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Anna is a widowed Amish woman and her daughter Megan is dying from leukemia. She strikes up a sentimental friendship with Finn, a rich Englischer. Since the girl has only six weeks or less to live, the trio fly to New York City where the daughter skates the ice rink, takes in the ballet and sight-sees most of the Englisch world to make the most of her last days with her mother...A sentimental journey into the final days of an Amish girl...

Englischer Paul gets the wrong directions and accidentally enters the home of a young Amish woman named Emma. He is in the Amish community to collect on his uncle's inheritance, who has a series of properties in the town. His eyes are on the money but when he gets to know Emma and the people in he community he begins to realize that this could be a place he could call home.

When Annie's long-time boyfriend decides that the Amish way was no longer his way, she is left shattered, but worst of all single. She struggles to overcome rejection and prays for God to help her, but all she gets in return is silence. Barren and a spinster, she had lost all hope of finding love. But through revelation during a Sunday service, she discovers that there is hope, and that is when everything changes.When Seth and his daughter Mary arrive in town, everything changes. A chance meeting with a beautiful woman who adores his daughter was nothing but the grand design of God. God works in mysterious ways, and this is exactly what happens when two souls are meant for each other.

Lamar is a lonely Amish man who has pined for Lovina for years despite the fact that she was married. Now that she is a widow, his guilt still holds him back. He feels responsible for her father's death many years ago and the memory of that day still plagues him. Can he overcome his feelings of unworthiness and proclaim his love for her?

Celia has been living the wrong kind of life. Hanging out with the wrong crowd making the wrong choices, her life is directionless as she longs for a Prince Charming to come save her. She really doesn't know how to make a change until she finds out a family secret that shocks her to the bone. She was adopted and her birth mother is still alive. Wanting to find out about her family origin, Celia journeys to the Amish community of her birth and finds the romance she's always dreamed of.

A faded letter found in an attic forces reporter Hannah Foster to delve deeper into an investigation...a pursuit that finds her hot on the trail of a killer. The search leads her to a peaceful Amish town where all may not be as it appears. She finds herself attracted to a handsome farmer named Peter but clashes with his traditional values. Still, after one serendipitous event after the other, Hannah finds her meticulously built emotional walls slowly broken down by a loving God as she delves deeper into the mystery.

When widow Leah Bontrager ventures into the Englisch world, she is robbed and nearly loses her life. She's rescued by Sheriff Eli Jones who is convinced that the robbery wasn't a random act of violence. There is an immediate chemistry between the two but Leah puts aside any thoughts of romance because of her daughter and her bakery business. Sheriff Eli secretly keeps a close eye on Leah and soon realizes that the Amish widow is in more danger than she realizes. Can he put together the pieces of a deadly puzzle in the secretive Amish town before its too late?

When a meteorite lands in the hills of an Amish town, it begins to have strange effects on the families of Mary and Aaron who are trying to decide whether or not they should marry. Aaron and his family believe that the star is a sign from Gott that they should be married...while Mary's family believes that the star is an omen that they should call the marriage off...Which one is right?

Sarah has begun a new beginning in her life. She has just begun her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher in her Amish community but one thing is missing. ..Well, maybe just not one thing. But everything...Her sisters have all found husbands but seem unfulfilled. Her boyfriend Isaac is kind-hearted and would make a great husband but Sarah feels that there may be something more out there. Her Rumspringa left her with more questions than answers bringing her to make a very big decision as Isaac gets on his knees to ask for her hand in marriage. Is this what she really wants?

Annie didn't think she could find love until a handsome Englisch teacher comes into her Amish community. He is kind, strong, caring, impossibly handsome, and his deepest desire is for a wife and family to love. But then tragedy struck.He suffers a terrible injury and begins to push both God and her away. Annie begins to wonder if they are even meant to be together. Will her prayers and efforts be enough to pull her love out of the despair he is in?

Jason doesn't like where his life is going. Everything seems scripted and it looks to be a foregone conclusion that he will marry Missy. Seeking escape, Jason heads out to an Amish community as they are preparing for a Christmas festival. Once there, he meets a woman that is the opposite of what all of his dating partners have been. She's kind, sweet and attentive toward him in a way that he's unused to. Smitten by her charms, does he have the character to win her heart despite the misgivings of her family?

