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Brides of Lehigh Canal volume 2
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English
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Relive the glory of a Pennsylvania canal town through the eyes of those who ministered to the needs of the workers. Betsy Nelson reluctantly returns to her childhood home to care for her failing father, a faithful minister who served the town for years. William Covington, a confirmed bachelor, comes to town to become the new pastor and set aside the luxuries of his birth for service to God. Can Betsy and William find common ground on which to work...
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After her mom's untimely death, 20-year-old Naomi toils at the family's general store while caring for seven younger siblings-including her newborn brother Zach. And when the unthinkable happens to baby Zach, she wonders how God can possibly bring good out of such tragedy.
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"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...
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Friendship letters volume 1
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English
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Where is hope when Eleanor Lapp's life starts to fall apart as extreme grief drives her husband to drink to numb his pain?
Life is good on the Pennsylvania Amish farm of newlyweds Vic and Eleanor Lapp-- until a tragic event occurs. Vic turns to alcohol to numb the pain; he loses his job, and his marriage is falling apart. Eleanor writes to her friend, Doretta, in Indiana, asking for advice. Their exchange of letters helps both women through the challenges...
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Daughters of Lancaster County volume 2
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English
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Abby Miller leaves her successful quilt shop and patient fiance in Ohio to help her newly remarried and now pregnant mother in Lancaster County. While she's away, Abby's world is shattered in one fell swoop. How can God make anything good come out of this tragedy? With shaken faith, Abby is forced to look for answers away from friends and family. Will she find them in the ashes of the past, in her love of quilting, or in the heart of an overlooked...
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"In Strasburg, Pennsylvania, grief has paralyzed Sylvia, a young widowed mother, and mysterious events threaten to force the family-run greenhouse to close."--
Sylvia has been nearly paralyzed with grief and anxiety since the tragic death of her husband, father, and brother in a traffic accident. She tries to help in the family's greenhouse while caring for her two children, but she prefers not to have to deal with customers. Her mother's own grief...
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For the past two years Belinda King, along with her two grown daughters and teenage son, has been struggling to keep the family greenhouse running. Despite disconcerting events that have threatened to put them out of business, they have survived two growing seasons. And now Belinda can focus on the two suitors vying for her attention. Herschel Fisher, a new acquaintance, makes her feel relaxed, and Monroe Esh, an admirer from her past, reminds her...
8) The struggle
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Welcome back to Kentucky, where a Lancaster County Amish couple seeks a new future in the land of tomorrow. When Timothy Fisher decides to move his wife, Hannah, and their daughter to Christian County where two of his brothers reside, Hannah is reluctant to go. Then a tragic accident occurs, and Timothy and Hannah are inconsolable. Is an abrupt separation the beginning of the end of their marriage, or will they rally to seize a God-given second chance?...
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Friendship letters volume 2
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English
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Doretta Schwartz used to be so happy and passed her positive attitude along to friends in several letters she wrote each month. But that all changed the day she learned of her fiancé's death and a heavy weight of depression fell upon her. Feeling empty, she puts away her letter writing and won't even respond to calls from friends. William's twin brother, Warren, is also grieving his loss, while at the same time, trying to be supportive to his parents...
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Barbour Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Wilma's Wish by Wanda E. Brunstetter: Wilma Hostetler has been courted by Israel Zook for the last year, and he's recently proposed marriage. But when his sister dies, leaving him to care for five young nephews who openly dislike Wilma, she has second thoughts of starting with a ready-made family and decides to call off the wedding. Can anything be done to restore the relationship, or will Israel seek another wife?" -- Back cover.
"Martha's Miracle...
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Barbour Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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In this bittersweet holiday romance set in Amish country, Will Henderson, a young man tortured by his past, meets Karen Yoder, a young woman looking for answers as they both become involved with a desperate father searching for his son.
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Brides of Lancaster County volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Miriam Stoltzfus is a young Pennsylvania Amish woman once filled with dreams for a future with a man. . .who jilted her. Now she is known as the old maid schoolteacher with a heart of stone. Could a forbidden romantic friendship with an English newspaper reporter stir the embers of her heart? Or, will she follow the traditional path and settle for a marriage of convenience born out of the sake of a child? Either way, she must find the key to letting...
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Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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In an area of Pennsylvania called The Big Valley, a uniquely blended Amish community thrives in which three distinct groups of Amish identify themselves by the colors of their buggy's top; white, black, or yellow. Deanna is a widow who sees her second chance of love slipping away. Rose Mary is at a point in life where she must choose the path of her faith and the right man to walk with her on it. Leila is burdened with family responsibilities and...
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Barbour Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Love Is Never Plain and Simple Strong family and community ties merge in Pennsylvania Amish Country where four young women seek God's will for their lives and their place in the modern world--while finding true love in the process. A Merry Heart The man of Miriam Stolzfus's dreams has decided to marry another woman. Miriam's bitterness threatens to cloud her future, until two special men enter her life--and she is forced to make a monumental decision....
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