The relationship between an Amish young woman and a Mennonite young man was interesting, and tastefully done.

Lewis handled it very well, as if she had interviewed several people who had either left the Plain people, or had struggles about making the permanent commitment.

The Ebb Tide explored an unusual side of the typical Amish fiction romance, and that was of an Amish person having questions about their faith, and about remaining in the Amish community for the rest of their life. Her descriptions of the ocean, and the guest house in which Sallie Riehl stayed, made me wish I was in such a place. The Ebb Tide was a refreshing, full of light read for me. I've been a fan of Beverly Lewis for years, but haven't read many of her books recently. Will this be a summer to remember, or one to forget? « less When unexpected danger threatens Autumn, Sallie will have to put her fears aside. Sallie is afraid of what her parents would think about her new friendship. Then again, Ed isn't from her community - and he's Mennonite, not Amish. Sallie wonders if this is the kind of relationship she's been longing for. It is there that she meets Edward Kreider, a young marine biology student who talks freely about all he's learning and asks about her interests, unlike the guys she grew up with. Though she loves taking care of nine-year-old Autumn Weaver during the week, Sallie has free time on the weekends to enjoy the shore. more » od match with an Amish farmer will be hampered because of it. Curious by nature, Sallie loves reading and learning, and she fears that her chances of making a go. When a well-to-do family asks Sallie Riehl to be their daughter's nanny for the summer at their Cape May, New Jersey, vacation home, she jumps at the chance to broaden her horizons beyond the Lancaster County Amish community where she grew up.

The Ebb Tide by Beverly Lewis