Publisher's Synopsis
AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMISH ROMANCE AND DRAMAADOPTING AMISHCelia has been living the wrong kind of life. Hanging out with the wrong crowd making the wrong choices, her life is directionless as she longs for a Prince Charming to come save her. She really doesn't know how to make a change until she finds out a family secret that shocks her to the bone. She was adopted and her birth mother is still alive. Wanting to find out about her family origin, Celia journeys to the Amish community of her birth and finds the romance she's always dreamed of. EMMA'S QUIET TOWNEmma has been pining for a young man who left her quiet Amish town years ago...But now with the unexpected death of her father, she is plunged back into a world of despair and confusion. It's a confusion only compounded by her ex-boyfriend's return. She's supposed to be in love with him...so why can't she keep her mind off her neighbor, the strong, quiet widower who cannot seem to look her in the eye? Could the man she only knew as a friend be the one to help her to heal?AMISH CREEKJacob is an Amish man who feels envious after both of his brother's have gotten married. His attitude changes after he has a chance encounter with Grace, his lost love from his teen years. Grace is trying to rejoin the community after years of living in the big city. Can he convince the Bishop to let her back and win her heart as well?AMISH WISHESJoanne is an Amish woman whose mother has just passed away. The loss of her mother has crushed her father and brothers. Joanna provides a shoulder to cry on but she soon meets an "outsider", David, at the city library. It is love at first sight for the two of them but her father forbids her from dating "outsiders", warning her of the dangers as David comes to court her. Will she leave her Amish community for true love or will she stay with her family in their time of need?AMISH AWAKENINGHannah's husband Aaron died when they were married only three years and since then Hannah's been a widow, without child. She's a teacher in her community and lives her life as an obedient Amish woman. She never had a happy life with Aaron and behind the scenes he was an abusive controlling husband, and his death came as a relief and she vowed to never marry again.Mason left the Amish community shortly after his 18th birthday, but he soon found himself overwhelmed by the modern world and after an incident with a young woman he dated leaves him tainted and scarred he decides to return back to his roots. He arrives at Lancaster and discovers that the girl he courted 15 years ago was still a part of the community and single. Hannah is torn, knowing that she still has feelings for Mason but can she overlook the fact that he was an outsider in more ways than one?Mason faces a few choices in life, one of them is to lay down his old life, in order to prove to Hannah that he is worthy of her affection.AMISH SUNSETMary is an Amish woman questioning God's plan for her life after her boyfriend dies in a tragic accident. It isn't long, however, when she meets an almost equally despondent man who comes into her community after his wife walked out on him and his six-year old daughter. Can they let go of their personal tragedies and move ahead on a new road....together?THE PAINTED LAKEChurch-going Emma has left her small town for the first time for an extended visit to the big city. She soon meets Nathan and he introduces her to all of the sights and sounds of Chicago; the pizza joints, the movies and the museums. He is the most life-loving and fun man she has ever met but she begins to realize that he's harboring a secret. He is suffering from a terminal illness and she soon finds herself questioning her own faith as to whether or not she should pursue this romance...