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81) 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
Surprised by love volume 4
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When widower Stephen Lapp moves his five children from New York State to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, his only plan is to buy his family's farm stand, Lapp's Pastured Pork. That way, his brother can move closer to his fiancée and open his own stand. But on Stephen's first trip to the market, his brave act of kindness nearly ends in catastrophe-until strong-willed Nettie Hartzler saves him-and makes an impression he can't forget . . . A widow...
Author
Series
Surprised by love volume 5
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
"Hiding a painful secret, valley newcomer Noah Riehl is looking for a fresh start with few complications. He hopes his job at the Farmer's Market will give him the quiet life he craves. But light-hearted Caroline Hartzler has other ideas. She practically falls in love with him at first sight. And when she asks Noah for a not-so-simple favor--and won't take no for answer--he finds himself reluctantly agreeing . . . Caroline refuses to listen to...
Author
Series
Seasons of Lancaster volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Jonah King has no desire to leave his close-knit community. All his hopes and dreams lie in Lancaster County, and many of them revolve around his longtime love for Annie Stoltzfus. For years he's been trying to get her to see what burns inside his heart, yet he remains all but invisible to her. Annie's beautiful eyes reflect only her affection for Jonah's older brother and her sadness when he chooses another. Jonah knows that he must speak up, but...
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In Beth Wiseman's A Choice to Forgive, Daniel had disappeared one long-ago Christmas Eve, and Lydia built a life with his brother. Now she's a widow, and Daniel is back. In A Miracle for Miriam by Kathleen Fuller, Seth had once broken "plain" Miriam's heart. Can he now convince her that she is truly beautiful to him? And in Barbara Cameron's One Child, on a snowy winter night in Lancaster County, a child changes the world for two very different couples....
86) The road home
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sent from Michigan to Pennsylvania following the tragic death of her Amish parents, Lena Rose Schwartz grieves her loss and the separation from her nine siblings. Beside the fact that Lena has never been so far from home, she hasn't met the family she will now be living with. But worse than that is having to live apart from her close-knit brothers and sisters. How will they manage without her to care for them--especially six-year-old Chris? And will...
87) A dream of home
Author
Series
Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moving to Pennsylvania wasn't in Madeleine's original plans. She should still be in California and should have married her pilot fiancé a year ago -- but death has a way of changing everything. Now the former Air Force flight nurse is living alone in Paradise, Pennsylvania, and working as a maid at the Lancaster Grand Hotel. She isn't exactly a widow . . . but she sure feels like one. Saul Beiler isn't exactly a widower . . . but his wife is long...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Sam is wondering if leaving the amish community was such a great idea is he really following what God wills or is he follow his own heart after all he went through at home. He needs to figure it out and quit, he already told Mary Elizabeth he was gone for good but rumor has it she has found herself another man, thats a good thing right? Will he be able to figure it all out and have the girl of his dreams or will someone come along who's better for...
89) The farm stand
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"Salina Petersheim runs her own booth at the Amish market, where she's known for having the freshest and most delicious produce in the area. Her father is the bishop of her church district, and her brother is a deacon. They are a very close family, yet sometimes she tires of being compared to her older brother, Neil, who is married and has two children. She also feels the pressure of having to be the perfect daughter for her parents. Salina has been...
90) Phoebe's gift
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
"Phoebe Lapp's grandmother was anything but ordinary. Before her death, the eccentric elderly woman purchased three Assateaque ponies, seemingly for no reason. But after her passing, Phoebe learns of her beloved grandmother's wish to start an Amish pony farm in Lancaster County for hurting Englisha children. That dream now lies with Phoebe if she decides to fulfill it, but a teaching position is waiting for her at home. Which path should she choose?...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Alongside her cousins who have booths of their own, Bethany Gingerich runs a busy and successful coffee and donut stand at the Amish market. Since she has café-style tables and chairs, her regular customers enjoy purchasing a morning treat so they can sit and talk to their friends.Micah Zook and his grandfather, Enos, visit Bethany every Saturday morning to purchase coffee and donuts before going to work at Enos's custom outdoor furniture shop....
93) Summer's promise
Author
Series
Harvest of hope volume 3
Publisher
Gilead Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Summer Carson has lived near the Amish community in Paradise, Pennsylvania, all her life. Now she's following in her father's footsteps and earning her degree in agricultural science so she can continue his work helping local farmers. In her job at the county extension office, Summer moves between the Englisch and the Amish worlds. While she sometimes finds herself speaking--and even thinking--in Pennsylvania Deitsch, the transition isn't always easy....
Author
Series
Amish legacy volume 4
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Kira Detweiler does not plan to be in Lancaster County for long. She's left her family in Indiana to help her aunt after the birth of her fourth boppli. Or at least thats what she tells people. Deep down, shes trying to escape the heartache of a broken engagement and has no plans to date again anytime soon. Jayden Bontrager watches his older brothers with admiration, and he prays that someday he'll have the kind of life they do. Even so, hes only...
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