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The Honeybee Sisters series/Sweet As Honey/bk#1
by Jennifer Beckstrand
This book is about 3 girls whom have lost both their parents and their auntie has a will stating that her sister is to raise these girls even though she's left the amish faith but has now returned, repented and is serving this religion. But she's still wearing earrings, colors her hair, wears bright clothing and knows about the worldly things. Her neice, Lily is teased in school by Dan Kanagy in school. He calls her names which upsets her and another boy picks up on this to get even with Dan's family over and issue of some land years ago but when this rich family wanted it back they refused to pay Dan's family what it was worth. Paul GLick's family is wealthy but tight with ther money. The father treats his wife awful and so Paul is doing the same thing with Lily whose dating Paul because she feels she owes it to Paul because he benfriended Lilly again Dan. The family is making a living selling honey to Paul's family, but Dan finds out that Paul is cheating Lily's family out of the worth of the honey. She finds out that Paul is making money off their honey selling it to another place and when Lily finds this out; she's upset but hesitates to mention this to Paul since he gets very angry with her if she doesn't go along with anything Paul says. In the end Lily finally sees Paul for who he is just before marrying him. Paul is forcing the issue thinking he can control Lily and her family. He demands that Lily's two sisters, Rose and Poppy has to go live with their grandparents who're also very controlling. And their aunt would be shunned also. Dan has loved Lily from the time he was a young boy but tends not to understand when he calls her name,...Amtrak, coke bottle(her glasses), and granddaddy long legs. Dan goes so far as to read up on bee care and comes to help them many times while his own work suffers. And he know Lily loves to read so he buys her books she likes. When Dan's mammi was alive, Lily went over daily and read books to her and Dan realizes how caring Lily is then and falls in love with her. In the end Lily comes to realize how controlling Paul is but realizes Dan is loving caring and who she really loves.
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