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[2017]., Adults, Kensington Books Call No: FIC LON Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: At the heart of winter's darkness is the joyous glow of the Christmas season. In this love-filled holiday collection, warm yourself with the peaceful light of Plain gifts. SNOW SHINE ON ICE MOUNTAIN Kelly Long When staid Naomi Gish's mischievous father hires strapping Gray Fisher at their candle shop for the season, she's positive the old man has an ulterior motive. She doesn't need help but as Gray learns the craft of candle making, Naomi learns that love is not only possible, but God's most precious gift. A HONEYBEE CHRISTMAS Jennifer Beckstrand Of all the sacrifices Bitsy Kiem made to raise her three nieces Amish, giving up her Englisch life was the only thing she missed. With the girls married now, she has a chance to kick up her heels this Christmas unless widowed Yost Weaver can convince her that Plain love is a flame that will never go out. THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE Lisa Jones Baker Blessing those in need at Christmastime is one of Lydia's favorite traditions. But without her newly married sister's help this year, the task seems daunting until handsome Mennonite John King shows her that hands joined to do good may unite hearts, as well."
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c2013., Adults, Thomas Nelson Call No: FIC WIS Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: ALWAYS IN MY HEART -- Hope Bowman believes God is punishing her for giving up her firstborn son when she was a teenager. She's hidden this secret from her husband, who is thankful for their daughters but longs for a son. Hope prays desperately, but the son God sends her isn't a new baby but the fifteen-year-old boy she gave up years ago.
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[2013]., Adults, Harvest House Publishers Call No: FIC CLA Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The Women of Lancaster County Series Volume: #4Summary Note: "A beautiful misfit... A handsome young filmmaker... A shocking family secret, hidden for 200 years... A loner and a daydreamer, Amish-raised Izzy Mueller doesn't fit in with her family or her community. About the only person who really gets Izzy is her best friend, Mennonite-raised Zed Bayer, but soon he'll be leaving for college, hundreds of miles away. Worse, he's completely unaware she's in love with him. Izzy works as a caregiver, a job which suits her gentle ways and kind sprit. She's also a talented seamstress and often sits with her patients, quietly sewing, as they talk and reminisce about the past. Izzy has always enjoyed hearing what they have to say - until the day one of them shares some unsavory news about her own ancestors. As Izzy searches for the truth behind that lore, she begins to question her life - her creative longings, her relationships, and her heritage. Caught in the swirling dynamics of Zed's family once she becomes the caretaker for his grandmother, can Izzy learn from the past and from others' mistakes? Or must she step out in faith and forge a future all her own?" --from back cover.
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-- White Christmas piec2008., Barbour Pub. Call No: FIC BRU Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Step into Amish country for this bittersweet holiday romance. Here you'll meet Will Henderson, a young man tortured by his past, and Karen Yoder, a young woman looking for answers. Add a desperate father searching for his son, and you have all the ingredients for a first-class romance that will inspire and enthrall.
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[2016]., Adults, Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group Call No: FIC LEW Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "An Amishwoman who has given up hope of marriage seeks to redeem the guilt from her past by volunteering her time in Lancaster County, and a young Englisher interested in the self-sufficiency of the Amish seeks mentorship from her father"--
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[2021]., Adults, Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group Call No: FIC LEW Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Susie Mast's Old Order life has been shaped more by tragedy than her own choices. But when she decides to accept another's invitation and stop waiting on her childhood friend, she soon realizes her mistake. Family secrets and missed opportunities might dim Susie's hopes for the future but what seems like the end might only be the beginning.
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-- Amish millionaire.2016., Adults, Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc. Call No: FIC BRU Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Amish millionaire Volume: #3Summary Note: "Kristi Palmer thought Joel Byler was the man she would marry, until she suddenly learns he has been hiding a lot from her. He never told her about growing up Amish, but the bigger problem is that he rebelled from all that was good in his upbringing and has put his selfish desires first. Now he has stolen money from their joint account, and she is done with the relationship. Can trust broken ever be mended?" -- Back cover.
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c2006., Young Adult, Bethany House Call No: FIC LEW Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Annie's people Volume: 3Summary Note: Annie Zook, the daughter of an Amish preacher, finds herself caught between her world and the outside world while living with her shunned friend Esther and longing for her forbidden art and her relationship with Ben Martin.
