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Seek Me with All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman
What would cause the Amish to move to Colorado, leaving family and friends behind? Some Amish are making the trek to Colorado for cheaper land. Others are fleeing strict bishops with long memories. For Emily Detweiler and her family, the move is more personal. Tragedy struck Emily in Ohio, shaking loose everything she believed was firm, including her faith... -
The Revelation by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsABRAM'S DAUGHTERS introduces readers to an Old Order family, a close-knit community and a devout people whose way of life and faith in God is as timeless as their signature horse and buggy. Set against the backdrop of post-World War II, this compelling saga spans three generations of a Lancaster County Amish family... -
The Prodigal by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBook 4 in the bestselling Abram's Daughters series. The compelling and continuing chronicle of Abram Ebersol's family, beginning in the mid1940s, moves forward in time and scope to the late 50s. The devout Ebersols have faced sometimes painful divisions and separationsif not geographical, those of the heart... -
The Waiting by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Jorie King has been waiting for Benjamin Zook to return home to Lancaster County so they can marry. When news arrives that Ben has been killed, Jorie finds comfort in the friendship of his brother Caleb. That friendship ripens into love, and it seems that they are meant to be together. But when the unexpected happens, their worlds are turned upside down once more... -
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The Sacrifice by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAbram's Daughters book 3, the sequel to the bestselling The Betrayal. This powerful family saga features four Amish courting-age sisters growing up in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, beginning in the 1940s... -
Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAmanda’s heart broke as she watched them drive her beloved twins away. She resolved to hope . . . and to fight for them to her last breath. Kara and Lizzie are heiresses to one of the largest fortunes in the country... -
The Betrayal by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBeautifully Repackaged: "The Betrayal" and "The Sacrifice " In "The Betrayal," Leah Ebersol and her beloved Jonas Mast are separated by hundreds of miles when he accepts an apprenticeship in Ohio. They are confident their love is strong enough to survive, but more than time and distance are conspiring to keep them apart... -
To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA gifted rider in a world where ladies never race, Maggie Linden is determined that her horse will become a champion. But the one man who can help her has vowed to stay away from thoroughbred racing for good. An Irish-born son far from home, Cullen McGrath left a once prosperous life in England because of a horse racing scandal that nearly ruined him...Categorized as:
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The Knight and the Dove by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsEager to secure a permanent loyalty from this promising young knight, King Henry commands Bracken to marry into one of the crown's most loyal families. But Lord Vincent's oldest daughter, the beautiful yet deceitful Marigold, scorns the king's edict. She will never marry a lowly earl. Now Vincent must call his beloved Megan from the abbey and send her to Hawkings Crest to wed... -
Before the King : by Heather Kaufman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Heather Kaufman is a truly fresh voice in biblical fiction."--TESSA AFSHAR, bestselling authorJoanna's wealthy family aspires to Herod's inner circle, but when her father's esteemed position in the Sepphoris Sanhedrin is threatened, her family harbors a dark secret... -
The Lost Lieutenant by Erica Vetsch
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's doing what he can to save the Prince Regent's life . . . but can he save his new marriage as well? Evan Eldridge never meant to be a war hero--he just wanted to fight Napoleon for the future of his country. And he certainly didn't think that saving the life of a peer would mean being made the Earl of Whitelock...Categorized as:
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A Family for Gracie by Amy Lillard
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor the Amish of Pontotoc, Mississippi, faith and family are everything—even when they pose the greatest challenge . . . Gracie Glick is known for being the helpful one, always available for a relative in need. But now that she’s longing for a home and family of her own, it’s time to help herself. With few eligible men in Pontotoc, Gracie’s choices, and her time, are limited... -
A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston
Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you'll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman's story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams ... and secrets. You'll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the 'English' way of life---and the decisions and consequences that follow... -
A Cousin's Promise by Wanda E. Brunstetter
When a horrific accident cripples Wayne Lambright, he finds it difficult enough to take care of himself, much less Loraine Miller, his future bride. Will he sacrifice his happiness to give her a better life? Having already been jilted once, Loraine is terrified of yet another rejection... -
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The Thorn by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLancaster County, with its rolling meadows and secret byways, may seem idyllic, but it is not without its thorns. THE ROSE TRILOGY is the stirring saga of two Amish sisters on the fringes of the church, and the unforeseen discoveries that change their lives. Rose Kauffman, a spirited young woman, has a close friendship with the bishop's foster son... -
The Covenant by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBook 1 of Abram's Daughters series from bestselling author Beverly Lewis. Years of secrecy bind the tiny community of Gobbler's Knob together more than the present inhabitants know, and the Plain folk who farm the land rarely interact with the fancy locals... -
Dead of Night by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAll words fell away. I pushed myself off the path, noticing for the first time the signs of earlier passage---the matted earth, broken twigs. And I knew. My mouth turned cottony. I licked my lips, took three halting steps. My maddening, visual brain churned out pictures of colorless faces on a cold slab---Debbie Lille, victim number one; Wanda Deminger, number three . . . He'd been here... -
