Publisher's Synopsis
AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMISH LIFE AND ROMANCE STORIESJessica Maguire is a woman used to doing things her way. So when comes to take a job at an Amish schoolhouse she draws the ire of more than a few parents with some of her unconventional teaching methods. She is about to be banished away from the town but an Amish farmer comes to her defense. He is widowed and she is teaching his daughter. His daughter told him daily stories about her and little does she know he has fallen in love with her from afar. AMISH UNVEILEDSarah has left the Englisch world and has found solace in an Amish community. But it takes her awhile to gain the trust of the townsfolk and get used to their way of life and beliefs. Raised as a Christian, she relies on prayer and daily walks with God in order to escape her troubled past and acclimate herself to the new surroundings. Because of past hurts, she has all but given up hope on finding romantic love until a chance encounter with a young Amish man named Luke changes her perspectve on men and love. AMISH SECOND CHANCESSarah had to leave the Amish community when her marriage fell apart. She found a new job in a new city and tried to put the pieces of her life back together. David has done the same. He feels guilt for hurting Sarah and still loves her. He knows her heart won't heal easily and forgiveness may be out of reach. Will their divorce be final or will he be able to somehow, someway, make his way back into the heart of his bride?I WILL BE HERELovina wants nothing more than to love and be loved. She thought she found the right man in Luke but he left her during his Rumspringa for young Englisch woman. Now focusing solely on her career, she fears facing years of loneliness. Sensing that her mind isn't on the job, her employer sends her home early with the advice to take a few days off. On the way home, she meets Thomas, an Amish visiting from the neighboring community. A romance soon blooms but is Thomas no better than Luke?AMISH TRUTH AND GRACENothing could have prepared Martha Yoder for the way things would change when her family decided they wanted to move to St Ignatius, an Amish settlement at the base of Mission Mountains. Miles away from her birth place and all she knew, she is thrown into a world where the rules were much different to the way she was raised as a child. The Old Order was precise, crimes were reprimanded and forgiveness was given for those who sought it. They had no reason to interact with Englischers or bother with their lost souls. But when she meets Jonah, the young man who returns their stolen horse, she starts to see a different side of grace. Suddenly she finds herself willing to help the destitute and she offers her services to take care of children at the shelter. All he wanted to do, was make sure that Charlie returns the horse to the newcomers at St Ignatius, what Jonah didn't expect was to meet the stubborn and fiery Martha Yoder. He was well aware of the fact that the Old Order faith was deeply embedded in her heart and mind, and goes on a mission to show her that to have truth, you have to apply grace. What he didn't expect was to fall in love...THE MYSTERIOUS ENGLISCHEREmma is a quiet Amish woman who never saw herself as a detective. But that's what she becomes when she catches sight of the handsome Englischer who has come to her town. She can't understand why no one wants to talk to him and vice versa. When she asks her fellow townsfolk about him they quickly shut her down.Wanting to know more about this mysterious man, she starts her own investigation. She finds him to be a kind and gentle soul...But when a girl in town goes missing, all fingers point toward the Englischer. Will Emma be his next victim? Or is there something else going on?