Mountains of Grace

By: Kelly Irvin

Narrated by: Hayley Cresswell

When wildfires threaten her Montana home, Mercy Yoder finds herself torn between the Amish man who proposed without a declaration of love and the Englisch smoke jumper who can’t seem to stay away.

Mercy Yoder loves her students and her life in the tiny village of West Kootenai, nestled at the foot of Montana’s most northern mountains. And she is in no rush to get married . . . much to the disappointment of her parents. In fact, she has turned down the one marriage proposal she’s received. Her beau, Caleb, has yet to tell her he loves her, stoking her fears that they simply aren’t right for each other.

When a devastating wildfire threatens to destroy her beloved community, Mercy and her family evacuate to the nearby town of Eureka. There she meets Spencer McDonald, an Englisch fireman. Her conversations with him are unlike any she’s ever had with a man. She finds his directness and ability to express his feelings refreshing and completely different from Caleb, who is tightlipped about his past.

But what would her family and community say if Mercy chose a relationship with an Englischer? Is Mercy willing to give up all she has known and loved for someone who finally understands her? Or can Mercy find the love she has always longed for closer to home?

• Sweet, inspirational Amish romance
• Part of the Amish of Big Sky Country Series
  • Book 1: Mountains of Grace
  • Book 2: A Long Bridge Home
  • Book 3: Peace in the Valley

Good story!

This was an interesting story in many ways. I loved the descriptive phrases the author used throughout the story. The characters were interesting, and the plot was somewhat predictable, but still captivating.

My only issue was with the narrator. Her voice was pleasant enough, but she talked way too slow for me. I set the speed at 1.2X and from there on out, the storyline was much easier for me to understand and it didn’t drag so much. There were a lot of characters, which I enjoy, however, the narrator’s voice was not able to distinguish enough between characters for me to learn the characters’ voices.

Overall, this was a good Christian audiobook that I would recommend.