A Dream of Miracles

In A Dream of Miracles, Amish widow Mattie vows never to love again until a suspicious outsider with a shadowy past comes crashing into her fragile world.

About A Dream of Miracles

Mattie Diener can barely keep it together. A young Amish widow and mother of two young children, she faces the lingering heartbreak of lost love, her son’s mysterious illness, and a torrent of accusations that threaten to undo her.

Bo Lambright is a fast-rising social services investigator whose high-society mother won’t rest until she finds his Mrs. Right. Despite Bo’s worldly success, the raw ache of a shadowy past and a series of unsettling dreams have left him reeling.

When Mattie and Bo cross paths, all signs point to disaster. Yet as they face a crucible of trials and tragedies together, longings begin to stir that seem destined only to end in more heartbreak. Is a miracle possible, not only of healing but of forbidden love? What secrets lie in Bo’s dreams? And will Mattie find the courage to face her uncertain future or will she simply run away?

My Thoughts

A Dream of Miracles if full of raw emotions, love, fear, forgiveness and pain. Both of our main characters, Bo and Mattie, must learn to open their hearts to forgiveness and healing to move forward. Two individuals, whom from outward appearances seem very different, have very much in common in their past.

I love how Bo’s story slowly unfolds as he looks into Mattie’s open case. We see glimpses of his past at certain times throughout the novel and we can feel his pain that he has closed himself off too. It is his meeting with Mattie that opens his heart up completely. He learns that he has to heal that pain, to forgive the pain in order to be the person he wants to be. In turn, Mattie faces similar steps. She has lost her husband at a young age and left with two young children. When a social investigator begins looking at her parenting skills and home life, she is heartbroken. My heart broke for her, when some of the investigators could not look past her Amish beliefs and lifestyle to find the truth about her son’s mysterious illness and instead take the easy route by blaming her.

In a story where many of the events could have shattered the two main characters, we instead find healing, perseverance and hope. A Dream of Miracles is a truly beautiful story that all readers will love.

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Rating: 4.5/5

About the Author

Ruth Reid is a CBA and ECPA bestselling author of the Heaven on Earth series. She’s a full-time pharmacist who lives in Florida with her husband and three children. When attending Ferris State University School of Pharmacy in Big Rapids, Michigan, she lived on the outskirts of an Amish community and had several occasions to visit the Amish farms. Her interest grew into love as she saw the beauty in living a simple life.

Disclosure: I received a digital copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.