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She never expected him to return. He never forgot the promise they made. Widow Leah Stoltzfus quilts alone in Lancaster County, her heart locked away since her husband Micah's death. When Jed Beachy returns after eight years away, his father's failing hands forcing him home, their childhood friendship awakens feelings she thought long gone. He left without goodbye. She learned to live without him. But their paths cross again and again, each encounter deepening what should be left buried. The community remembers. Family disapproves. And now, Leah must choose: the safety of solitude or the ...

Katrina Stoltzfus thought she had life and love all figured out: She was going to marry John and live happily ever after. Those plans started to crumble when her father moved the family to Stoney Ridge then completely collapsed when John decided to marry someone else.

Mary Stoltzfus is 30 years old, splashed with freckles, and unmarried. In her Amish world, that qualifies her to be called an old maid. She is living her quiet schoolteacher life in the Lancaster County Amish community when she gets a surprising invitation in the mail one day. Would she come to Montana to teach?

Naomi King, soft spoken, loyal, and easily overlooked, has a gift. She sees what others can't see. Intuition, she calls it. Others in Stoney Ridge don't know what to make of it and dismiss her hunches and inklings altogether. When a young woman arrives at the Inn at Eagle Hill with a shocking secret about Tobe Schrock, Naomi fears the worst. She can't ignore the feeling that something sinister is at work - something more than a threat to the tenuous love begun between her and Tobe.

One misplaced parcel, one snowy lane, and a quiet love that grows by the light of a lantern. When the first real winter snow hides Willow Lane, Lydia Zook’s neat life as a village seamstress is nudged off course by misdelivered letters and a stubborn neighbor who means well. With timbers, beeswax, and steady hands, Amos Byler—the quiet carpenter whose eyes are as careful as his joinery—helps build a simple post cupboard to keep the lane's parcels safe. What starts as a practical solution becomes a tender work of repair—of relationships, of reputations, and of two hearts learning to ...

Penny Troyer rarely disobeys her parents. But tonight she's bending the rules because Michael Knoxx, the most famous member of The Knoxx Family Singers, a traveling Mennonite Evangelical family - is scheduled to speak. Penny has heard of Michael - how he lost part of his leg in a terrible accident and uses the experience to inspire others - and knows she must meet him. Though he speaks about living life to the fullest, Michael knows he needs to take his own advice.

Can an English family find peace deep in Amish country in this Christian Amish series filled with lies and deception? Secrets from the past make a full circle as Daniel Miller faces the truth about his Amish family. Raised English, he was left to fight his way through foster care, believing he had no living relatives other than his imprisoned mother. Only after finding his biological sister, Emma, was he made aware of Bishop Shetler's lies and deceit. When life becomes too hard to bear, will Daniel turn his back on his family and drown the pain like his father did so many years ago? Can he ...

Miriam Hilty and Samuel Wittmer had been friends since they were children, but now as adults could there be anything more between them? Miriam would like to find out, but it is not her place to ask Samuel if he feels the same way. Samuel would like to ask Miriam to court him, but there are many obstacles in the way. Samuel is a carpenter and is becoming overwhelmed working by himself. There was a time when he had very few orders coming in, but ever since Miriam returned from her Rumspringa, there are more orders than he could handle by himself. Miriam had promoted Samuel's carpentry while ...

Anna Stoltzfus lives a quiet but fulfilling life in Promise Glen. Though she lost her beloved brother in a tragic accident, her family is supportive and close-knit, and her job as a cherished teacher at the Orchard Hill Amish School fills her heart with joy each day. Anna knows one day she'll find someone she can love and marry, but she's perfectly happy with the life she created. Anna's comfort is quickly dashed, however, when the man Anna deemed responsible for James's death returns to the Amish community—Matthew King.

Shunned by the Amish community, shepherd Carl King has given up on his dream for a family. Yet when captivating Lizzie Barkman shows up at the sheep farm where he works, Carl sees the wife he once dreamed of. Lizzie is looking for a new start, for herself and her sisters, and discovers Carl to be a kind and gentle man who cares deeply about the Amish way of life. But he is under the bann. Is it possible that this forbidden man holds the key to her family’s safety—and the one to her heart?

Two worlds collide when true love enters an Old Order Amish community. Can this young woman go against tradition and find happiness in forbidden love? Allie Mast struggles to fit into her new community. Determined to prove herself to the Raber family, she can't help but notice how her Mennonite background and Rueben's Amish roots are causing tension between them. Every family has hurts and deep wounds, but the constant conflict pushes her to a place where she will do anything to get what she wants. Reuben Raber has no desire to take over Raber Farms. When his overbearing mother, Saloma, is ...

