Publisher's Synopsis
AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMISH LIFE AND ROMANCE STORIESAMISH UNBROKENThings are tense around an Amish household when their young son is sick. The couple prays and prays together to no avail and the boy seems to be getting worse. Things also worsen on the homefront as their farm begins to fail. At their wits end, the couple begin to take out their frustrations on each other. Will they be able to rise above their circumstances and grow spiritually from the experience? THE AMISH TEACHERSamuel has been called the shyest man in the history of his small Amish town. Despite his good heart, he has never had a girlfriend in his entire life. But when he lays his eyes on the new teacher in town, he realizes he needs to change. He just doesn't know how. He can't help but get tongue-tied and has given up any possibility of courting her. But his little brother is in her class and has a plan of his own to get his older brother together with his favorite teacher.MIRIAM'S AMISH CHOICEMiriam's father has remarried and her step-mother doesn't like her. She doesn't have many options as she's uninterested in the young man that is courting her and sees the step-mother's treatment only getting worse. So she runs away. Not knowing how to navigate through the woods outside her Amish community, she falls ill and is taken in by a local Native American tribe. The young man from her Amish community has not given up on her and tracks her down to her new home with the tribe. Will she stay with the Native Americans who saved her life or will she return to her Amish community?THE YEARNING OF AN AMISH WOMANSarah has begun a new beginning in her life. She has just begun her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher in her Amish community but one thing is missing. Well, maybe just not one thing. But everything.Her sisters have all found husbands but seem unfulfilled. Her boyfriend Isaac is kind-hearted and would make a great husband but Sarah feels that there may be something more out there. Her Rumspringa left her with more questions than answers bringing her to make a very big decision as Isaac gets on his knees to ask for her hand in marriage. Is this what she really wants?FANNIE: AN AMISH WIDOWFannie's Amish community has given her an incredible amount of support when she suddenly became a widow. But their generosity and sympathy cannot help her raise her children. Each child has taken the death of their father hard in their own way and it kills her to see them suffer. She does her best to provide for her children and help them heal...but with all the hard work she doesn't notice John, a handsome newcomer to the community who definitely notices her...AN AMISH WINTERIt is 1905 and Mary's Amish family are finally getting on their feet after moving from Pennsylvania. The family farming business is doing well but Mary's romantic life isn't so hot. Her courtship with Samuel has gone sour while Jacob hopes to take his place in Mary's broken heart. But just as fast as things start to look up, a prolonged drought hits the Amish community, destroying businesses. The Amish families decide to return to Pennsylvania but Mary can't decide on whether or not she wants to come along. She struggles with the decision of returning home with her Amish family or staying put to find out if Jacob is worthy of her love.AMISH HIDEAWAYUnlucky in love Anna is a young Amish teacher who becomes concerned when one of her normally cheerful students becomes suddenly withdrawn. She decides to intervene on her behalf and visit the girl's household...She has lost her mother and her father is struggling financially and emotionally...She comes away from the meeting shaken...he gave Anna the brush off but she can't stop thinking about him. Will they be able to mend each other's broken hearts and become whole again.