Reckless Heart

By Amy Clipston

2012

First Published

4.08

Average Rating

272

Number of Pages

8H18M

Audio Length

Slipping. Lydia Bontrager's youngest sister is frighteningly ill, and as a good Amish daughter, it falls to Lydia to care for her siblings and keep the household running, in addition to working as a teacher's assistant and helping part time at her grandmother's bakery. Succumbing to stress, Lydia gives in to one wild night and returns home drunk. The secret of that mistake leaves Lydia feeling even more restless and confused, especially when Joshua, the only boy she's ever loved, becomes increasingly distant. When a non-Amish boy moves in nearby, Lydia finds someone who understands her, but the community is convinced Lydia is becoming too reckless. With the pressures at home and her sister's worsening condition, a splintering relationship with Joshua, and her own growing questions over what is right, Lydia could lose everything that she's ever held close.

Avg Rating

4.08

Number of Ratings

461

5 STARS

40%

4 STARS

33%

3 STARS

21%

2 STARS

1 STARS

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Author

Amy Clipston

Author · 80 books

Hi! I'm a bestselling author of heartwarming romance and happily ever after. Contemporary Romance (Non-Amish) • The Heart of Splendid Lake (2021) • The View from Coral Cove (5/2022) • On the Way to Christmas (Anthology) (10/2022) • Something Old, Something New (1/2023) An Amish Legacy

Foundation of Love (2022)
Building a Future (2022)
Breaking New Ground (2023)
The Hearts of Shelter (2023) An Amish Marketplace
The Bake Shop (2019)
The Farm Stand (2020)
The Coffee Corner (2020)
The Jam and Jelly Nook (2021) An Amish Homestead
A Place at our Table (2017)
Room on the Porch Swing (2018)
Seat by the Hearth (2018)
A Welcome at Our Door (2019) An Amish Heirloom
The Forgotten Recipe (2015)
The Courtship Basket (2016)
The Cherished Quilt (2017)
The Beloved Hope Chest (2017) Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel
A Hopeful Heart (2013)
A Mother’s Secret (2014)
A Dream of Home (2015)
A Simple Prayer (2015) Kauffman Amish Bakery
A Gift of Grace (2009)
A Promise of Hope (2010)
A Place of Peace (2011)
A Life of Joy (2012)
A Season of Love (2012) Amish Anthologies • An Amish Kitchen (2012) – Spoonful of Love (Stand-alone story) • An Amish Cradle (2015) – A Son for Always (This story complements A Mother’s Secret) • An Amish Market (2016) – Love Birds (This story complements The Forgotten Recipe) • An Amish Harvest (2016) – Love & Buggy Rides (This complements The Courtship Basket) • An Amish Home (2017) – Home Sweet Home (Stand-alone story) • An Amish Summer (2017) – Summer Storms (Stand-alone story) • Amish Sweethearts (2018) –Complements The Kauffman Amish Bakery Series and also has a sequel to my story in An Amish Summer • An Amish Heirloom (2018) – Complements A Place at our Table • An Amish Homecoming (2018) – Complements A Place at our Table • Seasons of an Amish Garden (2019) – Complements The Christmas Cat, novella included in An Amish Christmas Love • An Amish Reunion (2019) – Complements Room on the Porch Swing • An Amish Christmas Bakery (2019) – Cookies and Cheer (Stand-alone story) • An Amish Singing (2021) (Collection of four stories by Amy Clipston) • An Amish Christmas Wedding (2020) –Evergreen Love (Stand-alone story) • An Amish Barn Raising (2021) • An Amish Schoolroom (2021) • An Amish Quilting Bee (2021) Young Adult
Roadside Assistance (2011)
Reckless Heart (2012) (Kauffman Amish Bakery young adult book)
Destination Unknown (2014)
Miles from Nowhere (2015) Non-Fiction A Gift of Love (2014) Seasonal • A Plain and Simple Christmas (2010) Naomi’s Gift (2011) • Kauffman Amish Christmas Collection (2012) • An Amish Christmas Gift (2015) includes Naomi’s Gift • An Amish Christmas Love (2017) –The Christmas Cat • An Amish Christmas Bakery (2019) • An Amish Christmas Wedding (2020) • On the Way to Christmas (2022)