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The only boy Rebecca Miller ever cared deeply about made his choice years ago when he left the Amish community. Now he is back and has brought a world of trouble with him. Rebecca’s childhood crush has suddenly returned from the Englischer world. But her parents have forbidden her to see him because Caleb Yoder is trouble. Despite her parents guidance Rebecca forms a plan to see Caleb, but soon a startling secret is revealed and Rebecca is thrown into turmoil. As shocking truths surface, the community and Rebecca are left confounded. Has Rebecca been wrong about Caleb? Can broken ...

It was right on Christmas when Amity learned the news. Nothing would ever be the same. ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Amity has been living life as an Englisher for a decade when she receives news that shatters her world. Knowing in her heart there is only one right thing to do, she returns home at Christmas time to her Amish community and to her family. When Frederick discovers that Amity has returned to her family he has mixed feelings about it. Afterall, she broke his heart when she left and no one has seen her in ten years. Yet in his deepest of hearts he is soaring with happiness. ...

An unrequited love. A web of lies. A shocking revelation. Can Ester fix the mess she made when she intervened in her friends romance? Ester Graber knows that Isaiah Lehman sees her only as a friend and she must move on from hopes for love. Now on Rumspringa she meets the handsome Jacob Mast and she is excited for the future. Isiah has always loved Ester but accepts that they are only friends. When the prettiest girl in town takes a shine to him, Isiah is flattered and they begin to date but Sarah has her own plans and soon Isiah is blindsided. As Ester gets to know Jacob better, she is ...

At 15, Jenna King has known only neglect and cruelty in her state-run orphanage. A chilling November night changes everything when she discovers hidden cash, setting off a desperate quest for freedom. Caleb Troyer is perturbed when he sees an emaciated young woman disembark from a Greyhound bus. Struck by compassion, he befriends her, offering her refuge and a place in his community. As the Christmas season approaches, love unexpectedly blossoms between Jenna and Caleb, a love that is complicated by Jenna's outsider status and Amish tradition.But when a malicious accusation shatters Jenna's...

Miriam King is struggling. What Man Could Ever Want a Barren Woman. Especially When the Gossip Begins. A widow at just thirty-seven and never able to conceive, Miriam King has no purpose in life beyond the memories of her beloved husband. Adding to her pain, her close friend Eileen Smoker has recently died. Losing both her husband and friend, so close together, has Miriam deeply depressed, worsening her physical pain. In despair she seeks advice from midwife Lavina Deiner, wife to the healer Samuel. David Smoker is grieving the loss of his wife and also the loss of his good friend Gabriel ...

Mildred Lehman was just happy to have Henry’s friendship. But everything changed when the truth came out. Mildred Lehman is hiding a terrible secret, one that only her family and the amish healers of Berlin Ohio know about. Reticent, because of her wounds, Mildred retreats behind her work and the shawl that covers her scarred face. In deep depression Mildred accepts that her life will be lived as a single woman, and she must abandon hopes for a husband and family of her own. Henry is the most sought after bachelor in the Berlin Amish community. A handsome, well-liked man, vanity is his ...

Hannah's heart was broken once. That was enough. No one will get near it again. Hannah Mast’s world crumbled the day that Timothy Graber, the man she believed she would wed, left the Amish community with no explanation. Now Hannah lives a life of quiet resignation to spinsterhood, fearful of her heart breaking again. Noah Troyer, Hannah’s closest friend has watched her retreat into herself and is pained to see Hannah succumb to such a bleak fate. Determined to joy back into her life, he takes tentative steps, praying that one day she will choose to love him. But when Hannah crosses ...

***FREE Download with Kindle Unlimited!*** The last thing Elizabeth needed in her life was a job taking care of an orphaned family. Especially when the children were unmanageable and the man was hostile. Elizabeth Byler’s life had fallen to deep depression after the death of her fiancée. No longer able to undertake the most basic of tasks Elizabeth sleeps all day, or works with fury in her garden. When she is sent to Lancaster to help with a recently orphaned family, Elizabeth is dismayed believing she has become nothing but a burden to her Uncle. Caleb Miller is a resentful, sullen and ...

Abigail Miller wants nothing more than to marry her childhood sweetheart Joe. But something has changed Joe’s mind. Can Abigail win him back? ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Abigail Miller’s life seemed perfect. Soon she would be marrying Joe, the man she believed that God had intended for her. But when his cousin Jakob returns to the community from the Englishcher world, Joe becomes troubled and sullen. Offering no explanation to Abigail for his change of heart, Joe sees less and less of Abigail and she is certain the problem is connected to Jakob’s return. When Jakob smothers ...

Ester Mast blamed God for her dangerous despair. Can a charming Englischer show her God’s true path or will she be drawn further from her faith? ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Ester Mast’s life had been one of simple faith until the day God took her mother from her. Embittered, and grieving, Ester retreats deep into herself causing the community to gossip and her father and her aunt to consider taking a drastic action, one which may cause Ester to be ostracized completely from the life she has known. Amos Yoder loves Ester but has been unable to reach into her grief and help her. ...

Kathryn Deiner was a proud woman. Every-thing she turned her hand to succeeded. There was just one thing wrong – Kathryn would never marry as she could not find a man worthy of her. Kathryn is a pride filled woman in a wealthy family, who belongs to the ‘in crowd’ of her community. But when Kathryn is forced to ask for help she is appalled to learn that she must deal with the most pitiful man in town, Elijah Herschberger. Elijah has a knack with horses, and a debilitating stutter. When the uppity Kathryn Deiner’s new foal is in need of saving, he agrees to offer assistance. He has ...

Two Broken Hearts, Two Warring Families. One Terrible Lie. Can Christmas bring a miracle this year? Malinda King is estranged from her family due to a painful breakup with Amos Mueller, her one true love. Returning home, unannounced at Christmas she carries the weight of uncertainty. Meanwhile, Amos, heartbroken and disillusioned by a deceptive romance during his Rumspringa, longs for solace and understanding in his Amish community. As Malinda steps back into the familiar yet changed landscapes of her youth, she faces both the warmth of familial love and the harsh judgment of those she left...

Caleb Troyer's life changed in an instant. Nothing would ever be the same again. Caleb was a dreamer, a philosopher and happy with his Amish life. That he hadn’t found a wife bothered his parents much more than it did Caleb. After all, there was plenty of time for that and no reason at all to rush things. Then his idyllic life is ripped apart by a tragic accident, leaving him with physical and emotional wounds that threaten to consume him. Ruth Stoltzfus has long held a secret love for Caleb, but he has never reciprocated her feelings. When she encounters him at the healer's house and ...