Hometown
When Tessa's big-city plans take the A Train to disaster, she lands in her sleepy hometown, smack in the middle of the most unlikely love triangle ever to hit Pennsylvania's Amish Country.
Hot-shot Dr. Richard Bruce is bound to Green Ridge by loyalty that runs deep. Deeper still is Jonas Rishel's tie to the land and his family's Amish community. Behind the wheel of a 1979 camper van, Tessa idles at a fork in the road. Will she cruise the superhighway to the future? Or take a slow trot to the past and a mysterious society she never dreamed she'd glimpse from the inside
“Wendy Rich Stetson’s Hometown is an ode to an older way of life. Filled with the lyricism of old fashioned romance, and the simple joy of a well told story, Hometown transported me out of my urban life and into some of the smaller towns I’ve known and loved, lived in and loved in. It is always amazing to me how that which is simple and small town can be so universal and so filled with heart. Wendy’s writing is filled with whimsy and longing, romance and old world folklore. This is the kind of book I’d like to read on a porch swing while looking at my wisteria vines, or, let’s be honest, read on my living room futon while dreaming of a porch swing and wisteria vines! A perfect escape into an older world made new again, where we find ourselves on the journey of a young woman trying to find where she belongs.”
Gabra Zackman—award winning narrator of over 450 audiobooks and author of The Bod Squad Series and Nice and Naughty Series
“What a charming, fun page turner. From the first page I was hooked into Tessa’s detour into Amish Country. Her attraction to both the good doctor and Jonas, is engaging, romantic and often funny. Wendy Stetson’s writing is vivid, sharp and alive with the beauty of rural Pennsylvania and the love blossoming in Tessa’s heart. I loved it. Please tell me it’s a series…”
Ellyn Oaksmith—bestselling author of the Blue Hills Series
“As a regular narrator of romance audiobooks, Wendy’s ranks among the best I’ve read. Her wit and intelligence don’t ask us to check our brains at the door, making the journey that much more satisfying and fun. Escapist romance at it’s very best!”
Kirsten Potter—actress and award-winning narrator of over three hundred audiobooks.
“This book comes at a time it’s needed. It’s an emphatic validation of how ‘old fashioned’ values are not at odds with our sophisticated ‘modern’ selves. In fact, they only heighten what we read novels for-humor, atmosphere, clever wording and above all romance. The Jane Austen sensibility set in Amish country makes for an addictive read.”
Julia Duffy—Emmy award winning actress and author of Bad Auditions
“I never really thought of romance novels as page turners, but Hometown is. I felt like I was watching an action movie while I read it because I couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen next. Probably because Tessa is compelling. I love her. She’s smart and dweeby and not movie star hot and downright ordinary and, it’s fun to watch smart, dweeby people get to experience the extraordinary-ness of love.”
John Cariani—Tony award nominated actor, playwright, and author of Almost, Maine
