series. Read all three in order to get the full tapestry of this Amish and English community!
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HSMomof4

Posted October 17, 2011

Great story of mercy and love

The Mercy is the last book in The Rose Trilogy from Beverly Lewis. As always, she draws you into the daily life, concerns, and family ties as if you were sitting in the Amish kitchen yourself.

The Mercy opens in winter, not only in the actual season, but also in a dark period of Hen's life and marriage. Her marriage to Brandon, an Englisher, is falling apart at the same time he is is in a terrible car accident that leaves him blind. He returns to Hen's Amish family's home during his recuperation. While there, he strikes up a friendship with Aaron, an Amish preacher who is under a silencing ban. Can Aaron help Brandon 'see the light?' Will Hen and Brandon be able to reconcile their differences - both personally and religiously?

Meanwhile, Hen's younger sister Rose is yearning for a beau and a family of her own, but she keeps running into brick walls. Her first love leaves the Amish order for the world - wanting to go to college and experience everything that he feels had been denied him. Her second courtship solidifies her vow to God and His ways. We walk alongside her through her emotional ups-and-downs. How I could relate to her feelings and desires.

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I love how Beverly Lewis intertwines the Amish faith and beliefs with the characters and storyline. After reading her books, I feel as though I know a little bit more about their lifestyle and faith. This book was another great example of what true repentance looks like and the importance of keeping your vows made to God.

I wasn't able to read the first two books in The Rose Trilogy, but I had no problem following the storyline or the characters. I look forward to reading the first two books soon!

Thank you, Beverly, for another wonderful book!

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars

I received this complimentary copy from Bethany House Publishers for my honest review.
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mrsred49

Posted October 13, 2011

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The third book in the Rose Trilogy Series

As all ways Beverly Lewis ended this series in just the way I hoped she would. Rose was still without a beau after she and Silas broke up. She didn't love him and he loved another. She is still keeping house for Gilbert Browning and his daughter Beth. Beth had dreamed that Rose's invelid mother would get better, so they are planning on her having back surgery after much prayer.

Rose had left a note in the box that was hidden for her love, not ever thinking anyone would ever find it, but when she went back and looked it was gone. Oh she hoped the Lord took and no one else found it. She didn't want anyone to read what she was feeling in her heart.

Her sister Hen and her little four year old daughter Mattie Sue is still living in the Dawi house while taking care of Brandon Hen's husband. He was filling for divorce but after he had a car accident he was blind for the time being so Hen opened her heart and was taking care of him. She didn't want a divorce but she felt that she just could not live the English life. And Brandon felt he could not become Amish, now what were they going to do?

I want to thank Bethany House for sending me this book for my review.
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