About the Book

Hunting for a Husband by Mindy Steele
Series: The Heart of the Amish – Book 9
Publisher: Barbour Fiction
Release Date: July 1, 2025
Genres: Amish Romance

ove Is the Bull’s-Eye Leah Aims For

Full of faith, hope, and romance, this series takes you into the Heart of Amish country.

Ten years ago, Joe Shetler took a leap, and it cost him his ability to walk. Accepting that this is God’s will for him, Joe finds his independence running Shetler Outdoors, an archery and outdoors shop.

Leah Wicky moves to Kentucky where her father has set up a deer farm. With a strong desire to marry, she soon sets her sights on Joe who, despite his disabilities, has determination and an easy way about him. A sticky situation finally affords the opportunity for a friendship to form between them.

When the Wickey’s prize buck attracts attention in the community—and attempted poachers—Leah is caught in the crosshairs, and Joe’s fears of inadequacy haunt him when he fails to protect her. A future once bright has dimmed.

My Review and Reflections

I am starting to collect Mindy Steele books, and I couldn’t be happier. I can’t even begin to tell you all of the emotions that I felt reading this book—or maybe it was all of them.

Oh, there were so many things that I loved about this book. One thing was that I learned more about the Amish faith—things that I didn’t know before. They could be unique to the Kentucky Amish, but I enjoyed learning them. Joe’s acceptance and non-acceptance of his disability is so clear. On one hand, he was upbeat and quick-witted, but he also had thoughts about himself that really weren’t true. He let his disability define him.

Leah often made me laugh. She said she didn’t have a list of what the perfect man would look like, but she kept ticking off imaginary checkboxes in her head when she would meet men or would make references to the fact that they wouldn’t mark off the box. It’s a good thing that she had this nonexistent list, because she kept checking off more and more boxes whenever she thought of Joe.

I saw themes of discerning God‘s will for yourself, learning to trust—not only others but yourself—and acceptance of who people are deep down, not on a superficial level. It was a fictional story that didn’t take me long to read because it was so good and really came at a time when I needed it most. Not necessarily for the strong Christian themes, which I, of course, always love to have in my books, but because it really made me feel. It really brought out true emotion, and for those of us who really love happily ever afters, you won’t be able to stop smiling with this one.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.
All opinions are my own.