Welcome to the Blog Tour for When They Met Again by Leslie Gould, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: When They Met Again
Series: Letters from Lancaster County
Author: Leslie Gould
Publisher: Bethany House
Release Date: March 17, 2026
Genre: Fiction / Romance / Amish / Contemporary
A gently humorous just friends romance from Leslie Gould, threaded with heart-deep characters and the timeless traditions of simple Amish life.
It’s love at first sight for Adam Slaybaugh, yet while Joanna Grebel finds him attractive and is intrigued when he declares his interest, she’s less certain of the potential for a romantic future together. Instead, she proposes they be “just friends,” but Adam’s not willing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship. In response, he leaves Lancaster County for Florida, and soon after, Joanna begins courting Jacob Byer–someone she deems a much more suitable match.
When Adam returns to Lancaster County years later to pursue a career in his grandparents’ successful home renovation business, he finds Joanna suffering from a broken heart. Misunderstandings and matchmaking schemes begin a tender journey of healing and romance–but is Adam’s love enough to finally win Joanna over?
For readers of Beverly Lewis, Wanda E. Brunstetter, and Shelley Shepard Gray, a sweet Amish romance with matchmaking grandmas and themes of enemies to lovers, he falls first, and love at first sight versus “just friends.”
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More in This Series
When Joanna Grebel meets Adam Slaybaugh, sparks don’t exactly fly on both sides. Adam is interested in Joanna, but Joanna isn’t quite sure about him as love match material. When Joanna expresses interest in friendship, Adam decides that won’t do. He pretty quickly takes himself out of sight, off to Florida to work construction. Joanna starts courting someone she thinks is a more suitable match, but she learns her judgment may have been a little off. Is there still a chance for a relationship between her and Adam?
I do love a good Amish romance. It took me a bit to get into this one. It didn’t grab me right away, and I couldn’t even really tell you why. It felt slow at first, but it picked up about a third of the way through.
Joanna and Adam were both lovely characters. I sure breathed a sigh of relief when Joanna washed her hands of Jacob. Then I was really rooting for her and Adam to figure things out!
I especially enjoyed how the author worked classic fiction into the story. Books play an important role in Joanna and Adam’s relationship, and I didn’t realize until I started seeing reviews for this book that the Amish don’t really read fiction. I love books where I learn something!
Even though I didn’t feel like the book sucked me in right away, it’s still a lovely second chance romance with very creative use of classic fiction. I enjoyed it, and I’d read more in the series!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from JustRead Publicity Tours. I was not required to leave a review. All opinions here are mine, and I don’t say nice things about books I don’t actually like.
About the Author
Leslie Gould is a Christy Award-winning and #1 bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including multiple Amish fiction series. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history and an MFA in creative writing. She enjoys church history, research trips, and hiking in the Pacific Northwest. She and her husband live in Portland, Oregon, and have four adult children and two grandchildren. Learn more at LeslieGould.com.
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a $25 B&N gift card plus a copy of The Shop Down the Lane and When They Met Again!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight March 16, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on March 23, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.
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Sounds like a good story.
Thank you for being part of the blog tour for WHEN WE MET AGAIN by Leslie Gould.
This book is on my TBR list and can’t wait to enjoy each and every page of it.
Sounds like a great book! Ty for sharing!
I enjoy Amish fiction and this one sounds lovely. I didn’t know the Amish didn’t read fiction either. Thanks for sharing this one, Lisa.
This looks like a very enjoyable read. Thanks for sharing.