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Lancaster County secrets volume 3
Language
English
Description
"As a child caught up in a crisis, Lainey O'Toole made a split-second decision with far-reaching effects. Fifteen years later, when her car breaks down in Stoney Ridge, she is forced to face the past. Bess Reihl is less than thrilled to be spending the summer at Rose Hill Farm helping her intimidating grandmother. But once Bess meets hired hand Billy Lapp in Stoney Ridge, the summer starts to hold some promise. Now Lainey's and Bess's worlds are about...
Author
Series
The Beiler sisters volume 3
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Language
English
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Poised to marry Amish farmer Alvin Knepp, Debbie Watson tries to console the Beiler family after Ida Beiler loses her husband-to-be in a farming accident.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Life is good on their Pennsylvania Amish farm for newlyweds Vic and Eleanor Lapp--until the day Vic's youngest brother drowns in their pond and Vic turns to alcohol to numb the pain. Things get so bad that Vic loses his job and their marriage is coming apart. Eleanor is desperate to help her husband and writes letters to her friend, Doretta, living in Indiana for advice. The trust Eleanor places in her friend and the gentle words she receives in...
Author
Series
Heritage of Lancaster County volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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6) The waiting
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Bestselling author of Amish Peace and The Choice delivers another contemporary Amish romance sure to satisfy.
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Series
Language
English
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Convinced the blacksmith just wants a mother for his young daughter and a wife to cook and clean, Miriam spurns his heartfelt attention. Soon she meets an intriguing reporter. But will she find true love and happiness with an outsider or in an Old Order marriage?
Author
Series
The Beiler sisters volume 2
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Debbie Watson is a new convert to the Amish faith and still learning the plain ways of the community in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. She has already attracted two suitors: the insecure but lovable farmer, Alvin Knepp, and the brash Paul Wagler. When Alvin leaves the community for the big city, Debbie is crushed. Though her heart is with Alvin, she considers Paul's continued interest in her. Should she simply give in and marry Paul , or wait to see...
9) The shunning
Author
Series
Heritage of Lancaster County volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
11) The crow's call
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"When Vernon King, his son, and son-in-law are involved in a terrible accident, three women are left to cope with their deaths, as they become the sole providers of the family they have left. The women's only income must come from the family greenhouse, but someone seems to be trying to force them out of business. Amy King has just lost her father and brother, and her mother needs her to help run the family's greenhouse. It doesn't seem fair to ask...
12) Hearse and buggy
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Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Claire Weatherly never intended her visit to Amish country's Heavenly, Pennsylvania, to be anything other than that--a visit. But when she begins to feel the healing power of the town's simple life, she decides to stay and open an Amish specialty shop of her own. So when the former owner of the store is murdered, Claire can't help but get involved.
Author
Series
Promise Glen volume 2
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Teacher Dorcas Beiler and her first love, Thomas Fisher, rekindle their feelings for one another, when he returns to Promise Glen to start a construction company.
15) The hidden one
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The discovery of an Amish bishop's remains leads chief of police Kate Burkholder to unearth a chilling secret in this new thriller from bestselling author Linda Castillo. Over a decade ago, beloved Amish bishop Ananias Stoltzfus disappeared without a trace. The mystery of what happened to the esteemed old man has haunted his small Pennsylvania community for years. When skeletal remains showing evidence of foul play are unearthed and revealed to be...
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Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Lena Kauffman is a young Old Order Amish schoolteacher who has dealt all her life with attention raised by a noticeable birthmark on her cheek. Having learned to move past the stares and whispers, Lena channels her zest for living into her love of teaching. But tensions mount as she is challenged to work with a rebellious young man and deal with several crises at the schoolhouse that threaten her other students. Her lack of submission and the use...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Emma Lapp tries to be the perfect daughter, to earn the loving embrace of her family and her Amish community in Pennsylvania. Yet she can't quite win her mother's smile--or her forgiveness for a transgression Emma can't quite place . . . Emma knows she's the source of her mother's greatest sorrow, having been born on the same day Mamm lost her beloved sister. The one bright spot has been the odd trinkets anonymously left at her aunt's grave each year...
18) The heirloom
Author
Series
Heritage of Lancaster County volume Prequel
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Language
English
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Description
"Clara Bender believes a visit to Hickory Hollow may help her find direction after her father remarries. While restoring an heirloom quilt with her great-aunt Ella Mae Zook, the two form a warm bond. When Clara's life is again upended by an unexpected incident and a young Amish man, will she find where her heart belongs?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Debbie is poised to marry Alvin Knepp, the Amish farmer she's loved all along. Ida Beiler is recovering from the tragic loss of her husband-to-be in a farming accident, while her younger sister Lois is still running away from her faith. Debbie takes it all in stride as she brings calm to the sorrowing Beiler family while finding happiness with the young man of her dreams.
Author
Publisher
Barbour Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Alma's Acceptance by Richelle Brunstetter: Alma Wengerd is a young widow who leaves her home in Kentucky to stay with friends in Pennsylvania. Soon she is speeding into a renewed romance with Elias Kurtz and raising the brows of the older church members. When Alma is waylaid by some unexpected news, could putting her happiness with Elias on hold be her only option?" -- Back cover.
"Martha's Miracle by Jean Brunstetter: Martha Yoder is different...
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