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Lucille is shocked when her parents attempt to arrange a marriage for her with Elliott King...A man she has thorougly disliked since childhood. But she's a good and obedient daughter, she agrees to see where the idea might lead despite its being against her wishes. She goes through the motions but then Elliott King falls ill. Wracked with guilt, Lucille remains at this bedside and the two grow closer...Once upon a time, she prayed that nothing would come of their relationship but now she's praying that he stays alive...Will Gott answer her prayers?

Her mother had always told Rachel, "Darling, divorce is for the weak that do not honor the decisions of our maker," whenever they heard community news or gossip about a broken marriage or divorce. It was just not something that her mother believed should be done - under any circumstances. And Rachel lived to please others. It was just the way that God had made her. She did not want to let her mother down. She did not want to let her community down. She did not believe for a minute that women that chose divorce were weak or sinful, but she feared the pain of being judged as weak. She feared the disappointment that she would incite in her family, especially her mother, if that would ever be something that she would need to consider...But what if it became the only option?

A freak accident has left Mary with amnesia...she can't remember anything or anybody and that includes her fiancé Mark! Their wedding is only a month away but she finds herself having cold feet until she gets her memory back. Mark is patient in trying to help her get her memory back but he holds a secret that may make her change her mind about the upcoming wedding...How honest will he be with her?

Lovina's brother had been murdered in the Amish town almost two decades ago. Becoming a teacher, Lovina does her best to put the traumatic memory behind her until she has a student in her class who has emotional scars of his own. A child psychologist is brought in to help and Lovina feels an instant attraction to him. It isn't long, however, that she realizes that the psychologist has a dark connection to her past.

Gloria is a young Amish woman who is deeply in love with Lloyd. The two seem destined for marriage until Gloria's mother becomes deathly ill and she's forced to take care of her younger sibling. Her sister would not be able to survive financially without her and is dependent upon Gloria's care as is her mother. Can Gloria fulfill her family obligations and still marry Lloyd?

Katie is stuck between her obligations and pursuing her passion. She's taking care of her young niece who is now an orphan. Katie is a bit too young for motherhood and her niece doesn't see her as a maternal figure. But then her niece mysteriously disappears one day and Katie almost suffers a nervous breakdown. A frantic search begins in the Amish community but everyone suspects that an outsider named Michael is to blame for the young girl's disappearance. But Katie befriends the man and finds that he isn't the bad person everyone has painted him out to be. Can they work together and find Katie's niece?

Jonathan Henning is a shy man who keeps to himself. He loathes the idea of courting a woman but secretly wants to be in love more than anything else. His brother was the opposite of him, marrying one of the most sought after women in the community. But the happily married couple die in a tragic accident out of town and Jonathan is crippled emotionally. He must become a father figure to his brother's children and doesn't know how. But a kindly nurse named Andrea comes to his aid, helping Jonathan bring some sense of family back to the children...and an unexpected romance begins to blossom between the two.

Laura is an Amish young woman who has dreams beyond what both her family and community have prescribed for her. She wants to work outside the home but her husband quickly dismisses the idea without a debate. But Laura doesn't take no for an answer and seeks to prove her husband wrong. Will her resolve be enough to change his heart and preserve their love?

Amish girl Susan runs into all kinds of trouble as she begins his Rumspringa. Her antics make her into a social media sensation and she catches the eye of a handsome Englischer named Robert. But word gets back to her mother about her exploits during Rumspringa and she is immediately called back home. Will Susan stay and enjoy her newfound freedom or will she return home to the community that raised her?

A young Amish man named Jacob gives his grandmother a ride on his buggy so she can visit Mary , an elderly neighbor who is not feeling well. Mary asks Jacob to fix a minor repair in her house, which he does. She is planning a trip to visit a nearby pond, and relive memories of her long-dead husband on their anniversary. In poor health, Mary is determined, but may need Jacob to give her a lift. This would mean he had to give up a long awaited first date with Amy, since Mary's anniversary is the same day, and she knows she probably won't live to see another one...

