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In the heart of Amish country, three young lives become intertwined in a tale of love, betrayal, and the search for forgiveness. Hannah Miller and Caleb Yoder's blossoming romance is suddenly shattered when a devastating truth from Caleb's past is revealed, casting a dark shadow over their future together. Miriam Lapp, a childhood friend with a secret longing for Caleb, becomes a willing catalyst in the unfolding drama, her jealousy and desperation leading her to actions that threaten to ruin a relationship and even her own future and reputation if she must. As Hannah and Caleb struggle to ...

Emma Yoder loves, and enjoys watching the children she nannies for while on her Rumspringa. But she also misses the Amish way of life and thinks more and more often of returning to Coach, a small town by Stoney River. She yearns for the true comforts of familiarity and Gott’s plan for her life. She left at sixteen, not to live wildly, but instead to find meaning in work and explore the outside world. If she was hesitant of what she wanted before, she realizes what’s best when Tyler, the children’s father, corners her unexpectedly and pressures her to move with the family as his job ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Desperate to flee, she steals her best friend’s identity to escape. Sissie Blake has secrets. But with the sudden passing of her friend, she’s sees the sudden chance to start her own life over. Kelly answered an ad to be a bride out west, and Sissie couldn’t be happier for her, as they both led lives conning others to survive. But she wanted more, for both of them. But now Sissie arrives to meet the man Kelly had corresponded with for months and suddenly all bets are off. Overwhelmed by what she knows was a terrible mistake and gamble gone wrong...

Emily Graber had lived her entire life hiding away from people. Being self-conscious over the scar that marred her face, she preferred working with animals. When she is given the opportunity to work as a volunteer at a local animal shelter, she does not hesitate. But she gets more than she bargained for when a handsome Englischer expresses his interest in her. And when an old friend returns out of the blue, she’s left even more conflicted. Daniel had left Middlefield two years ago to experience the modern world. But when things don’t work out, he returns home and his heart is set on ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Hannah Miller is deeply broken and she knows it. But even worse, she doesn't care. She blames God for taking her husband and has since lost her way in both her faith, and her community. But life must go on, and to support herself she makes and mends quilts for the Amish and Englishers alike. Living alone in an apartment above her shop, she works only to live and seemingly not much else as she feels the need to almost punish herself, and God, at the same time. But all that changes when Levi, himself a widow, comes into her shop to mend an old quilt as ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Clara Yoder feels the pressure. The clock is ticking and her father wants her married. While she has ideas, she doesn't know what she wants out of life, yet they seldom agree on anything when she does anyway; including the family business which could use some help. Zeke Gish was never baptized but recently left the Amish to follow his passion for his art. But when his father falls ill, he returns to help on the farm and make deliveries to their customers. In the process, he discovers burgeoning feelings about his callings and place in life, and it ...

His world torn apart in an instant, Samuel’s life is forever changed. His broken bones are nothing compared to the wounds in his heart, and his pain runs deep. But his desire to be the father he needs to be… this is his calling. And when God gives you a calling, you step up and move forward, whatever the cost. Mary knows this pain, and each start to see in the other a reflection of themselves. But it’s their children that spark the most change in both themselves, and the other. For God has put an innocence and a joy in those we raise, for our children are the highest creation of love ...

His life is over. Hopeless... Or so he thinks. Sam Cook loses everything important to him and hits rock bottom. His job, his money, and his mother to a rare disease. His mother was all he had. Life can’t throw much more at him, can it? Yet there’s one more surprise life has in store for him: the estate lawyer informs him his mother was born Amish and he’s got relatives that want to meet him. Getting ready to travel to Amish country, Sam is a wreck. He’s going to meet his mother’s brother for the first time, and is unsure of what to expect, as neither really knew about the other ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Anna Graber is fresh off her Rumspringa and suddenly finds herself a nanny to two rambunctious young boys, sons to a widower named Moses. She quickly grows to love the boys that Moses has trouble raising, and settles in quite easily, feeling at home with both the boys and their father. But angry with God, Moses has a hardened heart and can't always understand what his boys need, let alone what his heart needs for himself. Yet somehow Anna quickly brings out the hope that lies buried within, but at a price. For it doesn't take long for their innocent, ...

Amanda Beiler’s pain runs deeper than the visible and lasting scars on her hands. Living alone, she keeps to herself until one day a baby is left on her step, and she is forced back into the community to find help and answers. Uncertain, she reluctantly seeks help from her new neighbor just down the road on her once-private country lane. Seth Stolzfus has just moved to Coach from his old community, both to start a new life and also to escape deep wounds of his own. Setting up shop as a furniture maker, he helps Amanda temporarily with a cradle, and an offer to help her watch the baby boy ...

