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God is watching, and He knows your pain. But He always has a plan... In the tranquil countryside of Lancaster, Sarah Swarey struggles to keep her farm afloat after the loss of her husband. She silently grapples with deep depression and anxiety, trying to conceal her struggles from her family. But when Michael, a programmer from California who feels called to something more, enters her life, Sarah senses that there is more to him than meets the eye. As Michael becomes Sarah's strange new friend and helper, she learns to trust again and discovers new feelings with Jacob, who harbors feelings ...

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 ...

Everyone wants Bekah to be baptized, but she’ll be ready when she’s ready. It’s not that she has doubts as much as it is her fiery spirit. She just wants to do things because she feels ready, not because others pressure her to. But that’s suddenly put to the test when she meets Noah, the handsome new young man in town. But he’s not like her; where she’s feisty, he’s straight-laced, where she’s uncertain in her faith or future, he’s confident in his. While she takes to him right away, he re-appraises his initial thoughts about her and isn’t sure if they would court even ...

Will a longing for one mean a heartbreak for two? Charity Muller lives for books and learning. Eventually her thirst for more will lead her far past what rumspringa is meant for, even at the cost of a perfect life back home. She feels called to stay in the job helping others and continue her service in Washington, despite the mounting pressure to return. Stefan knows his chance to be with Charity is slim, and how can he compete with her work and love of the outside world? Whatever he does, he needs to come clean with his secret, or risk losing her forever. But could telling her push her ...

Fannie Hershberger’s heart yearns for so much more, even if she can’t put her finger on it. But one thing she knows, her job watching two English children has afforded her a glimpse of a life spent doing the things she loves most—reading, learning, and pursuing her interests untethered; something home may not be able to offer. Mark Hilty has been in love with Fannie since they were kids. At least that’s what it feels like, but how can he know or follow his heart when Fannie isn’t baptized? Does he wait until she returns from her Rumspringa? Can he? Would she even be interested ...

A warm, holiday Christmas Amish Romance from Emma Maas. Sarah Lapp has worked steadily since being widowed five years ago, but it hasn’t been easy. But now she’s pinning all her hopes on a new location for her bakery because she’s desperate for more Englisch business. She hopes to surprise her son’s family and replace their failing tractor by Christmas with the extra money; they rely on it for everything, and Sarah has been saving money in secret. But the new location is fraught with complications. Yet Jed Stolzfus—himself a window—enters her shop opening day and gives her ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Mariam King returns from Rumspringa ready to work for her father. But he has other plans, and as she goes back to life as normal, she suspects the plans involve far more than she's willing to go along with. But caught between family, order, and the Amish way, she wonders if it's best to just resign herself to her fate and marry Caleb, the boy placed in her path. Could it be so bad? But then, could Noah Miller, the one she's falling for really be so bad for her either, despite what everyone says? Her spirit wars within her, causing her to question ...

Betty Lapp blames herself for her sister's death. When a car collided with their buggy one year ago, she had no idea how much it would affect her life, even beyond having lost both sister and father that fateful day. One innocent, but regretful decision that afternoon has plagued her ever since, and the guilt she carries shapes everything she believes about herself. Jonah Fisher hasn't been the same since his betrothed left the Amish world behind, crushing his heart and spirit--and any self-confidence he had--in the process. What he needs is to feel love again, for both himself and someone ...

Rachel Yoder has grand ideas. Fresh off her Rumspringa, she quickly grows bored with the lack of challenge at the farm stand with her father and seeks somewhere else to apply her talents and energy. Quiet, but hardworking Daniel Esh makes furniture, and he’s very good at what he does. What he’s not so good at is keeping his business afloat, mostly from lack of organization and a distaste for proper accounting. Daniel’s best friend Zeke, who happens to be Rachel’s brother, knows he needs help and suggests giving his sister a job. He grudgingly does so on a test basis, but quickly ...

"Leaving the Amish is never easy, but it’s never been this dangerous." ~ When a young, trouble-hearted Amish woman seeks help from an Englisher with dark, ulterior motives, she now must flee for her safety with only her struggling faith and secretly-in-love childhood friend to protect her through the night. Will she make it home? When the time comes to confront the growing doubts about her place in the Amish way of life, the troubled-hearted but determined young Sarah Troyer makes a fateful decision to meet up with an Englisch boy she recently met to help her on her road to the new life. ...

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 ...

Amanda Miller is fraught with worry, and now everything she thinks she knows is crumbling down around her. She continues to go to work, looking for any normalcy, if not answers, even after her sister Martha forbids it which only adds to the problems and furthering the mystery and Danny and his father. But she's desperate to know why her sister forbids it. What has Martha kept secret for so long? Now that it's out that there IS a secret, Amanda won't rest until she discovers the past that others may want left buried. Yet not all feel the same way, and that could help dig out the truth. All ...

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 ...

It's only been days since the chance encounter, and Beth Simpson can't shake off her fears of being found out--even all the way out in Little Grove. And now David has noticed something isn't right. For everything to be right between the two of them, she needs to come clean. But will David want her after her deception is revealed? Would anyone? As for Amelia, her relationship with the twins starts improving and for the briefest of moments she feels genuine hope, starting to relax and believe all will be okay. But this too is an illusion, and she breaks down with the twins and does something ...

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 ...

Mary dreams of a normal life, whatever that is. Nicknamed Minnie by her older siblings, she was born with deformed legs and feet as a result of polio, but other than her gait and diminutive size, you’d never know it. Beautiful, talented, she longs to find love, but at twenty-one she’s already resigned herself to the life she has. Raised by a supportive family, they encourage her dreams and listen for hours as she plays the piano and sings. But she wants to sing for someone else, someone special, if only God would grant the desires of her heart. So when Minnie is talked into answering an...

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, ...

Miriam King is nervous, but excited. She fully expects (and hopes) for the handsome and charming Noah to ask permission to court her any day now. Both families have seen this day coming for years, and he often visits her in her family's bakery with his older brother Sam, leading her to think it might be soon. But Sam, the more responsible of the two, suspects Noah is not interested in ever settling down, as he flirts with other girls, both Amish and English alike. Which is a shame, because Sam secretly wishes he can one day find a good woman like Miriam, but he dares not hope for her ...

Fear follows the Coronavirus. But the Amish know that greater is He that is in you than is in the world… The Millers have their hands full. A large family and even larger worries. The virus hits a weak point for Joseph and Ruth Miller; their history with illness grips them with worry. As talk spreads and routines change, most of the community continue to be who they are and move forward with their lives. Trusting God, life continues on. Yet the change warrants vigilance and new precautions. But not all changes are unwelcome. Caleb Fischer, born and raised Amish, left to study medicine. ...

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...