Though Mountains Fall by Dale Cramer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUnique Amish Historical from a Bestselling, Award-Winning Author Amish pacifism is sorely tested in the Paradise Valley settlement in the 1920s. When an army of bandits descends on them, the Amish are saved by the last-minute arrival of government troops. But they soon learn that soldiers can be as cruel as the bandits themselves... -
The Mistress of Tall Acre by Laura Frantz
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter in desperate need of a mother... -
The Revealing by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Naomi King, soft spoken, loyal, and easily overlooked, has a gift. She sees what others can't see. Intuition, she calls it. Others in Stoney Ridge don't know what to make of it and dismiss her hunches and inklings altogether. When a young woman arrives at the Inn at Eagle Hill with a shocking secret about Tobe Schrock, Naomi fears the worst... -
His Accidental Amish Family by Rachel J. Good
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the picturesque Amish community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, life's detours may prove the path to true happiness . . . After a buggy accident when she was a teenager, Anna Flaud was told she would never walk again. Unwilling to be an object of pity, she put aside her dreams of marriage and found purpose as an assistant at a Community Care Center... -
Walking on Hidden Wings: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A tangled web, a sleuthing adventure, a rekindled romance . . . Walking on Hidden Wings has it all."--Rachel Fordham, author of The Letter TreeGeneva Ashcroft Hayes's marriage to a newspaper mogul might have been arranged, but the New York socialite is devastated when her husband's plane crashes a few short months after their nuptials... -
Like a Bee to Honey by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAffectionately dubbed The Honeybee Sisters in their Wisconsin Amish community, the three Christner girls are devoted beekeepers who are coming-of-age—and discovering the sweet surprise of love… Shy, skittish Rose Christner is more comfortable tending to the beehives on the family farm and keeping her aunt’s unruly cats in line than attending social gatherings with the rest of the die... -
Two Steps Forward by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Back and broke in Stoney Ridge, Jimmy Fisher has coasted as long as he could through life on charm, good looks, and deep-set dimples. They always worked just fine for him--until they didn't. His smile has no effect on the violet-eyed beauty he met at the Bent N' Dent, the one with that stunning horse. She's offered him a job, but nothing else... -
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Jeb's Wife by Patricia Johns
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPatricia Johns’ sensitive storytelling brings depth and heart to this tender story of second chances, as an Amish woman embarks on marriage with the gruff farmer next door . . . Once, Leah Riehl prayed for a husband. The man she loved chose another, wanting the children that Leah can’t provide... -
Whispers of Change: Inspirational Amish Romance by Samantha Price
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll the Baker girls are home to help with Debbie's wedding. But the reunion isn't just about the wedding preparations. Old memories resurface, unresolved feelings stir, and the tight-knit bond of the Baker sisters is tested as never before... -
Baron of Emberly by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA WARRIOR DANGEROUSLY IN CONTROL England, 1334 ~ In the second book of The Feud series, Baron Magnus Verdun is a warrior whose handsome face gives little indication of the darkness he struggles to contain... -
The Preacher's Daughter by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA new series from The New York Times best-selling author of the Abram's Daughter's series. The Preacher's Daughter begins a remarkable journey of heartache and homespun delight - a series readers will find impossible to forget. Paradise, Pennsylvania, is likened to a little slice of heaven on earth...but for Annie Zook - the preacher's eldest daughter, it seems like a dead-end street... -
Ends of the Earth: A Bug Man Novel by Tim Downs
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNick must face the realities of lost opportunities and the passing of time as he struggles to protect a mother and her child from agro-terrorists in this latest novel from award-winning author Tim Downs. Dr. Nick Polchak is called to a farm community in eastern North Carolina to investigate a murder... -
Anna's Crossing: An Amish Beginnings Novel by Suzanne Woods Fisher
When Anna König first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the Charming Nancy , their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naïve farmers--dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands--across the ocean... -
Marcia Schuyler by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMarcia's devoted friend and neighbour has her hands full with a loveless marriage, a scheming sister-in-law, and ill-mannered children... -
Love Unexpected by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA Perfect Blend of History and Romance, with a Whisper of Mystery All she's ever wanted was a home. But stranded at Presque Isle port after their steamboat sank, Emma Chambers and her brother, Ryan, couldn't be farther away from security. While Ryan at least can find work, Emma can't even find a place to stay... -
The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWill the magic of Christmas bring these two newlyweds closer together, or will the ghosts of the past lead them into a destructive discovery from which not even a Dickens’s Christmas can save them? Mistletoe is beautiful and dangerous, much like the woman from Lord Frederick’s Percy’s past, so when he turns over a new leaf and arranges to marry for his estate, instead of his heart, he never...Categorized as:
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Huckleberry Christmas by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow that they've happily married off two of their grandchildren, Anna and Felty Helmuth are ready for their next matchmaking challenge. What better way to celebrate the most heartwarming of seasons--and make Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin, the place for unexpected love. . . A difficult marriage has left the Helmuths' widowed great-granddaughter, Beth, finished with wedlock... -