A warm, romantic Amish Christmas tale! Matt Fischer is finally home. But not for long. He’s sent to another community to make something of his life, but there’s more than he’s bargained for when he sets eyes on the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. But she doesn’t even know he exists. Or does she? For Minnie Hauptfleisch has her own secrets, and an interest in Matt is one of them. As Christmas draws near, the two become something more, but what? And will it even matter? For while Christmas should be a time of joy, family and love, tragedy can befall anyone, at anytime. Yet ...

In the serene simplicity of an Amish community, Hannah Fisher, nursing a freshly broken heart, finds herself in an unexpected web of emotions. Desperate to shake off her recent breakup with Samuel Beiler, she embarks on a misguided attempt to incite jealousy by cozying up to the quiet woodworker, David Stolzfus. But as the lines between pretense and reality blur, Hannah finds herself inexplicably drawn to David’s gentle strength and deep wisdom. What begins as a harmless scheme spirals into a whirlpool of public confrontations, heartfelt revelations, and profound introspection, leaving ...

Raised in a Chicago convent, Sara Franks is eventually kicked out when a new Mother Superior takes charge. Now on her own, she finds work at a publication house and comes across an intriguing ad from a rancher in Oregon looking for a wife. Soon, Benny Slim and Sara are exchanging letters and after some time, she decides to move out west. Yet it’s a huge step to marry in faith without ever having met the man in person or knowing the life of a rancher’s wife. Maddie Banks and her son Baxter live with her parents in Boston. But after six long years, she finally gets the news she’s been ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited A flash fiction short story Trapped in her house out in the country, Anna takes shelter in her home to wait out a fierce storm. And for better or worse, she's trapped with Jonah, although she normally lives alone. His quick visit becomes longer when the storm becomes far too violent to travel even short distances. While her past might make her wary of men, they have no choice, and she tries to ignore the feelings she has for him. Jonah sets out to make it comfortable for them both, but will that matter when he disappears in he storm? A sweet and short...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Cathy sets out West in the dead of winter to marry the man she's betrothed to. Earnest and full of hope, she finally sets eyes upon her husband-to-be waiting for her at the railway station. But hopes are quickly dashed and it's not what she expected. Billy suffers from the tragic loss of his wife and children five years prior during the great blizzard, and it haunts him to this day and in ways he didn't see coming when his fiance arrives in town. Months of letters between them made everything seem so perfect, as Billy has a nice place above the ...

Kitty Blume is a beautiful young resident at the Sisters of Mercy orphanage in Chicago. She was found at the gates when she was only a baby and taken in by the nuns to be raised according to the word of the Lord and the teachings of Jesus Christ. As Kitty approaches her twentieth birthday, she is faced with the tough choice she knows she has to make. She is either to join the cloister and dedicate her life to service in the name of God, or to vacate her position at the orphanage for the good of another parentless child. With the help of her best friend, twenty-seven-year-old Fanny, Kitty ...

Milly and Matty Dower are as close as twin sisters can be. So when Matty catches the eye of a notorious criminal in NY, she seeks the help of her sister in avoiding Buster and his dangerous gang. But he’s not playing around, and soon Matty’s boyfriend is found facedown in the River. She needs out, and she needs help she can’t find staying in New York. Carson Wells loves his life, but feels he’s missing the one thing that could make everything perfect; a wife. He and his brother have settled in Oregon and have quite the life going for them, surrounded by the natural beauty and ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Sarah Yoder snuck away from home without blessing or permission. She just wanted to find herself during her Rumspringa and work to earn her keep while doing so. She had to know what God willed for her life. Was that so bad? Once in her dorms at the Pony Patrol where she's volunteering, she meets the restless wanderer Dicky, himself on a constant journey to discover what he wants out of life. Immediately sparks fly with feelings of romance, but she holds herself to her proper upbringing, which Dicky respects and admires. Feelings continue to deepen, ...

Alone for Christmas? Would it even matter anymore? At 29, Paula has everything, except the one thing she doesn’t yet know she’s missing. But it’s that one thing that could make all the difference in a life filled with everything ‘just right.’ A career, a nice house and car… she senses there could be more. At 32, Paul moves to Chicago for his fancy new job, but unlike Paula, he knows what he wants. But is it too late? He’s not sure if his new life away from everything he knows is worth it. And now he’s set himself back in the one chapter in life he needed help with the most. ...

Tragedy, loss, and hope... The Allgyer family is learning how to deal with what happened to Elmer. The love between them all is strong, but their faith is tested more and more as the weeks turn into months, and more trials seem to come out of nowhere. But God is good, and their faith must remain. For changes come and go, and relationships too. But now two of the brothers wonder how they can possibly carry out a plan to do what’s best for them both, while both can’t possibly have what they want. And for the sisters, deceit and heartbreak are surely tied together, but do they have to be? ...