Astrid Kauffman is Amish and a romance writer with writer’s block who, when the opportunity presented itself, also became a matchmaker. The opportunity was Imogene Yoder, a widow with twin boys. The man Astrid picks for Imogene is one she would pick for herself and the plot thickens …
Month: September 2022
The Second Christmas by Marta Perry
Leah Beiler took her broken heart and moved to Upstate New York to learn about her aunt’s tea shop business.
Leah has returned home to Promise Glen and hopes to take what she has learned and start a herbal tea shop of her own. Christmas is approaching and she is looking forward to spending time with family and friends.
The man who broke her heart, Josiah Burkhalter, wants to help her. While both have changed a lot, Leah is hesitant to trust him. But Josiah sees this as a second chance and he truly wants to help Leah. He now knows how special she is.
The Orchard by Beverly Lewis
The story revolves around the “conscientious objector” status during the Vietnam War era. Not all draft-age Amish men seek it.
The Hostetler family orchard has existed for generations & Ellie loves everything about it. She & the rest of the family are shocked to find her twin brother did *not* request the conscientious objector status and his draft number is low.
Evan goes to war.
Fallout by Carrie Stuart Parks
Samantha Williams likes her life exactly the way it is. While teaching an elementary school art class, an SUV crashes into the building & her room. She manages to save the children. Her car is totaled; her purse is missing. And … the SUV’s driver is dead — shot.
As unusual events begin to happen, Samantha becomes more scared. Secrets swirl — the murdered SUV driver, memories of a childhood tragedy, an unusual PTSD project. Someone is determined to keep secrets buried and Samantha along with them.
Beneath the Bending Skies by Jane Kirkpatrick
A demanding father and a dutiful daughter. No matter how hard Mollie Sheehan tries she never seems to meet his criteria. Not a lot of options are available to a girl in 1860s Montana. Her father is gone for long periods of time and her stepmother keeps the family together by doing what must be done.
When Peter Ronan and Mollie fall in love, her father forbids the marriage and moves the family to California forbidding them to have *any* contact. But love prevails despite her father’s determination to control her life — for the rest of her life.