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c2012., Adults, Bethany House Call No: FIC LEW Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Home to Hickory Hollow Volume: #2Summary Note: Twenty-seven-year-old Joanna Kurtz has made several trips to the altar, but never as a bride. The single young Amish woman is a closet writer with a longing to be published something practically unheard of in her Lancaster County, Pennsylvania community. Yet Joanna's stories aren't her only secret. She also has a beau who is courting her from afar, unbeknownst even to her sister, Cora, who, though younger, seems to have suitors to spare. Eben Troyer is a responsible young Amish man who hopes to make Joanna Kurtz his bride, if he can ever leave his parents' farm in Shipshewana, Indiana. Yet with his only brother off in the English world, intent on a military career, Eben's hopes for building a life with his dear Joanna are dimming, and patience is wearing thin. Will Joanna ever be more than a bridesmaid?
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2010., Adult, WaterBrook Press Call No: FIC WOO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Lena Kauffman, an Old Order Amish schoolteacher, has been friends with school board member Grey Graber for most of her life, but when her teaching methods come under scrutiny and he experiences a family tragedy, their relationship becomes strained.
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[2020]., Adults, Zondervan Call No: FIC CLI Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Amish marketplace novel Volume: #3Summary Note: "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. Bethany enjoys talking to Micah and Enos, and she's always thought Micah was handsome - but she doesn't think her crush will ever result in anything more. When Micah and his grandfather don't come to see her one Saturday morning, Bethany begins to worry. And when she learns that tragedy has struck, she wonders how to help Micah in his time of need. Turns out he needs a friend now more than ever, and Bethany may be just the kind of friend that God has provided for him."--Provided by publisher.
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[2016]., Adults, Zondervan Call No: FIC CLI Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to view Series Title: An Amish heirloom novel Volume: #2Summary Note: "Years ago, a picnic basket brought two hearts together. For Rachel and Mike, history may be about to repeat itself. Rachel Fisher is devastated when the young man she's loved for years leaves her to date her best friend. Her heart is broken, and she has all but given up on love. Rachel is determined to keep her mind off the pain, and she starts teaching at an Amish school for children with learning disabilities. Since his father became ill, Mike Lantz has been overwhelmed with the responsibility of providing for his family and caring for his six-year-old brother, John. When John joins Rachel's class and she learns that his mother is deceased and his father sick, she desperately wants to help the family, even with something as simple as a meal. With her parents' old picnic basket, Rachel begins sending food to the Lantz family. As the weeks go by, John's grades start to improve, and the attraction grows between Rachel and Mike. They can't deny that their friendship is growing toward something more, but both of them are hesitant to risk a more serious relationship.The last thing Rachel wants is another heartbreak, and Mike is worried about providing for his loved ones. Will the two be able to reconcile their past hurts with new hope for the future?"--
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c1999., Adults, Bethany House Publishers Call No: FIC LEW Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Amish Country Crossroads Volume: #2Summary Note: Journalist Philip Bradley, having discovered the cause of Rachel Yoder's blindness, is compelled to learn what he can about the possibility for a cure, but Rachel has her own ideas about the way her vision might be restored.
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[2015]., Adults, Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc. Call No: FIC BRU Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to view Click here to view Series Title: Prairie state friends Volume: #1Summary Note: Moving from Pennsylvania, finding rewarding work, and leaving heartbreak behind is the best decision Jonah ever made. But is he ready to consider love again when he meets Elaine Schrock? Will his scarred heart mend when she chooses family loyalty over love?
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-- Amish millionaire.2016., Adults, Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc. Call No: FIC BRU Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Amish millionaire Volume: #5Summary Note: "In the midst of grieving their father and settling his estate, the Byler family faces some of life's hardest challenges--sickness, disaster, loss. When Joel should be stepping up as the man of the family, his selfish determination continues to cause chaos."--Page 4 of cover.
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c2006., Bethany House Call No: FIC LEW Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Annie's people Volume: 2
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-- Good-bye to yesterdayc2013., Adults, Barbour Pub. Call No: FIC BRU Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Discovery Volume: #1Summary Note: "Instead of experiencing newlywed bliss, Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus are faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives"--Back cover.
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[2018]., Adults, Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc. Call No: FIC BRU Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Hawaiian Volume: 2Summary Note: Ellen travels to Hawaii to help her best friend, but quickly finds herself torn between a new love and her family in Indiana.
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[2016]., Adults, Harvest House Publishers Call No: FIC EIC Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: St. Lawrence County Amish Volume: #1Summary Note: "Cousins Lydia and Sandra Troyer and their friend Rosemary Beiler have always been close. The two cousins, however, both have eyes for handsome Ezra Wagler, leaving Rosemary to watch from the sidelines. But when the cousins' fathers face financial ruin, Lydia and Sandra make a deal as to which one of them should have Ezra's affections... at which point Rosemary decides to make a play for Ezra herself. When an unexpected tragedy strikes, Ezra is at a loss in knowing God's will. But one of the three girls knows... and reveals God's answer to those left behind." -- from back cover.