Nancy is an Amish orphan who has faced constant abuse from her adoptive family. As she grows into womanhood, she dreams of romance and raising a family of her own. Going into town, she meets another orphan and the connection is immediate. She begins seeing the young man but her adopted family catches wind of the budding romance and begins doing everything they can to block the relationship. Can Nancy maintain her romance with the young man despite the lies that her adopted family has been telling him about her?

Lizzie is a restless Amish woman who eavesdrops on some of her friends talking about going on their Rumspringa. She wants desperately to tag along and do what she has thought about for a long time...leave what she considers to be her stifling Amish community for good...Following through on her plans, Lizzie discovers what some of the elders have known all along...that the grass isn't greener on the other side.

Growing up in the Amish town, Rachel finally ventures out of the community. She finds herself a spectator when a fire breaks out and when she hears a crying baby inside, she leaps into action. But her heroic actions make her the target of a human trafficking ring that set the fire. Her only hope is the detective that left her Amish town when he became of age, all the while pining about Rachel, the beautiful young woman he left behind. The romance they once had reignites, but will the criminals who want Rachel dead destroy their future?

A shy Amish woman writes a love letter to a farmhand that she has a crush on but it is delivered to another young man instead. Embarrassment ensues as the young woman finds herself with an unwanted suitor...until she gets to know him...but when her original crush begins to express an interest she finds herself in a quandary...whom will she now choose?

Independence was thrust upon Michelle Raber, an Amish woman from Pennsylvania, when she finally decided to take control of her life and leave an abusive life behind. Now miles away from home and family she finally managed to start over. Running her own bakery, Pearls and Swirls, she needs nothing more, especially romance. But when Eva Lapp pays her an unexpected visit with a surprising request her life is turned upside down. Required to be Eva's grandson Daniel's pretend-girlfriend, she's conflicted by the sudden rush of feelings that develop towards him, but the lie is suffocating her.Daniel, a handsome Amish bachelor who keeps to himself has no interest in marriage or romance after the death of his father Jacob, a year after his mother Rachel passed away. But Bishop Fischer has other plans. Daniel is to ask his daughter Grace for her hand by Christmas, whether he likes it or not. Opposed to the idea, he goes along with his grandmother's plan only to realize that he's falling for Michelle Raber. Neither of the two are particularly fond of Christmas... until now.

Aaron and Hannah have been a popular couple in the Amish community for a long time. Their fellow Amish view them as a couple that other young people should see as role models. But behind the scenes, an anger simmers. They fight on a daily basis, with small squabbles soon turning into mutual verbal abuse. They both try to find ways to fix their marriage and are about to give up when one night a fire hits their home and burns part of their attic. married things were absolutely great. But when a fire burns down part of their attic, they begin sifting through the ash and find items of their past to remind them of how deeply they were in love. Can they rebuild their love from the ashes?

Rebecca Esh watched as the familiar hills and plains of her small Pennsylvania community fell into view. It had been a long buggy ride; they had been travelling for half a day.She felt a small stab of excitement, at the thought of finally coming home. She had been staying with some friends of her family, who were English, for the past month. It was all part of her rumspringa. She had sampled many things in the big city, including going to art galleries and English restaurants. It had been enjoyable, of course, and she wouldn't change the experience for the world.But she wanted to return to her community, and start life as a fully committed adult Amish. She was ready.At last. Her family's farmhouse was in view.She was back in her familiar surroundings. And it was time to find a husband...

An anthology of Amish Romance headlined by Marisa Meyer's "Amish Love Letters". New Beginnings For who knows the way of the Lord... The orphaned Nikki Lapp is inconsolable when her only surviving family member, her grandmother, has passed away. With so many questions unanswered about her past, she feels lost. But when the town minister gives her an envelope containing a letter from her grandmother a whole new journey begins. She travels to Kidron, an Amish village in Ohio, to fulfill her grandmother's last wish. Once there, she meets a man who may hold the secret to her past.

