I read these for the 80+ year old great/grandparents and their antics. Anna & Felty did not disappoint in this twelfth installment. Wasn't a huge fan of Ruth, one of the twins, but again I read for the matchmakers not those that they are matching LOL

An emotional and heartwarming story

I loved Omi and Bo’s heartwarming, sweet and funny Amish romance. The story will give you all the swoony swoons while also pulling at your heartstrings with all the emotions. This one had me feeling all the feels - laughing, crying, swooning, cringing, teeth gritting, and cheering. Both Omi and Bo (and Ruth) are portrayed as real, relatable people who have flaws and make mistakes, but are really trying to just do their best as messy fallible humans. Omi is an identical twin. She is the kind, quiet and faithful twin while Ruth is the vivacious, impulsive and self-centered twin. Bo is a local man who grew up with Omi and Ruth. Omi has loved him for years but now that he is dating Ruth, she has tried to put her feelings aside. Everything changes and gets messy and painful when Omi reluctantly agrees to pretend she’s Ruth for a buggy ride home and Bo kisses her. It will take faith, divine guidance, kindness, honesty, and matchmaking grandparents to get Bo and Omi to their HEA while honoring and protecting Omi’s relationship with Ruth. The secondary characters, as always with this author’s stories, have dimension and are integral to the storyline which just adds further dimension to the story as a whole. Anna and Felty, Bo’s grandparents, are a hoot. They continue to be my favorite secondary characters in this series. Their love for each other and their efforts to “help” their grandchildren are portrayed with such depth I feel like I know them and since they’re recurring characters they feel like old friends. I especially love that even characters that could be judged as less than, like Ruth, have a redemption arc. The character gets to grow but so does the reader. This was a beautiful story of choice, kindness, grace, forgiveness, and love all within the beautiful backdrop of the Amish community’s faith and lifestyle. The story was well written and included witty dialogue, three dimensional characters who grow, and an engaging storyline as told through sweet moments, laughs, supportive friends and family, missteps, faith, and heart squeezing love.

Happily Ever After on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand is the twelfth book in The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series. While Happily Ever After on Huckleberry Hill can be read on its own, I do recommend reading every delightful book in the series. The story is well-written with developed characters. The dialogue is realistic and entertaining. I just love Anna and Felty Helmuth. They are quite a pair. I enjoyed Anna’s latest antics. Anna is a good matchmaker (Anna and Felty have a string of successes). I love that Anna uses her knitted and crocheted items to help with the matchmaking (she especially believes that brightly colored potholders are helpful). I laughed often while reading Happily Ever After on Huckleberry Hill. I like the talk that Felty had with Omi and Ruth about faith and God. I will admit that I was not a fan of Ruth. Her attitude and behavior, though, were necessary for the story. We get to see the characters grow in character and in faith. Happily Ever After on Huckleberry Hill is a story about forgiveness, family, choices, love, grace, and faith. I am glad that Anna and Felty have plenty of grandchildren to “help” find a match. I would not want to eat Anna’s food (I shudder at the thought), but I would love to be included among Anna and Felty’s family. Happily Ever After on Huckleberry Hill is a heartwarming Amish tale with a flirty twin, a silent sister, a switch gone amiss, a plethora of potholders, gregarious grandparents, merry matchmaking, and a hopeful future.