Lizzy is part of an Amish family whose grandfather receives notice that a distant relative has left him some a considerable amount of money. The members of their family soon allow the dollar signs to cloud their Christian values. Even the conservative grandfather allows himself to be seduce by the thought of distributing the money as he sees fit, which includes fixing various things around the town such as the church and school. Will they allow the thought of extreme wealth to poison their values? Will Lizzy let the money get in the way of her new romance?

Mary asks her grandfather about her the history of her family and he tells a tale that touches her in a way that is both surprising and hurtful for them both as he remembers the past. The more research Mary does, the better she understands both her Amish culture and what it takes to sustain a marriage for as many decades as her grandparents did.

A young Amish woman named Mary agrees to marry a gravely wounded Civil War soldier calling himself Abraham Miller. They have a wedding before he dies, thereby giving Mary the rights to his land and giving Abraham the peace of knowing someone will care for his younger brother after he's gone--a convenience for both of them.After the war, Mary fulfills her side of the bargain--until the real Abraham Miller shows up, injured but definitely alive, and he wastes no time in challenging Mary's story.

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 her beyond his own convenience?

In their memoir, two American Mennonite women share stories of how they connected with students at a medical college in Sichuan, China, in the mid-1980s. Their host city, Luzhou, had been designated a ""closed city,"" which meant that foreigners could not visit it without special permission. Fran and Mary Ann were initially escorted whenever they left the campus. Even though they eventually were able to roam the city, their interactions with Chinese people were always scrutinized. Still, by hosting English conversation parties, taking taiji lessons, interacting with students in the classroom, meeting people on walks, and going on outings, the teachers made meaningful connections. Educational, cross-cultural exchanges such as the one Fran and Mary Ann participated in suggest a path forward for easing tensions between the United States and China today.

An Englisch doctor comes to an Amish town to help out during a flu outbreak...Not looking to find romance, he can't help but see a kindred spirit in the beautiful Caitlyn and he becomes drawn to her religious beliefs as much as her pretty face.But despite being rich and successful, the good doctor doesn't think he's good enough for Caitlyn. And some of his fellow suitors agree. Meanwhile, Caitlyn is being forced to choose between a few men that her mother has chosen for her while secretly pining for the freedom in the Englisch world that the doctor represents. Will they overcome the obstacles and follow their hearts?

Michael is now a Sheriff and he returns to the Amish town of his birth to search for an escaped felon. Once there, he once again meets the acquaintance of his childhood sweetheart, Lovina. They had vowed to be best friends forever until circumstances split them apart. Now they are reunited but can their young love be rekindled after life has hit them with so many slings and arrows?

Emily is a woman in her thirties who had left the Amish community years ago because of a pregnancy outside of marriage. Now divorced, she seeks to once again enter the community that has shunned her in the past and make peace with James, the man that she once betrayed.

Mary is an Amish young woman who has her entire life planned out: she was going to marry Mark and they were going to be happily ever after. But then life throws her a curve ball, Mark decides to marry someone else. Mary is more than just heart broken, she feels as if she should give up on romance altogether. It is only a short time, however, when she starts to receive attention from Luke, a new arrival in the community. He's handsome and polite...but will he be just another man like Mark?

After six years of living as an Englischer, David Schmidt finally returned home to Bird-in-Hand, hoping to reconcile with his estranged family. He had made some pretty bad choices in life, and one of them had been Kate. He knew all too well he would not be welcomed with open arms, but he was willing to do what needed to be done to find forgiveness.And it was Mary Weber, the Bishop's daughter who made the biggest difference of all. She stood up for him when no one else was willing and she showed him that there is redemption to be found. With a few weeks to Christmas, their relationship started to grow stronger, but he was still not sure how he truly felt about her. Was this a friendship, or was it something more, and then Kate shows up a day before Christmas...

