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Will a longing for one mean a heartbreak for two? Charity Muller lives for books and learning. Eventually her thirst for more will lead her far past what rumspringa is meant for, even at the cost of a perfect life back home. She feels called to stay in the job helping others and continue her service in Washington, despite the mounting pressure to return. Stefan knows his chance to be with Charity is slim, and how can he compete with her work and love of the outside world? Whatever he does, he needs to come clean with his secret, or risk losing her forever. But could telling her push her ...

God is watching, and He knows your pain. But He always has a plan... In the tranquil countryside of Lancaster, Sarah Swarey struggles to keep her farm afloat after the loss of her husband. She silently grapples with deep depression and anxiety, trying to conceal her struggles from her family. But when Michael, a programmer from California who feels called to something more, enters her life, Sarah senses that there is more to him than meets the eye. As Michael becomes Sarah's strange new friend and helper, she learns to trust again and discovers new feelings with Jacob, who harbors feelings ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Clara Yoder feels the pressure. The clock is ticking and her father wants her married. While she has ideas, she doesn't know what she wants out of life, yet they seldom agree on anything when she does anyway; including the family business which could use some help. Zeke Gish was never baptized but recently left the Amish to follow his passion for his art. But when his father falls ill, he returns to help on the farm and make deliveries to their customers. In the process, he discovers burgeoning feelings about his callings and place in life, and it ...

Emily Graber had lived her entire life hiding away from people. Being self-conscious over the scar that marred her face, she preferred working with animals. When she is given the opportunity to work as a volunteer at a local animal shelter, she does not hesitate. But she gets more than she bargained for when a handsome Englischer expresses his interest in her. And when an old friend returns out of the blue, she’s left even more conflicted. Daniel had left Middlefield two years ago to experience the modern world. But when things don’t work out, he returns home and his heart is set on ...

"Leaving the Amish is never easy, but it’s never been this dangerous." ~ When a young, trouble-hearted Amish woman seeks help from an Englisher with dark, ulterior motives, she now must flee for her safety with only her struggling faith and secretly-in-love childhood friend to protect her through the night. Will she make it home? When the time comes to confront the growing doubts about her place in the Amish way of life, the troubled-hearted but determined young Sarah Troyer makes a fateful decision to meet up with an Englisch boy she recently met to help her on her road to the new life. ...

Amanda Beiler’s pain runs deeper than the visible and lasting scars on her hands. Living alone, she keeps to herself until one day a baby is left on her step, and she is forced back into the community to find help and answers. Uncertain, she reluctantly seeks help from her new neighbor just down the road on her once-private country lane. Seth Stolzfus has just moved to Coach from his old community, both to start a new life and also to escape deep wounds of his own. Setting up shop as a furniture maker, he helps Amanda temporarily with a cradle, and an offer to help her watch the baby boy ...

DOWNLOAD FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED Sarah is recovering from the aftermath with Clint. She and Isaac may have escaped, but that doesn't mean everything is okay. Doubt, anxiety and nightmares are the new normal, and they need each other more than ever if life is ever return to normal. But normal isn't on the menu for either of them. Sarah wants to be left alone, and her ideas lead her through dangerous territory, both mental and physical. She dares fate, and Isaac is convinced she has a death wish and wants nothing to do with it. But just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean someone isn't out...

It's only been days since the chance encounter, and Beth Simpson can't shake off her fears of being found out--even all the way out in Little Grove. And now David has noticed something isn't right. For everything to be right between the two of them, she needs to come clean. But will David want her after her deception is revealed? Would anyone? As for Amelia, her relationship with the twins starts improving and for the briefest of moments she feels genuine hope, starting to relax and believe all will be okay. But this too is an illusion, and she breaks down with the twins and does something ...

In the heart of Amish country, three young lives become intertwined in a tale of love, betrayal, and the search for forgiveness. Hannah Miller and Caleb Yoder's blossoming romance is suddenly shattered when a devastating truth from Caleb's past is revealed, casting a dark shadow over their future together. Miriam Lapp, a childhood friend with a secret longing for Caleb, becomes a willing catalyst in the unfolding drama, her jealousy and desperation leading her to actions that threaten to ruin a relationship and even her own future and reputation if she must. As Hannah and Caleb struggle to ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Emma Yoder is content. Both in working her restaurant, and in life. But with the arrival of Caleb, an Amish man new to Coach opening his business next door, she soon realizes her status quo is about to be upset. Caleb wanders and never wants to settle down, laying roots just deep enough to make a living before moving on from both location and the few friends he makes in each subsequent town. But now Emma has caught his eye. There's just something about her, yet the two couldn't be more completely different. Happy to be, and work alone, Caleb's ...

