A very cute story, 17 Sep 1998
I liked the premise of the book as presented on the back cover, and so I bought a copy. It was a very nice story, the kind that makes you feel warm and gushy inside. I like male characters that have hearts, and this one did. I wish it weren't such a short story though.

Fast and enjoyable read, 20 May 1998
I first discovered Ms. Hoag by reading her more recent mystery books. I never cared much for Romance novels, but gave her books a try and find that I like them. I enjoy her using cajun and Amish cultures as a backdrop. Sarah's Sin was easy reading and very pleasant.

Very enjoyable!, 17 Mar 1998
This had to be a pre-runner of Tami's mystery writing and, as fictional romance goes, I thoroughly enjoyed it. This story covers two totally different people, from different backgrounds and cultures who come together to find the two things they need most - LOVE and getting over the hurdle of being "different". Sarah, a young Amish widow, trying to understand her "non-Amish" feelings and yearnings, who works at a local country inn. Matt, a cosmopolitan doctor from the 'big city', who is recouperating at his sister's inn from injuries. They meet. and, although forbidden by her religion, they fall in love and try to hide their feelings. What better way to spend a rainy day, than to curl up with this book?

Wonderful!, 29 Aug 1997
I loved this book! A brief affair between two people who find that love isn't always easy but wins out in the end! My copy must be an earlier edition; there's a picture of them on the cover instead of a flower.

A Must Read, 11 Aug 1997
This book was great. I read it in one day. It bought you into the world of how the amish lived, and what happened if they married out of their religion. The love story was unforgetable.

A very cute story, 17 Sep 1998
I liked the premise of the book as presented on the back cover, and so I bought a copy. It was a very nice story, the kind that makes you feel warm and gushy inside. I like male characters that have hearts, and this one did. I wish it weren't such a short story though.

Fast and enjoyable read, 20 May 1998
I first discovered Ms. Hoag by reading her more recent mystery books. I never cared much for Romance novels, but gave her books a try and find that I like them. I enjoy her using cajun and Amish cultures as a backdrop. Sarah's Sin was easy reading and very pleasant.

Very enjoyable!, 17 Mar 1998
This had to be a pre-runner of Tami's mystery writing and, as fictional romance goes, I thoroughly enjoyed it. This story covers two totally different people, from different backgrounds and cultures who come together to find the two things they need most - LOVE and getting over the hurdle of being "different". Sarah, a young Amish widow, trying to understand her "non-Amish" feelings and yearnings, who works at a local country inn. Matt, a cosmopolitan doctor from the 'big city', who is recouperating at his sister's inn from injuries. They meet. and, although forbidden by her religion, they fall in love and try to hide their feelings. What better way to spend a rainy day, than to curl up with this book?

Wonderful!, 29 Aug 1997
I loved this book! A brief affair between two people who find that love isn't always easy but wins out in the end! My copy must be an earlier edition; there's a picture of them on the cover instead of a flower.

A Must Read, 11 Aug 1997
This book was great. I read it in one day. It bought you into the world of how the amish lived, and what happened if they married out of their religion. The love story was unforgetable.

A re-released early novel., 20 Sep 2006
I have read and thoroughly enjoyed Tami Hoag's crime novels for many years. Her crime writing has strong characters that take you on an exciting story but I was sadly disappointed with this book. I bought it, not realising that it was an early romance novel written many years ago before Tami Hoag changed her writing style to crime novels. The characters seem rather shallow and two-dimensional and the storyline is bland. It is the story about a psychologist who runs a home for 'wayward girls'. The neighbours object to this 'home' and there is some small violent acts carried out (breaking windows and vandalism). The hero is in the shape of the local councilor who rides in on his white horse to save the day and wins the tough psychologists heart into the bargain.

I am very glad that Tami Hoag changed her writing style and now writes exciting fiction. Why, oh why are her old, immature, bland novels being reprinted?

A very cute story, 17 Sep 1998
I liked the premise of the book as presented on the back cover, and so I bought a copy. It was a very nice story, the kind that makes you feel warm and gushy inside. I like male characters that have hearts, and this one did. I wish it weren't such a short story though.

Fast and enjoyable read, 20 May 1998
I first discovered Ms. Hoag by reading her more recent mystery books. I never cared much for Romance novels, but gave her books a try and find that I like them. I enjoy her using cajun and Amish cultures as a backdrop. Sarah's Sin was easy reading and very pleasant.

Very enjoyable!, 17 Mar 1998
This had to be a pre-runner of Tami's mystery writing and, as fictional romance goes, I thoroughly enjoyed it. This story covers two totally different people, from different backgrounds and cultures who come together to find the two things they need most - LOVE and getting over the hurdle of being "different". Sarah, a young Amish widow, trying to understand her "non-Amish" feelings and yearnings, who works at a local country inn. Matt, a cosmopolitan doctor from the 'big city', who is recouperating at his sister's inn from injuries. They meet. and, although forbidden by her religion, they fall in love and try to hide their feelings. What better way to spend a rainy day, than to curl up with this book?

Wonderful!, 29 Aug 1997
I loved this book! A brief affair between two people who find that love isn't always easy but wins out in the end! My copy must be an earlier edition; there's a picture of them on the cover instead of a flower.

A Must Read, 11 Aug 1997
This book was great. I read it in one day. It bought you into the world of how the amish lived, and what happened if they married out of their religion. The love story was unforgetable.

A re-released early novel., 20 Sep 2006
I have read and thoroughly enjoyed Tami Hoag's crime novels for many years. Her crime writing has strong characters that take you on an exciting story but I was sadly disappointed with this book. I bought it, not realising that it was an early romance novel written many years ago before Tami Hoag changed her writing style to crime novels. The characters seem rather shallow and two-dimensional and the storyline is bland. It is the story about a psychologist who runs a home for 'wayward girls'. The neighbours object to this 'home' and there is some small violent acts carried out (breaking windows and vandalism). The hero is in the shape of the local councilor who rides in on his white horse to save the day and wins the tough psychologists heart into the bargain.

I am very glad that Tami Hoag changed her writing style and now writes exciting fiction. Why, oh why are her old, immature, bland novels being reprinted?

Awesome author publishes reprint, 18 Sep 2008
One upon a time Iris Johansen wrote for a romance line called "Loveswept", an excellent series of short paperbacks that launched many successful authors. Several Loveswept writers are reprinting these books, and An Unexpected Song is one. A terrific read, predating her move to romantic thrillers, written in a charming voice not often heard from Johansen today. Johansen uses dialog in a way to communicate action and mood that eliminates all sorts of tedious description used by other writers. We read these conversations and mentally fill in the blanks, and we KNOW . . .
But I was disappointed that it wasn't advertised as a reprint, because I read it way back when.