Author: Olivia Newport
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1683221397
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1103

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Olivia Newport’s acclaimed Amish historicals now under one cover! Three riveting novels set in the 1910s take readers through pivotal historical events in the lives of Amish from three key communities Wonderful Lonesome In a struggling Amish settlement on the harsh Colorado plain, Abbie Weaver refuses to concede defeat to hail, drought, and coyotes. When she discovers the root of her Amish church’s spiritual divide, she must choose between a quiet love in her cherished church, passion with a man determined to leave the church, or imagining her life with neither. Meek and Mild Clara and Andrew belong to a strict Old Order Amish community in Pennsylvania, but their consciences are leading them to make progressive choices—Clara by teaching Bible stories to children and Andrew by owning a car. What choice will their friends and family have but to shun them? Brightest and Best The collapse of a one-room schoolhouse leads to state-mandated changes in the education of Ohio’s Amish children. But when the government finally approves a separate Amish school, Ella Hilty is asked to teach, and she must choose between her heart’s dream of marriage and answering the call to do what is best for her community.

Author: Olivia Newport
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1630586021
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363

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In a struggling Amish settlement on the harsh Colorado plain, Abbie Weaver refuses to concede defeat to hail, drought, and coyotes, even as families begin to give up and return east. The biggest challenge of all is the lack of a spiritual shepherd and regular worship. When Abbie discovers the root of a spiritual divide that runs through the settlement, she faces her own decisions about what she believes. She must choose between a quiet love in her cherished church, passion with a man determined to leave the church, or imagining her life with neither.

Author: Olivia Newport
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1634091906
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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The leadership in an Old Order Amish community requires shunning friends and family whose only offense is to embrace the new Protestant practice of Sunday school among the Mennonites, but teaching Bible stories to children is one of Clara Kuhns’ great joys. Clara’s on the verge of saying yes to Andrew Raber’s marriage proposal, but now he is flagrantly refusing to submit to the bishop’s authority by owning a car. When the lot falls to Moses Beachy to become the new bishop, the community waits for him to take bold steps toward change. Clara and Andrew step together into a more progressive Amish faith as the Beachy Amish take form.

Author: Olivia Newport
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1620290189
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413

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Escape the helter-skelter of the modern culture and join software creator Annie Friesen, hiding at the home of an Amishman. With her high-tech career in jeopardy, Annie runs from fast-paced Colorado Springs—and straight into the hospitality of San Luis Valley’s Amish community. There she meets cabinetmaker Rufus Beiler, and the more time she spends with him, the more attracted she becomes. When Annie finds she shares a common ancestor with Rufus, she feels both cultures colliding within her. But is her love for Rufus strong enough for her to give up the only life she’s ever known?

Author: Gayle Roper
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736938079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Readers will be delighted as popular author Gayle Roper continues her contemporary Amish series (that began with A Stranger’s Wish) with book two in The Amish Farm series, A Secret Identity. Cara Bentley is raised by her grandfather to appreciate family. When she discovers—quite by accident—that he was adopted, her whole perspective changes. If he wasn’t a Bentley, who was he? If she isn’t a Bentley, who is she? She determines to find her “real” family. Ending up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she takes a room at the Zook family farm. When she seeks the help of attorney Todd Reasoner, the search for the truth begins in earnest. But as mysterious accidents begin to happen, Cara suspects her attempt to find out the truth is not welcome—and neither is she. Readers will be turning pages to find the answers Cara seeks.

Author: Olivia Newport
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1628363835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Annie joined the Amish church based on prayerful conviction, not romantic dreams. And yet, she’d hoped to share her new life with Rufus. But he’s obviously in no hurry. Family history clearly shows it’s never been easy living a plain life in the English world. Will the changes and challenges Annie now faces as a young Amish woman test her newfound faith in good ways or bad? And how long will Rufus test her patience? Valley of Choice Series: Book 1 - Accidentally Amish Book 2 - In Plain View

Author: Patricia Davids
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459249917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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Amish widow Sarah Wyse does not see wedding bells in her future. Still, she can't think of a better way to spend the Christmas season than helping her handsome, shy neighbor Levi Beachy find a wife. But once the single ladies of Hope Springs start visiting his buggy shop, Levi sends the town's eligible men Sarah's way. Neither expects to find love—but with help from the close-knit community, they just might mend each other's broken heart.

Author: Olivia Newport
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1634096576
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343

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When Henry Edison turns up in Lancaster County to survey farm women about their domestic contributions during the 1930s, the last thing Amish housewife Gloria Grabill has time for is the government agent’s unending questions. Gloria’s hands are already full with a farm to run alongside her husband, a houseful of children, and an English neighbor, Minerva Swain, who has been trying Gloria’s patience for forty years. Gloria’s oldest daughter, Polly, wants nothing more than the traditional path of an Amish farmer’s wife, but everything she does seems to push Thomas Coblentz further away. While the Great Depression shadows the country in gloom, can Amish and English neighbors in Lancaster County grasp the goodness that will sustain hope?

Author: Kate Lloyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781408745
Category : Amish
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The final book in the Legacy of Lancaster trilogy, "Forever Amish "introduces us to a young woman who is questioning her future as she uncovers a shocking secret about her past.

Author: Leslie Gould
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493436082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Can they find a way to stitch their suffering into hope and embrace an uncertain future? Tally Smucker's quiet life of reading and quilting hides her sorrow over her mother's declining health and the lack of a fulfilling future for herself. When her daily life is shaken by her free-spirited neighbor Danielle--who grew up Plain but joined the Army at eighteen--Tally's instinct is to distance herself. Yet she finds she can't turn away when Danielle's brother, Kenan, specifically asks for her help. She invites Danielle to visit Plain Patterns quilt shop with her, where the story of the plight of a WWI soldier and the girl he left behind resonates with both Tally and Danielle, but for different reasons. When Tally's mother suffers a setback at the same time Danielle's PTSD becomes unmanageable, it seems Tally's efforts to aid them only make things worse. Can the soldier's story, along with the care of Kenan, help Tally accept the hope that waits just around the corner? From the talented pen of Leslie Gould comes a moving tale of restoration and renewed hope within the Amish community.