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Shunned by the township she was raised in, a young Amish woman finds herself enjoying an affluent life in the secular world and engaged to a successful businessman. When a long lost love unexpectedly returns from her past with a startling revelation, she is torn between her newfound modern life and the simplicity of her humble past, and must now choose the life, and the man, that will finally give her peace of mind.

Smart, kind, and good-hearted, the three Christner girls are affectionately known as The Honeybee Sisters in the beloved Wisconsin Amish community where, under the care of their aunt, they've grown into skilled beekeepers--and lovely, sought-after young women.

An Amish girl whose legs are paralyzed from a childhood accident fears she will never measure up to the expectations of her Amish community that a woman marry and raise a family, but she may find the miracle she is looking for in a young Amish man.

"As a young adult, Sherry Gore dreamed of a radio career, but instead, a series of terrible mistakes left her wrecked and alone. Then one morning she walked into a church and the truth of Jesus' forgiving love shattered her world--and put it back together again. She began to rid her life of anything that might keep her from God, but still she wanted a deeper faith. Something more. Soon the life Sherry remade for herself and her children featured head...

Lena Rose Schwartz hadn't planned to leave her Old Order community in Centerville, Michigan. But then, she could not have foreseen the accident that made her and her siblings orphans. After her parents' funeral, her younger brothers and sisters are farmed out to various nearby relatives. But when the deacon in charge of the arrangements tells her there aren't places enough for everyone, she agrees to go live with her father's second cousin and his...

"Kendra Troyer always knew she would leave Walnut Creek the first chance she got. When she was accepted into design school, she tried her best not to look back at the four siblings she was abandoning, but ahead to Columbus, where she was determined to stay - far away from her abusive home and far away from Nate Miller, the boy she vowed to despise for the rest of her life.Though she suffered through dark times in Columbus, Kendra found her faith in...

"Sarah Yoder has always dreamed of having a family of her own. But with no eligible prospects, she's beginning to worry--until the Raber brothers return to Cedar Grove. Sarah and Isaac Raber walked out together the summer they were sixteen, so perhaps he's the one. If only she had a little help catching his eye...Levi Raber has no interest in marriage. When his mother reveals her plans to deed the family farm to the first son who marries, Levi has...

When Hope, a young Amish widow, takes on the role of housekeeper for the New York crime writer who purchased her family's farm, the two discover they share a strange past and a burgeoning love.

"Rachel Beiler loves her job as the teacher in her Amish community. She's obedient, humble, and compliant and tries to keep the ordnung to the best of her ability. But Rachel has a secret--something that could get her shunned if she's found out. She loves knowledge and yearns for a college education. After serving a dozen years in the Army, Rob Lanier has returned from Afghanistan. But now that he's home again, he's constantly reminded of his family's...

Anna knew fear; it first grabbed her in its clutches on a hard church pew, then tightened its grip through a raging fire. But fear and sadness could not defeat her light. Plain Anna shows you just how not-plain and rather remarkable Anna really is. Through her heart-wrenching story, you’ll discover that peace is worth every encounter with fear and that pain never needs to be the end of your story. -- Back cover.