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Rebecca Kauffman longs to fulfill her quiet Old Order Amish life by giving her husband, Daniel, a child, but for years she has been unable to conceive. When her older sister, Grace, who left the Amish community for the modern world, dies in an automobile accident, Rebecca is left custody of her two teenage nieces, Jessica and Lindsay. Now Rebecca wonders how she is going to take on this daunting task of being an Amish woman raising two English teenagers....
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"Spring Is in the Air: As the young people of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, plant a garden in memory of their friend, Katie Ann begins to worry that her older brother, Ephraim, is dating her best friend. What if she somehow loses them both? But Christian, a new boy in the community, also works in the garden--and falling for him may be exactly the distraction, and lesson, that Katie Ann needs. Home by Summer: Clara Hertzler is surprised when Jerry Petersheim,...
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Lydia can't believe she is Mrs. Samuel Bontrager, or that she has a six month old daughter at the age of 16. As baby Mattie grows fussy by the day, Lydia wonders how she will survive a lifetime of marriage to a man she doesn't love, at least not in the way she wants. Samuel knows that he and Lydia did the right thing by marrying when Lydia became pregnant. He has even grown to love Lydia, though ne never seems able to say the words out loud. What...
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2021
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"A Class for Laurel by Amy Clipston Adventurous Laurel Weaver leaves Pennsylvania to answer a newspaper ad for a teaching position in Colorado. She stays with handsome Glen Troyer's family, and they become close. However, she never intended to stay in Colorado, and his family doesn't approve of her outgoing ways. Now she can't bear to think of leaving Glen and her beloved students, but she's beginning to feel like she's out of options. Will Laurel...
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Long road home volume 1
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"It was the early 1900s when Obadiah (Oba) and Merriweather's (May's) parents died tragically, leaving them orphans at ten and eleven years old. When none of their nearby relations volunteer to take them in, they are set on a train to Arkansas to go live on their Amish aunt and uncle's cotton farm. Once there, it didn't take long to discover they would be treated cruelly, no matter what they did. May, always anxious to be a godly young lady, took...
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"Will she go home when the snow stops falling? For social worker Grace Schweitzer, arriving at Ben Hochstetler's farm to pick up an abandoned baby feels like stepping into her past--especially after a blizzard forces her to stay. Helping on the farm reminds Grace of her Amish upbringing...and the reason she left. She's losing her heart to Ben and the faith she once held dear, but has she changed too much to return to this life?"--
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Amish of New Hope volume 2
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2023.
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"She's struggling to forgive... But it's the only way to heal her heart. When Susannah Peachy returns to her grandfather's potato farm to help out after her grandmother's injured, she's not ready to face her ex-beau. But with Peter Lambright pitching in to harvest her grandfather's crop, she can't avoid him. For his family's sake, Peter can't tell Susannah why he had to leave her. But sharing his secret could make all the difference for their future.."--...
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2021.
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"When Miriam Lapp arrives unannounced at her estranged husband's house, she has no intention of staying. But she can't walk away when Amos's ailing grandmother needs a woman's support. She'll help temporarily, then leave to start her own Amish business. But spending time together makes Miriam and Amos question their past mistakes. Can a once mismatched couple find love ten years later?"--
10) An Amish bride
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"Warm and uplifting, Rosalind Lauer welcomes readers back to Joyful River, Pennsylvania, a faith-filled Amish community living side-by-side with the English world and overcoming culture clashes with compassion, love, and abiding trust in Gott's plan... Caught in a love triangle, can a dairy farmer draw on his faith to show the woman he loves that he's the better match? For Sam Lapp, every day spent working on his family's dairy farm is a reminder...
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"All she wants for Christmas is her independence. But life--and love--has other plans... Amish widow Susanna Glick knows marriage isn't kind to everyone. Rather than remarry, she's focusing on community and building her homemade noodle business. Renting a store from newly widowed daed Seth Lehman is the perfect opportunity--if she helps care for his adorable baby girl. But being a family isn't part of Susanna's plan for Christmas...no matter what...
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Hope's Haven volume 2
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"In this delightful and heartwarming novel, an orphaned baby brings together an unlikely couple who learn the true meaning of family. When Hannah Eicher discovered sweet baby Grace in her barn last spring, the adorable infant seemed like the answer to her prayers. The young Amish baker has always wanted a familye of her own and now that she's fostered Grace for nearly a year, her adoption application is almost certain to be approved. But an unexpected...
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Hope's haven novel volume 1
Thorndike Press large print Amish fiction
A Hope's Haven Novel volume Book 1
Thorndike Press large print Amish fiction
A Hope's Haven Novel volume Book 1
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"An Amish seamstress and a single father have a chance to make a fresh start in this heartwarming novel about finding love when you need it the most. Spirited, forthright, impulsive -- everyone told Greta Eicher she'd have to change her ways if she ever hoped to marry. Then her best friend Calvin, the man she thought she would wed, chooses another woman. Now Greta's wondering if the others were right all along. Her dreams dashed, she pours her energy...
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"To protect her baby she needs to remember who she is. Gunshot victim Sara Kilpatrick has no memory of her life before she ended up in an Amish farmhouse--or why someone's trying to kill her. But when clues lead to her own gravestone, Sara discovers a deadly conspiracy--and a husband and baby she doesn't remember. And uncovering the truth could cost her everything...including the family she just found. From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger....
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2023.
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"An assassin's loose in Amish country... and she's not the only target. When a radio broadcast describes taxi driver Lily Hudson's passenger as an armed criminal, she becomes his immediate target. Narrowly escaping, Lily accepts Matthias Overholt's offer to hide at his Amish family farm for Christmas--until evidence reveals the gunman's plan is tied to Lily's past. Now to prevent an assassination, Lily and Matthias must unravel a years-old conspiracy...and...
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Joyful River volume 3
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"Warm and uplifting, Rosalind Lauer welcomes readers back for the third time to Joyful River, Pennsylvania, a faith-filled Amish community living side-by-side with the English world as they both overcome culture clashes with compassion, love, and abiding trust in Gott's plan. The job of running the Church in Joyful River and being a father is proving to be a bit too much for Bishop Aaron. But when widow Collette Yoder steps in to help run his house,...
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2022.
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"For Amish widow Naomi Ropp, moving back to her parents' Bliss Valley home--with her boisterous twin toddler boys--is a chance to start over and bury the painful secrets of her marriage forever. But her life is turned upside down once again when she learns she's not the only one hiding things. The parents she believed were always open and honest have been keeping a secret her whole life. And now her only confidant is her father's new employee--a handsome...
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2024.
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"After FBI agent Jade Powell's sister is abducted, K-9 trainer Ethan Connors is determined to help the woman who once saved his life. But an enemy from Jade's past will stop at nothing to keep his agenda hidden. With a storm brewing and a killer hunting them deep into Amish country, can Jade and Ethan survive the treacherous weather long enough to bring a criminal mastermind to justice?"--
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"Even a matchmaker can't predict true love... She has to find him a bride unless she falls for him first... Widow Adel Draschel refuses to marry again, but that won't stop her from playing matchmaker for her old schoolmate Jake Knussli. After a decade with the English, Jake's six-month time limit to marry so he can inherit his uncle's farm is quickly running out. Finding him the perfect wife won't be easy...especially when Adel might just be his perfect...