Sarah has been in love with a visiting Englischer named Aden ever since she saw him in church over a year ago. Problem is that her best friend Martha has told her that she has an unrequited crush on him as well. When Aden starts to pursue her, Sarah finds herself in a quandary. Should she return the interest of the young man who seems so kind and thoughtful or does she spurn his advances in order to spare the feelings of her friend?

An Amish teenage boy meets a young girl who stays with his family while her father is away sick. Her father is abusive but she doesn't say anything...The boy and girl start to develop feelings for one another until her father returns home and takes the girl back. The girl doesn't really want to go, the boy's family had so much love to give...But then tragedy strikes in the worst way. Will their young romance recover?

Rachel decided to leave her Amish community to go to college as she has aspirations of being a medical doctor in the Englisch world. But she always planned to return in order to marry Luke. But when she returns, she expects things to have been the way the were before. She's matured and Luke seems different. Will they be able to rekindle the love they had in their innocent teen years?

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?

Julianne considers her Amish life boring. She's also resigned herself to being a spinster for the rest of her life. There are no men in town she's even remotely interested in even though every single man is pining for her attention.This all changes when a handsome stranger moves into the Amish town. His name is James and he is a former baseball star whose fame and fortune have fizzled out. He comes to the Amish town to get away from all the media but he doesn't count on the Amish people being quite nosy...Particularly when a romance between he and Julianne blossoms.But when an incident from his past life becomes newsworthy, their budding love is put to the test immediately. Can it withstand all of the gossip from the town and the media?

Lila's mother has overstepped her bounds and is trying to play matchmaker...going so far as to set up Lila with her former childhood bully...Going against her mother's wishes, Lila makes up a lie..She gets an acquaintance named Jacob to pretend that he's her boyfriend...The two barely know each other but Jacob plays along when Lila tells him what the trouble is...The two soon discover, however, that the roles they are playing lead to some unintended consequences...

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. That included getting married, and the next older sister, Rachel, was now in a relationship with a potential beau. But will Rebekkah ever find a romance of her own?

Hannah had not said a word about her marriage to John, but Matthew had been able to read between the lines. She had obviously not been happy. She had married John when she was sixteen - to Matthew's dismay, at the time - and had spent her life on their remote farm, rarely coming out into the wider community to make friends...Hannah had been so excited over finally being able to join in with quilting or canning parties, all the simple pleasures that she had not been permitted to pursue before...Matthew had married himself, and was now also a widower, but he and his wife had married as friends. Their love had grown over several years, slowly and with space. With Hannah, Matthew never had to look far for his feelings...He just hoped that she would realise she could enjoy her life while also leaving room for a relationship - but that might take time. Matthew would just have to be patient...This was a difficult decision to make, but he believed that it was the right one. If the love was real, and it was meant to be returned, then it would be...But was it in Gott's plan?

Unfairly treated in her medical career, Rachel seeks a place to hide and finds herself in an Amish community. With distant relatives who are Amish, she decides to stay and try the Amish life. She meets a quiet farmer who barely says a word to her but over time she becomes attached to both him and the Amish community. When she receives justice from her employer, she's invited back to her hospital job. But will she return when she's finally found peace and maybe love?

Bunny and Thomas Michaelson had long since made peace with the fact that they would never have children of their own, but at least, they had each other. It had taken Bunny longer to overcome her fate, but she soon focused on changing the things she can, and accepting the things she had no power over. But all of that changes, when her sister Sherryl arrives out of the blue...She leaves her two small children, Lilly and Josh in Bunny's care, and disappears. It doesn't take long before Bunny's walls start to crumble. But when they face the forces of nature with Hurricane Natasha's approach, they would do anything in their power to save the children and their ranch...However, the storm that had left nothing but destruction and chaos in its wake was a mirror image of the storm in Bunny's soul, especially when the children are gone and she has to pick up the pieces of her broken soul...Would life ever be the same?