Review - Courting Cate

Courting Cate
By Leslie Gould
Publisher: Bethany House
ISBN: 978-0764210310
ASIN: B008B9HIMA
Pub. Date: November 1, 2012
Pages: 352
Buy Link: http://ow.ly/eSNfb
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/LGould

Review: 

In this Amish version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, Cate Miller is not your typical Amish woman as she would rather spend her time working side by side with her father or reading a good book than spend her time inside a house cleaning and cooking. She has scared away all of the single men in Paradise, Pennsylvania with her sharp tongue and stubborn attitude.

Her younger sister, Betsy, is ready to start courting, but their father will not allow it. He makes a rule that Cate must begin courting first since she is the eldest daughter. This causes a big problem because Cate has no intention of ever marring. Despite the girls' objections, their father has made his decision final.

Cate has no other choice, but to find a respectable husband, which is a little hard considering she has told off every bachelor in the county. Luckily, Pete Treger arrives in town, but just like all other bachelors, he only has eyes for the stunning Betsy. When he realizes that the other men are after Betsy too, he tries his luck with Cate.

Honestly, I have never read Taming of Shrew, but I do recall watching an episode of Moonlighting that was a retelling of it. Here we get another reworking of the classic tale, but this time it is set in the Amish world by author Leslie Gould. I'm an Amish fiction fan, so I was more than eager to review Courting Cate courtesy of Litfuse Publicity Group and Bethany House Publishing. This is not your typical Amish book as you a get a look at the different classes, the rich and the poor, of the Amish life. The main character is not your typical Amish girl looking for true love as she would rather stay single than become a housewife. Considering I have read dozens of Amish books, one would think that Courting Cate would be stale, but I actually found it to be a breath of fresh fair. The author did a remarkable job creating likeable characters with witty dialogue. Overall, I loved reading Courting Cate and I'm looking forward to reading book two in the series. 

About the Author:

Leslie Gould is the co-author, with Mindy Starns Clark, of the #1 bestselling The Amish Midwife and The Amish Nanny. She is also the author of numerous novels, including Garden of Dreams, Beyond the Blue (winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice for Best Inspirational Novel, 2006), and Scrap Everything. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Portland State University and has taught fiction writing at Multnomah University as an adjunct professor. She resides with her husband and four children in Portland, Oregon.

Learn more at www.lesliegould.com.