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1) The orchard
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Language
English
Description
"For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. But when Evan is drafted for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status. Can Ellie, with the support of a new beau, find the courage to face a future unlike the one she imagined?"--
Author
Series
Women of Lancaster County volume 1
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Language
English
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A dusty carved box containing two locks of hair and a century-old letter regarding property in Switzerland, and a burning desire to learn about her biological family lead nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger from her home in Oregon to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. There she meets Marta Bayer, a mysterious lay-midwife who desperately needs help after an Amish client and her baby die.
Lexie steps in to assume Marta's patient load even as she continues...
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Series
Heritage of Lancaster County volume 2
Language
English
Description
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.
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Amish country crossroads volume 2
Language
English
Description
A Long-Lost Postcard First Brought Them Together. Will Their Differences Keep Them Apart? After the dramatic conclusion to his discovery of a long-lost postcard, journalist Philip Bradley simply cannot forget the Amish people he met while on assignment in Pennsylvania--particularly Rachel Yoder and her young daughter, Annie. Rachel's cheerful outlook, in spite of her blindness, and her appealing, uncomplicated lifestyle beckon Philip amid the high-paced...
5) The guardian
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Language
English
Description
When Jodi Winfield comes to Lancaster to house-sit, the last thing she expects to find is a disheveled little girl alone on the side of the road who can't speak English; Jodi turns her attention to Hickory Hollow--and the cloistered world of the Old Order Amish--in search of answers.
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Language
English
Description
"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.
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Series
Women of Lancaster County volume 3
Language
English
Description
Ella Bayer and Ezra Gundy are in love and hope to marry someday, but she is a young Mennonite woman while he is an Amish man. Though both Plain, one of them will have to forsake what they believe to embrace the other's way of life. Hoping some distance will cool the relationship, Ezra's family sends him to work at an Amish dairy farm in Indiana. But Ella disregards what her family wants and follows Ezra. In short order she finds a place to live, a...
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Series
Courtships of Lancaster County volume 1
Language
English
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Description
When Amish farmer Pete Treger moves to Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, seeking a better life, he meets sisters Cate and Betsy Miller. Both are beautiful, but older sister Cate is known more for her sharp tongue and fiery temper than her striking appearance. Betsy, on the other hand, is sweet and flirty--and seems to have attracted most of the bachelors in Lancaster County! However, the sisters' wealthy father has made one hard and fast rule: elder...
Author
Series
Courtships of Lancaster County volume 3
Language
English
Description
"In this contemporary Amish romance, Molly Zook's latest attempt to control her fate backfires. Will she finally learn to trust God with her life--and with her future groom?"--
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Language
English
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Description
From the bestselling author of Shadows of Lancaster County comes an exciting new romantic mystery set in Amish country.
Sienna Collins, owner of the Harmony Grove Bed & Breakfast in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, learns that she is under investigation by the federal government for crimes she knows nothing about. A few hours later she finds her ex-boyfriend, Troy, dead, and her life and livelihood begin to spin wildly out of control. She begins to...
11) The forbidden
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Series
Courtship of Nellie Fisher volume 2
Language
English
Description
The Church Split Has Not Extinguished Their Love, But the Demands of One Man Still Stand in Their Way... Caleb Yoder's father has forbidden him to court Nellie Mae Fisher, but words alone cannot stop Caleb's devotion. Yet if he continues to pursue Nellie, he risks losing everything. Nellie, too, is torn. She longs to marry her Old Order beau but cannot ignore the gentle pull she feels toward the faith of her New Order family. Can she and her beloved...
12) Amish promises
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Neighbors of Lancaster County volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"When an English and an Amish family become neighbors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, their lives are linked in unexpected ways through conflict, then friendship, and finally, love"--
13) The Amish groom
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Series
Men of Lancaster County volume 1
Language
English
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Description
New from bestselling authors Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner, The Amish Groom (Book 1 in The Men of Lancaster County series) explores the men of an Amish community in Lancaster County, how their Amish beliefs play out in their unique roles, and the women who change their lives.
Born to an ex-Amish mother and an Englisch father, 23-year-old Tyler Anderson was raised as a military kid until the age of 6, when his mom passed away. His dad, shipping...
14) A time to heal
Author
Series
Quilts of Lancaster County volume 2
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Instead of experiencing newlywed bliss, Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus are faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives. When Luke Stoltzfus loses his job at a furniture store in Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania, he is given an opportunity to learn a new trade from his uncle who lives in Indiana. Despite his wife's reservations, Luke jumps at the chance to make plans for a quick trip to Middlebury. Along the way, Luke meets with tragedy,...
17) The river
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Language
English
Description
"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"--
19) The hope jar
Author
Series
Prayer jars volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Michelle is not who her new Amish family believes her to be, but how can she tell the truth without hurting the ones she has come to love?
Author
Series
Quilts of Lancaster County volume 4
Publisher
Abingdon Fiction
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
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