For Hannah Christner, Christmas is the hardest time of year... Two years ago, doctors gave Hannah news after routine surgery that broke both her heart, and her spirit, forever changing her life. Her dreams of ever having a family of her own now dashed, she avoids looking for love, wanting to spare both herself, and any potential husband the pain she keeps buried deep within. But at the craft store where she works, especially at this time of year, families come in, happy together in their merry and joy and it's almost too much to bear. So when Hannah notices a pregnant woman shopping, ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Just when things can't seem to get any worse, they do. Nothing is working out the way Ellie hopes for, but maybe that's what she knew would happen anyway, as Simon could never seem to commit to anything. And now he's just proving her worst fears for true. Then her sister Elizabeth runs off after suffering something horrible, and it seems the whole community goes looking for her--including both Simon and Jacob, making things even more awkward amidst the panic that has gripped her family's hearts in the search for Ellie's sister. Has she just run off? ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited A chance encounter, or a sign from God? Shy and reserved, Emma Hostetler is surprised to find a dog on her doorstep one morning. They take an immediate liking to each other, but she knows she must eventually seek out his owner. Emma returns the dog after doing a little sleuthing to discover where he’s from. But not before she discovers a gift she never knew she had. While she’s always loved animals, Caleb Lapp quickly points out she can do what others—including himself—can’t; befriend, train and earn the trust of animals nearly instantly ...

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED They thought their troubles were over; they were wrong. Sarah Troyer is fed up with Isaac, and he's just as unsure about her. Three months later and that horrible night still weighs heavily on both their hearts and minds. But little do they know they're about to relive the nightmare, only this time much worse. For Clint is back, and he'll do anything to get what he wants and go to any lengths to get it. Now, with Sarah running off in anger, Isaac must trust his instincts in a race against time to secure her freedom, and spare her from the nightmare ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited A flash fiction short story Trapped in her house out in the country, Anna takes shelter in her home to wait out a fierce storm. And for better or worse, she's trapped with Jonah, although she normally lives alone. His quick visit becomes longer when the storm becomes far too violent to travel even short distances. While her past might make her wary of men, they have no choice, and she tries to ignore the feelings she has for him. Jonah sets out to make it comfortable for them both, but will that matter when he disappears in he storm? A sweet and short...

Love, heartbreak, a Christmas romance like no other... Twenty-two year old Rachel Bollers is unfulfilled. And misunderstood. By society, her parents, everyone except her best friend Cilla Chalmers who knows her heart and only wants the best for her. Not content to settle with any number of men her influential parents hope to set her up with, she busies herself in her charity work and longs for something more. She wants to discover meaning and true purpose, adventure and real love. While far across the country, Ben Lovestack feels he’s missing something more, but living with—and taking ...

Emma Yoder loves, and enjoys watching the children she nannies for while on her Rumspringa. But she also misses the Amish way of life and thinks more and more often of returning to Coach, a small town by Stoney River. She yearns for the true comforts of familiarity and Gott’s plan for her life. She left at sixteen, not to live wildly, but instead to find meaning in work and explore the outside world. If she was hesitant of what she wanted before, she realizes what’s best when Tyler, the children’s father, corners her unexpectedly and pressures her to move with the family as his job ...

A warm, holiday Christmas Amish Romance from Emma Maas. Sarah Lapp has worked steadily since being widowed five years ago, but it hasn’t been easy. But now she’s pinning all her hopes on a new location for her bakery because she’s desperate for more Englisch business. She hopes to surprise her son’s family and replace their failing tractor by Christmas with the extra money; they rely on it for everything, and Sarah has been saving money in secret. But the new location is fraught with complications. Yet Jed Stolzfus—himself a window—enters her shop opening day and gives her ...

Beth finally goes back to live with David and his little girls, but she can’t escape the dark thoughts that plague her from deep within about her sordid past. And if she can’t even forgive herself, how can she expect David to see her any differently? But David is a man after God, and he’ll be the example he needs to be, to show Beth there’s always forgiveness and a higher calling than one’s self. Amelia also returns back to live with Luke and her stepsons, but now she fears a new relationship with Matthew might be too late as he fights his pneumonia and his chances don’t look ...

Abby King swore to protect herself first and foremost. She’s guarded her heart ever since she traveled across country to her new Amish community in Minnesota, to start a new life. She vowed to never let a man assault her again, or be a victim. But while outward wounds heal, inward wounds can fester. Abby has changed, and hardened. But this Christmas she meets a man that both challenges her views of relationships, and also her view of herself. For Matthew Springer catches more than her eye; he catches her heart, even if she doesn’t know it yet. But first she must overcome and fight her ...