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Kauffman Amish bakery volume 3
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Miriam Lapp, who left the Amish community in Pennsylvania three years ago, is heartbroken when her sister calls to reveal that her mother has died suddenly. Traveling home to Pennsylvania, she is forced to face the heartache from her past, including her rift from her family and the break up of her engagement with Timothy Kauffman.
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Heritage of Lancaster County volume 2
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The Dramatic Sequel to The Shunning... Katie Lapp is torn from her close-knit Plain community in the painful ordeal called the shunning. But as she strikes out alone into the strange and sometimes dangerous "English" world, she is unaware that the man she loves is planning to return to his Amish family...and to her.
3) The missing
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A Painful Absence, a Desperate Heart... Is It Too Late to Find Lettie Byler? Grace Byler longs to uncover the secret that drove her mother to leave the family weeks ago. When all hopes are dashed for such a search, an unlikely friendship leads to a surprising invitation. Meanwhile, the young Amishman Grace thought was courting her best friend takes a sudden interest in her, and Grace's decision to remain single is challenged even as her determination...
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"Set in Amish country's beloved fictional Hickory Hollow, Tessie Miller, the youngest of her Old Order parents' five daughters, followed her heart, and the unthinkable has happened. Will she find a reason for hope, in spite of her desperate plight?"--Provided by the publisher.
5) The heirloom
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Heritage of Lancaster County volume Prequel
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English
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"Clara Bender believes a visit to Hickory Hollow may help her find direction after her father remarries. While restoring an heirloom quilt with her great-aunt Ella Mae Zook, the two form a warm bond. When Clara's life is again upended by an unexpected incident and a young Amish man, will she find where her heart belongs?"--
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"Marlena Wenger's life takes an unexpected turn on the day she learns she must care for her estranged sister's baby. Spending the summer in Brownstown| Pennsylvania| to assist her Mennonite grandmother| and miles from Marlena's Old Order Amish beau| she feels out of her element in nearly every respect. Yet Marlena determines to do her best and stay focused on her future| even as those hopes become drastically altered"--From the publisher's web site....
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Patch of heaven novels volume 1
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Quite by accident, Sarah King has fallen in love. But this love is forbidden, and could cost her everything she holds dear. Tucked into the majesty of Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains is a garden Sarah King has been nurturing for years. She never feels more alive than when she is alone with her thoughts and her Creator among the delicate rows of plants. But then duty calls her away from her beloved garden and into a world she knows little about....
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"In the summer of 1951, Amish woman Maggie Esh is struggling with a debilitating illness and few future prospects. When revival meetings come to the area, Maggie attends out of curiosity, and the words of the evangelist begin to stir something deep inside her. Dare she hope for a brighter future?"--Provided by the publisher.
10) The river
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"When two sisters return home for a visit after leaving the Amish world, both are troubled by the secrets--and the people--they left behind"--
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Little Valley series volume 3
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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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Journey to Pleasant Prairie volume 3
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Despite growing pains in her 1846 Amish community in Indiana, Naomi Schrock has settled into a comfortable life in her parents' home with her adopted son, Davey. Surrounded by family and friends, she tries not to think about the fact that she's not at the top of any man's list of potential wives. Yet when Cap Stoltzfus moves into the area and befriends Davey, Naomi finds herself caught between the plans she has made for her future and the tantalizing...
14) The atonement
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"An Amish woman who has given up hope of marriage seeks to redeem the guilt from her past by volunteering her time in Lancaster County, and a young Englisher interested in the self-sufficiency of the Amish seeks mentorship from her father"--Provided by the publisher.
15) The brethren
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Annie Zook, the Amish preacher's daughter, is caught between two worlds. Living with shunned friend Esther, Annie longs to return to her forbidden art and the idyllic days spent with Englisher Ben Martin, before her father ordered her never to see him again. Stunned when family secrets come to light, Ben determines to solve the mystery of his past. Will his future include Annie--or will the Brethren always stand between them?
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Amish of Weaver's Creek volume 1
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Katie Stuckey and Jonas Weaver are both romantics. Seventeen-year-old Katie is starry-eyed, in love with the idea of being in love, and does not want to wait to marry Jonas until she is eighteen, despite her parents' insistence. So much can happen in a year. Twenty-year-old Jonas is taken in by the romance of soldiering, especially in defense of anti-slavery, even though he knows war is at odds with the teachings of the church. When his married brother's...
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Amish bishop mysteries volume 2
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English
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"Amish bishop Henry Lapp eagerly awaits the annual arrival of 20,000 sandhill cranes to the San Luis Valley of Colorado. But his visit to the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge reveals more than just a miracle of God's creation. Hidden among the bulrushes and cattails is the body of Sophia Johnson--one of Monte Vista's newest residents and a waitress at the local diner. As the local authorities attempt to unravel the mystery, Henry finds himself...
18) The devoted
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"Ruthie Stoltzfus is right on the cusp of leaving her Amish home. Secretly, she's earned her GED and saved her money. Just as everything falls into place, along comes Patrick Kelly, a young man on a journey of his own. He's come to Stoney Ridge to convert to the Amish church and has given himself thirty days to learn the language and adapt to 'everything Plain.' Time is of the essence and every moment is to be cherished--especially the hours he...
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Ada's house trilogy volume 3
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Reeling from an unexpected betrayal, can Sylvia find relief from the echoes of her past…or will they shape her future forever?
Although Sylvia Fisher recognizes that most Old Order Amish women her age spend their hours managing a household and raising babies, she has just one focus—tending and nurturing the herd on her family’s dairy farm. But when a dangerous connection with an old beau forces her to move
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Amish secrets volume 2
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Could God be offering Charlotte a second chance at true love?
Charlotte Dolinsky needs time to recover after breaking up with her boyfriend, Ryan. But when a surprise visitor shows up on her doorstep in Texas, she's forced to put aside her own worries to help her Amish friends in Lancaster County. Soon she is entangled in a web of deception-and this time, she isn't the only one keeping secrets.
Daniel Byler struggles each day in his Amish community...
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