Will this shame-filled believer ever allow God to heal her broken heart? Or will she carry the burden of her lie alone, permitting history to repeat itself? Barbara Wagler is filled with shame over dishonoring her husband’s memory. While the young Amish woman is devastated after her husband of five years dies in a farming accident, she is left to raise their sons alone. When her first love, Joseph Wagler, returns to Willow Springs, can they bury the past, or will widower Roy Mullet from Sugarcreek stir up trouble in Barbara and her sister Susan’s life? Still struggling to allow herself ...

She’s spent her life being strong. Can love teach her to trust again? Martha Kauffman has spent years holding her family farm together after the heartbreak of her brother Jacob leaving. Now Jacob is back, seeking redemption, but his return stirs old wounds Martha thought buried. Forgiving him will test her faith like never before. Accompanying Jacob is Levi Fisher, a kind-hearted carpenter with a quiet strength that immediately catches Martha’s attention. Levi doesn’t just bring her brother home, his steady presence softens the walls around her heart. Yet Martha struggles to trust the...

In the charming town of Mulberry Hollow, Anna Mast’s chocolate shop and Gunter Gingerich’s blacksmith forge couldn't be more different—just like their owners. Anna’s sweet treats bring joy and comfort to everyone, while Gunter’s robust forge keeps the town running. But these two can't agree on anything, and their heated debates and fiery clashes are the talk of the town.

Will a quiet candlemaker find her light in time for Christmas? In Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, Ruth Brenneman's exquisite candles speak far louder than her gentle voice. Content to work alone in her peaceful workshop, Ruth's orderly world changes when her best friend suggests sharing a Christmas market booth with Daniel Fisher—a handsome woodworker with dreams as big as his heart. As their matched creations draw admirers from near and far, his progressive ideas inspire Ruth to step from the shadows into light. But when mysterious thefts threaten their growing success and divide their ...

A secret Amish legacy challenges a young English woman’s faith in the shadow of a vanished husband and shattered dreams. Can she unravel the secrets of the past to forge a new life within an Old Order Amish community? Savannah Carmicheal is uprooted from her posh Charleston, South Carolina when the sudden disappearance of her husband leads her on a journey to Northwestern Pennsylvania. As Savannah struggles with her eccentric grandmother, she discovers hidden Amish ties that connect her with a family she didn’t know existed. Neal Zook thought he could make a life for himself elsewhere, ...

You can’t live on bread alone… but love might just be the missing ingredient. Anna Yoder finds joy and great purpose in running her family’s Amish bakery. While healing from heartbreak, she finds comfort in faith, routine, the support of her sisters, and the scent of fresh bread. Love is no longer on the menu—until one day when a handsome Englisch customer steps into her shop and disrupts everything. Paul Watson, a leatherworker carrying deep grief and growing doubts about his place in the Englisch world, never expected to find peace in a small-town Amish bakery—or to be drawn to ...

Katie Stuckey and Jonas Weaver are both romantics. Seventeen-year-old Katie is starry-eyed, in love with the idea of being in love, and does not want to wait to marry Jonas until she is 18, despite her parents' insistence. So much can happen in a year. Twenty-year-old Jonas is taken in by the romance of soldiering, especially in defense of anti-slavery, even though he knows war is at odds with the teachings of the church. When his married brother's name comes up in the draft list, he volunteers to take his brother's place.

Sometimes love begins with a single stitch of faith. In the quiet Amish town of Hope Springs, Sarah Yoder lives tucked behind her quilting frame. At twenty-six, still mourning the loss of a loved one and carrying the ache of being an orphan and only child, the world feels colder and lonelier than ever. Caring for her dear Dawdi Eli anchors her days, but quilting has become her hiding place—her only refuge in a season of lingering grief. Matthew King arrives in town hoping for a new beginning and a place where the shadows of his past can no longer reach him. But while gathering supplies at...

Opposites don't just attract. They crash. Elizabeth Graber makes her quilts the Lancaster way. They speak for themselves. When Ohio woodworker Micah crashes into her market stand suggesting fancy, carved stands for her quilts, she's insulted by the implication her quilts need help to sell. Then English customers commission matching wedding gifts requiring both their skills. Working side by side, Elizabeth discovers Micah's heart behind his "different" ways. His tools help her arthritic father and she starts falling for him. But Micah's family expects him home for harvest. And his mother has...