The Jam and Jelly Nook

THE JAM AND JELLY NOOK by Amy Clipson When you get that call in the middle of the night when your child isn't where he or she is supposed to be. Leanna Wengerd, a widow finds out that her son Chester is in police custody and he requests that she come to the police station to pick him up. Leanna meets Emory Speicher a widower with his teenage daughter Maggie who along with Chester have gotten themselves into a little trouble and are in police custody. Both of the families are Amish, both teenagers are in their Rumspringa (or running around time) before they decide to commit to the church and their religion. Leanna and Emory begin a friendship based on their shared experiences raising teenagers without the assistance of a spouse. Emory wants to be friends with Chester and maybe become a sort of mentor for the boy. Emory is realizing that his daughter Maggie might need a womanly figure in her life since he can't seem to get Maggie out of the house, she wants to stay home with her dad and take care of him. The book is very good, unputdownable for me, it is a standalone in a series of four. Highly recommend. Many thanks for the complimentary copy from #netgalley and #zondervan of #thejamandjellynook I was under no obligation to post a review.