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1) The longing
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English
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Although she still prays for Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken up with her beau, and now, her heart's greatest longing is for more knowledge of the Lord. Caleb must stay in Honeybrook as caretaker for his crippled father, but he hopes Nellie will return to the Old Order and to him.
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Abram's daughters volume 3
Language
English
Description
In The Sacrifice, Leah Ebersol has no choice but to believe the worst: Her older sister, Sadie--and Leah's own beloved Jonas--have betrayed her. Now, two years later, Leah still misses them both, though loyal neighbor Gid continues to bide his time. But when tragedy befalls the Ebersols, Leah must make a difficult choice.
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Language
English
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Many lives were changed the day a fire burned down Faith Community Church, devastating the small town of Sugarcreek, Ohio. Now a young Amish widow, Lydia Gruber faces an uncertain future. Her husband, a craftsman and volunteer firefighter, always took care of everything, keeping her isolated from others in their community. Without anyone or any skills, how will she survive? With the death of her beloved aunt Rose in the fire, single mom Jessica Holtz...
4) The rebel
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Series
Keepers of the promise volume 3
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In current day central Pennsylvania, a young Amish woman must make a difficult choice between the home she loves and the new horizons she craves just as her grandmother did years ago"--
5) On her own
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Series
Brides of Webster County volume 2
Language
English
Description
Barbara Zook was devastated when her husband David was killed. Will she be able to raise their four young boys and manage her beloved David's harness store on her own? When harness maker Paul Hilty arrives in Webster County, Missouri, he finds himself agreeing to help run Barbara's shop. Things are going fairly well until widower Bishop John Frey comes a-courting Barbara, and Paul's jealousy takes everyone by surprise. Will Paul try to beat out
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Quilts of Lancaster County volume 1
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Series
Little Valley series volume 3
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English
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Description
Bestselling author Jerry Eicher concludes the Little Valley Series with one more glimpse into young Ella's Amish world. She loves the widower Ivan Stutzman's children and enjoys caring for them. Although she is genuinely devoted to Preacher Stutzman and keenly aware of his desire to propose, her feelings for him stop short of romantic love. Yet Ella yearns for marriage and wonders if what she and Ivan have is enough.
When the handsome Englisha stops...
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Series
Ada's house trilogy volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Love alone isn’t enough to overcome some obstacles.
Lena Kauffman is a young Old Order Amish schoolteacher who has dealt all her life with attention raised by a noticeable birthmark on her cheek. Having learned to move past the stares and whispers, Lena channels her zest for living into her love of teaching. But tensions mount as she is challenged to work with a rebellious young man and deal with several crises at the schoolhouse...
Lena Kauffman is a young Old Order Amish schoolteacher who has dealt all her life with attention raised by a noticeable birthmark on her cheek. Having learned to move past the stares and whispers, Lena channels her zest for living into her love of teaching. But tensions mount as she is challenged to work with a rebellious young man and deal with several crises at the schoolhouse...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Ruth is the second oldest sister in the Hostettler family, and she has one burning desire - to marry and fill her Amish household with children. Life seems to be falling into place when Martin Gingerich starts to court her and she befriends a motherless child. But her dreams are suddenly shattered in one horrific moment, putting Ruth's faith to the test. Finding herself spiritually adrift, Ruth's only real prayer becomes a desperate "God, why?"
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Series
Sisters of the quilt volume 3
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
11) Susanna's dream
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Series
Lost sisters of Pleasant Valley volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Trade
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"As young girls, three Amish sisters were separated and told nothing about one another. When the long-held secret of their parentage came to light many years later, two of the grown women reconnected. Now they reach out to the third . . . Susanna Bitler's life is in complete turmoil. Still reeling from the death of her mother, she is further disheartened when her business partner hints that she is going to quit the gift shop they run together in a...
12) The reckoning
Publisher
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Shunned by the township she was raised in, a young Amish woman finds herself enjoying an affluent life in the secular world and engaged to a successful businessman. When a long lost love unexpectedly returns from her past with a startling revelation, she is torn between her newfound modern life and the simplicity of her humble past, and must now choose the life, and the man, that wll finally give her peace of mind.
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Series
Quilts of Lancaster County volume 4
Publisher
Abingdon Fiction
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
14) The waiting
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Series
Lancaster County secrets volume 2
Language
English
Description
After the man she hopes to marry is killed, Amish school teacher Jorie King finds friendship and then love with his brother; but when the unexpected happens, their worlds are turned upside down once more.
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Novelist Cindy Woodsmall and Miriam Flaud, an Old Order Amish woman, offer a view into their friendship and the traditions and ways of the Amish as they celebrate womanhood, God, and the special place of family in their lives.
Author
Series
Sisters of the quilt volume 2
Language
English
Description
Her relationship with fiance Paul Waddell in tatters, Hannah Lapp has fled her secluded Old Order Amish community in hopes of finding a new home in Ohio with her shunned aunt. Hampered by limited education and hiding her true identity, Hannah struggles to navigate the confusing world of the Englischers. Back in Owl's Perch, Pennsylvania, Paul is wracked with regret over his treatment of Hannah. Fearing for her safety, he tries to convince Hannah's...
Author
Series
Seasons of Lancaster volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
20) Promise to keep
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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Orphaned as a child, Esther Detweiler cared for herself and her ailing grandmother and made the best of a hard life. She even takes in her shunned cousin's deaf daughter, Daisy, when her mother dies and her father goes to war. When Esther's grandmother passes, Daisy is all she has. Then Joe Garrison returns, hoping to recover from the horrors of war and build a relationship with his seven-year-old daughter. But Daisy won't leave Esther. And...
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