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An Injured Stranger. A Beautiful Widow. A Shocking Revelation. Can A Winter Storm Bring Love This Christmas? Mildred Fishers son left the Amish long ago, leaving a wake of broken-hearted people behind him, including their sweet neighbor Lena. Every Christmas Mildred prays for her son, and that where-ever he is, God will keep him safe. Lena Miller has remained fast friends with the Fishers, who love her like their own. Now a childless widow, Lena will never fully recover from the devastation wreaked upon her when the man she truly loved disappeared with simply a letter, stating he would ...

One Boy. Two Worlds. An Unbreakable Bond. Foster child John Harper is torn from the only home he knows with the Zook family and Abigail, the girl he hopes one day to marry. Now, he's thrust into the modern world with a stepfather and a mother he barely knows. Bullied for being different and naïve to the dangers of the modern world, John finds himself at a crossroads, and opts to fit in with the Englisch teenagers. Knowing he can never be part of Abigail’s life he sends her a cruel letter ending their relationship. But as life spirals downwards, John takes increasingly greater risks and ...

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 ...

Free to download with Kindle Unlimited. A restless woman. A steady man. A secretive stranger. Will Elizabeth risk everything? Elizabeth was staring at the night sky when a car rolled into her driveway in the dead of night and an Englischer asks for directions. Shocked to meet a young Amish woman the man comes up with a cover story for the reason he is visiting the area. Elizabeth’s curiosity grows when the stranger takes a job in town, and despite herself, Elizabeth is drawn to him. But James is an Englischer and very guarded. He will not answer any of the questions that she asks. Swooned...

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. ...

***Free with Kindle Unlimited*** If there had been any choice, Miriam would not have returned to the Amish Miriam Mast has made up her mind to remain in the English world when she receives the terrible news of her parents passing, which leaves her with no choice but to return to her Amish community. Her seven brothers and sisters need someone to care for them – even if she has no idea how she will manage. Jerimiah Deiner always hoped he would marry Miriam Mast, but Rumspringa changed her and she made it clear that neither he, nor the Amish life, is for her. When he learns of Miriam’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Despite her deepest wish to be a wife and mother it is clear to everyone in the community that Charity is not marriage material. Charity needs to change. Charity Miller is an excellent cook, a talented quilter and a beautiful woman, yet the men in her community eschew her. Outspoken and dominant, no man can tolerate her. Charity’s mother tells her to resign herself to spinsterhood. But when she meets Gabe King, God begins to work in Charity’s heart. She has one chance for marriage and she must take it and make it work. Gabe is mild mannered and shy. When...

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. ...

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 ...