Allison's Journey - (Brides of Webster County) by Wanda E Brunstetter (Paperback)

Allison Troyer lost her mother in an accident as a child and has never felt close to her Aunt Catherine who came to stay and help raise her and her brothers. Allison's father decides to send her to visit her mother's twin sister and her family in Missouri for the summer, in hopes that Aunt Mary can help Allison learn to cook and sew, things Aunt Catherine has not had the patience to teach her. Allison is hesitant, but ends up enjoying her time outside of Lancaster County, PA, making new friends and learning homemaking skills, as well as finding a personal relationship with God that she has been lacking in her life. She meets Aaron, who lost his father as a child as well. They hit it off and find they have feelings for each other, so much so that Allison thinks she might like to stay longer in Missouri. But then Allison is called home to help out her family when Aunt Catherine is very ill. Allison's heart is torn at leaving Aaron and Missouri, but feels strongly that she should return and help make sure difficult Aunt Catherine has a personal relationship with God too before it is too late. Will Allison break through Aunt Catherine's tough personality, and will she ever see Aaron, her first love, again? Wanda Brunstetter has made this a story of faith, hope, and young love that is so hard to put down until the reader reaches the end. Excellent read!