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A Christmas Gift for Rose by Tricia Goyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn in the midst of the hardships of The Great Depression, Rose grew up in Berlin, Ohio, in the arms of a loving Amish family. But as she prepares to marry, she's thrown into confusion when she learns the truth of her birth. She was born Englisch and abandoned when the family moved on in search of work... -
The Brides of Webster County by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Enjoy the bestselling Brides of Webster County series of four novels all under one value-priced cover. This jumbo volume encases four bestselling and beloved novels by bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter. Four Missouri women struggle to fit to the expectation of their Amish community and to trust God when life hands them unexpected challenges of widowhood, parenting, careers, and dating... -
The Newcomer by Suzanne Woods Fisher
In 1737, Anna Konig and her fellow church members stagger off a small wooden ship after ten weeks at sea, eager to start a new life in the vibrant but raw Pennsylvania frontier. On the docks of Port Philadelphia waits bishop Jacob Bauer, founder of the settlement and father to ship carpenter Bairn... -
Promise to Return: A Novel by Elizabeth Byler Younts
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen World War II breaks out, Miriam Coblentz’s peaceful Amish world is turned upside down... It’s 1943, and Miriam Coblentz and Henry Mast are nearing their wedding day when the unthinkable happens—Henry is drafted. However, since he is a part of the pacifist Amish tradition, Henry is sent to a conscientious objector Civilian Public Service camp... -
Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unsolved case. A tempest of memories. The future’s at stake—and time is running out . . . Gwen Marcey has done a good job of keeping the pain of her past boxed up. But as she investigates the case of a missing child in Lapwai, Idaho, details keep surfacing that are eerily similar to her childhood traumas. She doesn’t believe in coincidences... -
I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGenerations of secrets unfold as a young college student learns the truth about her great-grandmother’s World War II heartbreak and love.Brianna Hastings’s life seems dull and full of disappointment until a handsome young man visits her church. She’s instantly smitten by the charming Greg, who leads an exciting, independent life—the kind of life she longs for...Categorized as:
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Her Only Wish by Shelley Shepard Gray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to Pinecraft, Florida, for a Sweet Amish RomanceSheltered yet adventurous, Betsy Detweiler is on a mission to get out of Kentucky and experience new things in life. She's got a list--a life list. What better place to start than with her friends in beautiful Pinecraft, Florida?From the moment Betsy walks into the Snow Bird Golf Course to sign up for lessons, August Troyer is mesmerized... -
The Cowboy's Runaway Bride by Malory Ford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKate Donovan is a woman on the run. Rocked by rumors and scandal in her home city of New Orleans, becoming a mail order bride is the orphan's last chance before she'll have to turn to unspeakable acts to survive.Samuel Pratt has had the weight of the world on his shoulders since his father died and left him the family ranch at eighteen... -
Promise to Cherish by Elizabeth Byler Younts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs World War II draws to a close, nurse Christine falls in love with roguish Amish boy Eli and must choose between a new, uncertain life in the Amish faith or face the judgment of a conservative postwar American society for her past mistakes. It’s 1945, and Christine Freeman is a nurse at Hudson River State Hospital, where she works alongside members of a Civilian Public Service unit... -
The Return by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Beautiful and winsome, Betsy Zook never questioned her family's rigid expectations, nor those of devoted Hans, but then she never had to. Not until the night when she's taken captive in a surprise Indian raid. During her captivity, Betsy faces brutality and hardship, but also unexpected kindness. She draws strength from native Caleb, who encourages her to find God in all circumstances... -
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His Pretend Amish Bride by Rachel J. Good
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a small Amish town like picturesque Lancaster, Pennsylvania, one solution to an indiscretion is to make a good marriage. Or perhaps, fake a respectable engagement . . . Priscilla Ebersol has a fulfilling life teaching special needs children—until her boyfriend’s humiliating betrayal ruins her reputation and threatens her job... -
Courting Cate by Leslie Gould
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen This Couple Gets to Courting, Sparks Will Fly! In Paradise, Pennsylvania, Cate Miller is known more for her sharp tongue and fiery temper than her striking appearance... -
Anna's Crossing by Suzanne Woods Fisher
When Anna Konig first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the "Charming Nancy," their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naive farmers--dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands--across the ocean... -
Rebecca's Promise by Jerry S. Eicher
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReaders of Amish fiction will delight in this new series by a veteran author in this popular genre (50,000 Jerry Eicher books sold). Rebecca Keim has just declared her love to John Miller and agreed to become his wife. But she’s haunted by her schoolgirl memories of a long ago love—and a promise made and a ring given. Is that memory just a fantasy come back to destroy the beautiful present.. -
Intervention by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHer last hope is the beginning of a new nightmare. Barbara Covington has one more chance to save her daughter from a devastating addiction, by staging an intervention. But when eighteen-year-old Emily disappears on the way to drug treatment and her interventionist is found dead at the airport Barbara enters her darkest nightmare of all... -
The Postcard by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsRachel Yoder, a New Order Amish woman, lost her husband and son in a tragic accident two years ago. Now, returning to her aging parents with her young daughter, she has resigned herself to the life of a widow. With a subdued but cheerful heart she helps her family run a bed-and-breakfast in a quaint Lancaster county town...
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