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Amish sisters Lovina and Sarah and their friend, Rachel have always been close. The two sisters however, both have eyes for handsome Isaac, leaving Rachel to watch from the sidelines. But when Lovina and Sarah become distracted by a family problem, Lovina and Sarah make a deal as to who should have Isaac's affections...at which point Rachel decides to make a play for Isaac herself.
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A young Amish woman struggles to find healing for her family ever since a fire ripped their community apart, leaving several people dead. Her husband blames her side of the family and has been given her the cold shoulder ever since. She begins to question his love for her as her family struggles to deal with the tragedy and loss. Will they be able to find peace and bring happiness back into their lives?
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Alexandria is a young Amish woman that has been stricken with a disease which devastates both her and her boyfriend. Searching for answers, her boyfriend seeks out a doctor that can help with the affliction even if it means enlisting the aid of a former childhood enemy. Alexandria then struggles with both a future of possible paralysis and whether or not she can remain a viable marriage option for the man she loves so much. Will he be able to love...
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As the oldest of six daughters, Rebekkah's role in the home had grown after the passing of her mother. That left a lot of the responsibility to keep her father from going into the pit of despair on Rebekkah's shoulders. Her younger sisters did what they could, but they were still so young when Mama had died in childbirth with the youngest one, Eliana, that Rebekkah forced them to stay children, get an education, and enjoy all that life had for them....
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Shunned from her Amish town, Anna runs away with her daughter in a fit of sadness. Lost, she finds shelter at the home of a blacksmith who is a widow. Going against his better judgment, he takes the mother and daughter in. She begins to help around the home and an attraction builds to a mutual love for one another. But when Anna reveals the secret of her past will it be too much for the budding romance to overcome?
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Anna Hershberger has vowed never to date an Englischer again after a bad experience a year ago. But when a visiting teacher comes into town, he woos everyone with his polish and charm. Still hurting from her betrayal, she resists his advances because she doesn't want to go through the same heartache again, especially with an Englischer. But will he be able to break down her defenses and make her see the good man he truly is?
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Living in the Plain community was an absolute joy. In the spring and summer, there were parties and get-togethers in the town square. Young love was in the air and many weddings were conducted. In the fall was the harvest time, where the community would come together as always and help everyone to make sure nothing was left unharvested. Much of what was made and harvested was sold on market days to Englishers passing through from one big city to another....
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Samuel is a widowed crippled by grief and unable to let go of his past. He finds a new job as a schoolteacher in an Amish community and expects to meet nothing but polite and religious people. The fiery and challenging Rachel, however, breaks the mold of what he was expecting. He hires her to help him take care of his young daughter and the two become instant friends. He begins to fall for Rachel himself but fights off his feelings as he doesn't think...
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A young Amish woman's father is the bishop in the community and he is preparing to shun her love interest. The young man defies the bishop and wants to leave the Amish community on his own accord. Will she follow his lead or risk being shunned by her father forever? Jessa Troyer was devastated. Her father was the bishop of their small community and today he had made the hardest decision of his life."No," her father, Lee Troyer, said sternly. "I have...
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Isaac and Miriam have been best friends since third grade but now that they are two high school graduating young adults, they look at each other with different eyes. But Miriam's domineering father has other ideas for who gets her hand in marriage, setting her up with another man in the community. Upon hearing the news, Isaac is devastated and prepares to enter the military despite the Amish opposition to war. Will Miriam go against her father's commands...
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Shunned from her Amish town, Anna runs away with her daughter in a fit of sadness. Lost, she finds shelter at the home of a blacksmith who is a widow. Going against his better judgment, he takes the mother and daughter in. She begins to help around the home and an attraction builds to a mutual love for one another. But when Anna reveals the secret of her past will it be too much for the budding romance to overcome?
12) Amish Going Home
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Lovina Miller has more than her share of problems. Entering into the Englisch world, she runs back to her Amish roots when her boyfriend becomes violently possessive. Once she returns to her hometown, she tries to make amends with Abraham. Abraham is the hard-working Amish man who is married to his work in a store. And that's the only long-term relationship he ever saw for himself. Until Lovina returned and reminded him jokingly of a childhood promise....
13) Amish Gone
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Rachel woke up one morning without her husband by her side. When she looked for him outside, she found him dead in his buggy...With her husband's business as their sole means of support, Rachel takes over and scrambles to keep things afloat. She's soon accused of his murder and realizes that she has been set up. But by whom? And will his real murderer be coming for her?
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