Things couldn't be better for Leah. The man of her dreams, Alvin, wants to marry her. She readies herself for a lifetime of happiness and children. But a freak accident leaves her confined to a wheelchair. The prognosis is grim and she cannot help but become bitter. She begins to reject the attentions of both her family and Alvin. But Alvin still wants to marry her despite the fact she has hurt him with her words. Will she soften her heart and open herself up to him before it is too late?

Rebecca has always been a strong-willed child who grew ambivalent about her Amish as she grew into adulthood. On the fence as to whether or not she wants to stay in the community, she meets an Englischer turns her onto the outside world. Problem is, his motives are on the shady side as another one a long-time suitor of hers discovers. But can he convince her of the Englischer's bad intentions before it is too late?

Samuel is an Amish man who does everything by the book. He is "perfect" in the eyes of his community but is drawn to the bad girl of the town, Willa. She ran away from home as a teenager in order to escape from abuse, landing in jail for a crime that she doesn't want to discuss. But now Willa is back in town and makes a play for the man she has always loved but was too afraid to say so. Samuel starts to return her interest but Willa soon finds his sister blocking her way, trying to protect her brother from her "bad influence." Can Willa overcome the secrets of her past and win the heart of the man she has longed for all these years?

David is not exactly a church going man. He has a short fuse, loves to flirt and has a broken moral compass. His life changes, however, when he comes upon a box of love letters and a picture of a lovely woman while hiking near an Amish town. He falls in love with the woman described in the letters as well as the mystery of her life...Armed with only her photograph, her journeys into the Amish town...determined to meet the woman...and win her heart.

Young Lovina befriends Mary, a girl crippled from birth with one leg shorter than the other and who, as a result, is teased by some mean girls and often left out of the other children's games. But when Lovina's widowed father comes up with a way to help Mary walk more normally, he meets unexpected resistance...from Mary's over-protective mother.

Lily had heard about the Amish murder for the last couple of months from everyone around town. It was the talk of everyone. They all wanted to know who would want to kill someone within the Amish community and why.She was a new reporter, and this was only her second story. It had been hard to get her foot in the door at the busy news office and she was one of the only two women working there. It seemed that most of the men looked down on her as a newbie in the business. They were skeptical that she really belonged there. She had looked for good stories to follow, hoping to get one that would set her name in the business.And then they had heard rumors about Caleb Bontrager from a small midwestern Amish community. Supposedly, according to "sources", Caleb had been the last person seen with Andrew Yoder alive the night he had died. But no one really knew if it was true or not and that was exactly why Lily was going to investigate for herself.

Rebecca is a young Amish woman with a whole lot of problems in the romance department. She was left heartbroken by the man she thought she loved but now finds herself courted by Jonah, the favorite son of the community. Her parents sign off on the union but Rebecca herself is unsure of committing herself to Jonah. Her parents go ahead and set up the wedding...But will Rebecca go through with it?

An anthology of Amish life and love headlined by "The Amish Life of Marie Fisher". Marie Fisher could not be more angry when her parents try to arrange a marriage for her with Jonathan Schuster. They have both disliked each other ever since an incident in their childhood...She prays that the marriage doesn't happen and suddenly Jonathan becomes very sick. Feeling guilty, Marie visits him every day and oddly finds herself growing closer to the man she thought she hated...

Not much happens in and out of the small Amish town and that's just the way Sadie likes it. So when her brother is accused of murder, she's terrified.Sadie believes her brother is innocent, but she's going to have a hard time proving it when he can't remember the events of the night himself. What looks to be a tragic accident suddenly turns into an accusation of murder with Sadie questioning both her own brother and life long friends. Will Sadie be able to prove her brother's innocence? Can she expose secrets in her Amish town, even those she never know existed until now?

In Preaching Sex, Gary Harder shares 17 of his sermons, reflections, and other resources from over fifty years of preaching to address how we can talk - and even preach - about sex.

A collection of Historical and Christian Romance... Ashe is a Civil War combat medic with bad memories of his time on the battlefield. He settles in Montana wanting nothing more to forget...he finds love at the unexpected moment, however, as he becomes smitten with Georgia. Georgia works as the town nurse who seeks a helping hand with experience and Ashe is all too willing to help out if it means seeing her on a daily basis. But when a man from his Civil War past comes seeking revenge for a past wrong, Ashe both himself and Georgia in danger...Can he protect her from harm's way?