For
Sure & Certain
by Anya Monroe
Release
Date: 02/05/15
390
pages
Summary
from Goodreads:
***She knits, cans jam, and lives in the
city. He's an Amish college student, breaking the rules. They're so right, it's
wrong.***
Marigold, a recent high school graduate with a shady past, is looking to redefine herself. She doesn't know what she wants exactly, but college isn't it.
When she meets Abel, an Amish guy on Rumspringa, his 'running around' time, she doesn't plan on falling for someone wearing a straw hat and suspenders. But she can't help it, Abel is the breath of fresh air she's been waiting for.
Abel, who's moved to the city for a summer program at Jamestown, never imagined Marigold would be drawn to the life he was trying so hard to avoid. His family expects him to take over the family farm; college parties and dorm life don't quite fit in with their plans for him.
Opposites attract, but nothing is easy with love. When they trade places for the summer they learn a life together isn't as for sure and certain as they thought.
Marigold, a recent high school graduate with a shady past, is looking to redefine herself. She doesn't know what she wants exactly, but college isn't it.
When she meets Abel, an Amish guy on Rumspringa, his 'running around' time, she doesn't plan on falling for someone wearing a straw hat and suspenders. But she can't help it, Abel is the breath of fresh air she's been waiting for.
Abel, who's moved to the city for a summer program at Jamestown, never imagined Marigold would be drawn to the life he was trying so hard to avoid. His family expects him to take over the family farm; college parties and dorm life don't quite fit in with their plans for him.
Opposites attract, but nothing is easy with love. When they trade places for the summer they learn a life together isn't as for sure and certain as they thought.
Excerpt:
"You came," she said it like it was a relief, like she wondered if he'd really be here. He was.
"You're all set then?" he asked. She nodded and slipped in beside him as the driver shut their door. The taxi delivered them to the bus station, and they were quickly settled into their seats for the ride to Lancaster.
"I brought sustenance," she said pulling out a paper sack from her purse. "My very best peanut butter cookies and a thermos of coffee."
"You're so prepared."
"I bake when I'm nervous," she admitted biting her lip.
"Don't be nervous."
"Did you tell them I'm coming at least?"
"The whole no phone thing kind of zeroed out that plan."
"Right." Her face fell slightly.
"Don't worry. Seriously, girls always over think these things."
"Do you bring a lot of girls home?" she asked as the bus pulled out of the city and onto the highway. They had a two-hour ride ahead of them and Abel wasn't all too keen on spending it rehashing past relationships.
"Bringing girls home isn't really an Amish thing, everything is discreet. I only courted one girl, Esther."
"And when did you guys break up?" Marigold asked. Even though Abel was bright, he hadn't exactly thought through how all of this would sound.
"Two weeks ago, on my way out of town," he admitted sheepishly.
"No!" She buried her hands in her face. "So I'm a rebound girl?"
"I don't know what that is, but I'm pretty sure it isn't good. And you, Marigold, you are good. You are only good."
"You're all set then?" he asked. She nodded and slipped in beside him as the driver shut their door. The taxi delivered them to the bus station, and they were quickly settled into their seats for the ride to Lancaster.
"I brought sustenance," she said pulling out a paper sack from her purse. "My very best peanut butter cookies and a thermos of coffee."
"You're so prepared."
"I bake when I'm nervous," she admitted biting her lip.
"Don't be nervous."
"Did you tell them I'm coming at least?"
"The whole no phone thing kind of zeroed out that plan."
"Right." Her face fell slightly.
"Don't worry. Seriously, girls always over think these things."
"Do you bring a lot of girls home?" she asked as the bus pulled out of the city and onto the highway. They had a two-hour ride ahead of them and Abel wasn't all too keen on spending it rehashing past relationships.
"Bringing girls home isn't really an Amish thing, everything is discreet. I only courted one girl, Esther."
"And when did you guys break up?" Marigold asked. Even though Abel was bright, he hadn't exactly thought through how all of this would sound.
"Two weeks ago, on my way out of town," he admitted sheepishly.
"No!" She buried her hands in her face. "So I'm a rebound girl?"
"I don't know what that is, but I'm pretty sure it isn't good. And you, Marigold, you are good. You are only good."
About
the Author
Anya Monroe likes to write stories and paint words on her walls. She believes in love at first sight and fights for happily-ever-afters. As a wife and mom to six kids, she carves out time to write between carpool pick-ups and date nights because words are her heartbeat. She lives a ferry ride from Seattle and is a total Pacific Northwesterner who drinks chai lattes and wears Birkenstocks and has dreadlocks. She's a cliché, but doesn't mind it. Not even a little.
Anya Monroe likes to write stories and paint words on her walls. She believes in love at first sight and fights for happily-ever-afters. As a wife and mom to six kids, she carves out time to write between carpool pick-ups and date nights because words are her heartbeat. She lives a ferry ride from Seattle and is a total Pacific Northwesterner who drinks chai lattes and wears Birkenstocks and has dreadlocks. She's a cliché, but doesn't mind it. Not even a little.
She documents her lovely-messy life on IG @anyamonroe. Find her there!
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