Regrets from the past… could lead to a chance for redemption…

After a terrifying break-in, widowed dressmaker Isla Stohl finds herself leaning on town sheriff Evan Miller.

Sixteen years ago, Evan chose a law enforcement career over her and their Texas Amish community, and now he’s determined to make amends.

Evan vows to keep Isla and her two children safe, but old feelings begin to arise once more.

As he’s drawn back to his heritage and faith, he must decide if he can leave behind the life he built for himself in the Englisch world for the woman he’s never been able to let go of.

Titles in the Texas Amish Brides series include: The Cowboy’s Amish Haven ~ Bonding Over the Amish Baby ~ Her Surprise Amish Match ~ Her Amish Refuge ~ An Amish Widow’s Hope ~

This is a sweet, no-spice romance. Tension and kisses might be involved.

Title:  An Amish Widow’s Hope
Series:  Texas Amish Brides #5
Author:  Pamela Desmond Wright
Published:  January 27, 2026
Publisher:  Harlequin / Love Inspired
My Rating:  4.5 stars

An Amish Widow’s Hope is the fifth title in the Texas Amish Brides series.  I have not yet read the earlier books in this series, but I will be picking them up, as I completely enjoyed myself in this world.

Isla and Evan’s relationship is, well, complicated.  Once, years ago, Isla believed that she and Evan would build a family, a life together.  But, for reasons of his own, Evan chose the Englisch world over his Amish heritage… and the woman he loved.  They both moved forward.  Isla married a good man, had two children to raise, and a small business.  Evan turned to law enforcement and became their town’s sheriff, defending those in his former Amish community.  Isla is now widowed, and even with the help of her community, she is struggling.  They might have continued their separate paths for years.  Except, evil in the form of a violent break-in at Isla’s home and place of business changed everything.

There was a time when Evan believed he’d made the right choice.  In reality, back then, he’d had no clue as to what he was giving up.  As the break-ins in his town became more violent and frequent, when Isla and her daughter and son were caught in the crossfire… and as his feelings for Isla came to the surface, demanding to be acknowledged once again, he knew he had to not only protect the woman he still loved, but face the fact that he wanted, no, needed to return to his roots, his faith for his own reasons.  That journey won’t be easy, but it is necessary.

I enjoyed An Amish Widow’s Hope so much.  Isla and Evan are believable characters, people who were, in some ways, still broken, wounded by the choices of the past.  Their story is well-written, faith-based, and emotional on many levels as we watch Evan struggle to merge the man he’s become with the man he wants to be.  I found the villain to be particularly vile for reasons you’ll understand once you’ve dived into this story.  In all, this is a tender, believable romance that I would not hesitate to recommend.

*I was gifted an e-ARC copy of this novel from the author, and I sincerely thank them for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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