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By all accounts young Jenna Bellar should be happy. Experiencing her Rumspringa and many of the freedoms that go with it, her family is supportive and indulging. But that’s the problem. If courting young men turns into the kind of relationship her parents have, she isn’t sure she ever wants to marry. Sure, they love each other, but it seems empty and held together by history and convenience. What kind of marriage is that? And besides, she’s never gotten attention 0r turned heads like her sisters anyway. Maybe Jenna doesn’t need love in her life after all. Yet an Englisch boy soon ...

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 ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Sarah Miller watches life pass her by, numb and unconcerned with the cares of the world around her. After losing her husband, she's not sure what God has in store for her, and isn't entirely sure she could be bothered to care even if she did. Life is hard, and she knows that, but deep inside she still longs for children and the happiness she feels was taken from her. And yet the seeds of faith still direct her paths. Amos Stoltzfus is a hard worker and what you see is what you get as for the most part, he's an open book. But not everyone is like him, ...

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 ...

Carol Slade and Molly McGhee, fast friends, cling to the hope they’ll find someone to love them before it’s too late. Each with a tragic story of their own, they live in a refuge for unwed mothers and are desperate for their futures and that of their unborn babies. With no money, no family, and no other place to live, times are desperate. When Carol learns of the Matrimonial Times, she responds to an ad and encourages Molly to do likewise. With a healthy dose of luck and God’s blessing, they’ll find someone who will love them both and their unborn children, taking them in and ...

Ten years ago a man with a grudge took the lives of innocent Amish children, and forever changed the lives of the rest. The Cook family continues to heal from the loss of their youngest in a school shooting a decade ago. The family copes in different ways, but for Sam, his aloofness persists in the face of guilt he feels from surviving when his sister didn’t. As the siblings grow, they each discover who they are, who they love, and how they continue to live for family and faith. For Sam, it’s the love of taking care of his sister Jesse, the newest to be born since the shooting those ...

Love, heartbreak, a Christmas romance like no other... Twenty-two year old Rachel Bollers is unfulfilled. And misunderstood. By society, her parents, everyone except her best friend Cilla Chalmers who knows her heart and only wants the best for her. Not content to settle with any number of men her influential parents hope to set her up with, she busies herself in her charity work and longs for something more. She wants to discover meaning and true purpose, adventure and real love. While far across the country, Ben Lovestack feels he’s missing something more, but living with—and taking ...

Abigail and Amity Mast are not only twins, but they’re also the best of friends. But the one glaring difference between them is causing frustration and anxiety for both. For their rumspringa lies ahead, but only Abi wants to go and experience the excitement while her sister dislikes change and is happy to remain home. When she decides to do the unthinkable, Abi realizes her adventure may be more than she bargained for. Soon she longs for home, but can’t imagine leaving the new life she built, or the people she’s helping with the aid of the benefactor who hired her. Torn in two, she ...

A woman's heart. A surfer's choice. A future love? Sara Fischer leaves home to enjoy her Rumspringa and set out to see what life ‘out there’ has in store for her. It’s her time to discover who she is, what she wants, and who she wants to be. But self-discovery isn’t always easy, or pain free. And sometimes, it can break more than your spirit, it can break your heart. And for a young woman full of dreams and seeking her path, the riches of life on the beach in Florida look to provide all the experiences she could want, yet maybe more than what she might be ready for. For becoming an ...

Beth Simpson is desperate to escape her dark secrets and leave her past behind. Answering an ad to be wife to David and mother to his three little angelic girls was an offer she couldn't pass up. So she leaves everything behind to attempt a new life out west. Amelia Miller, her coach mate, shares her journey in that she too seeks a new life for herself. But where Beth is escaping, Amelia is seeking adventure. And where David and his girls are a dream, Amelia is becoming mother to two wild, constantly fighting twin boys who could make anyone wish they didn't exist, their own father included....

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...

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. ...

In the rugged landscape of the Old West, Amelia and Benjamin's worlds collide through a hasty marriage meant to save a ranch. Their story unfolds against a backdrop of rivalry and suspicion, as the neighboring ranch owner, Clay, seems to have schemes that cast a shadow over their lives. As tensions rise and truths emerge, Amelia and Benjamin find themselves bound not only by vows but by a shared determination to expose Clay's deceit. Will their love be strong enough to withstand the storm of betrayal?