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1) The wish
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Language
English
Description
"Leona Speicher got the sister she always dreamed of the day Gloria Gingerich and her family moved to Lancaster County. The Arkansas newcomers seem to be the answer to Leona's prayers until Gloria's father is expelled from their Old Order Amish church for reasons no one will discuss. Much to Leona's dismay, the Gingeriches suddenly pack up and disappear. Then, after a silence of several years, Gloria unexpectedly contacts Leona who makes up her mind...
Author
Series
Amish country crossroads volume 2
Language
English
Description
After the dramatic conclusion to his discovery of a long-lost postcard, journalist Philip Bradley simply cannot forget the Amish people he met while on assignment in Pennsylvania--particularly Rachel Yoder and her young daughter, Annie. Drawn back to Lancaster County over the Christmas holidays, Philip struggles with the vast gulf separating him from the beautiful plain woman.
4) The postcard
Author
Language
English
Description
Young Amish widow Rachel Yoder helps run a bed-and-breakfast in rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and when a guest, journalist Philip Bradley, finds an old postcard in the dresser of his room, it touches off a surprising chain of events.
Author
Publisher
David C Cook
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
"More than anything else, thirty-something Holly Fisher longs for family. Growing up in Seattle without a dad or grandparents, she wonders what it would be like to have a heritage, a place of belonging. Holly is furious when her mother, Esther, reveals a long-kept secret: Holly's grandmother and uncles are still alive and begging Esther to return. And Holly is shocked when she learns that the family she's never known lives on a Lancaster, Pennsylvania,...
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Series
Amish of Ephrata volume 1
Publisher
Price Pub., LLC
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Priscilla Smucker finds herself receiving unwanted attention in the community over an upcoming charity event at the local Mennonite church. When jealousy turns to bullying, how will she ever begin to handle it?" -- from the publisher.
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Series
Amish millionaire volume part 6
Amish millionaire volume pt. 6
The Amish millionaire volume 6
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Amish millionaire volume pt. 6
The Amish millionaire volume 6
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Language
English
Description
"Meet businessman Joel Byler who has gotten himself into a financial bind and his eccentric, wealthy Amish father who is done bailing out his spoiled son. When will Joel learn he must pay for his own mistakes - and at what cost to his business, his fiancée, and his Amish siblings?"--Publisher's description.
10) The reckoning
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Series
Language
English
Description
Unknown to Katie, her long-lost love seeks her even as she has another interest. Yet she yearns for peace, which requires facing her plain heritage.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Seen through the diary of Jacob, an Amish farmer trying to protect his family and his way of life, the book examines the idea of peace in the face of deadly chaos when an Amish community in Pennsylvania is caught up in the devastating aftermath of a catastrophic solar storm and the subsequent collapse of modern civilization.
Author
Series
Plain fame trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Price Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Amanda Beiler is a young Amish woman traveling back to Pennsylvania from a visit in Ohio. Alejandro Diaz is a famous Cuban singer living the life in the limelight of international media. Their worlds collide on the streets of Manhattan, an accident that brings them together and, despite their efforts, will not let them be apart. What happens when that bridge is crossed between two very conflicting worlds and two extremely different cultures?
Author
Series
Publisher
Price Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Priscilla Smucker finds herself settling into married life with Stephen on their farm. Life is full of joy and happiness until she learns that Susie Byler is back at her bullying, this time targeting her friend Sylvia and sending her letters. When faced with a chance to expose Susie, will Priscilla be able to continue the Amish practice of forgiveness or has Susie gone too far?
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Series
Amish classics volume Book 4
Publisher
Realms
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Henry Detweiler dies unexpectedly, leaving his second wife and three daughters, Eleanor, Mary Ann, and Maggie, in the care of John, his oldest son from a previous marriage. John and his wife, Fanny, inherit the farm and, despite a deathbed promise to take care of their stepmother and half-sisters, John and Fanny make it obvious that Mrs. Detweiler and her daughters are not welcomed at the farm. When Edwin Fischer, Fanny’s older brother, takes notice...
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Series
The spirit of the Amish volume 2
Publisher
Realms
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"When a fire takes Lucy's livelihood and the life of her overbearing husband, she is on her own with a baby on the way. Overwhelmed with all the responsibilities of the farm, she goes to stay with her grandmother. There, she feels safe and gets to know Manny, a handsome widower who checks in on the ladies. Lucy's shy and gentle ways are appealing to Manny, but accepting love and affection comes hard for her. Will spending time with her grandmother's...
16) School's out!
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English
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School's out! And so is an energetic Amish girl with trouble following close on her barefooted heels! When nine-year-old Rachel Yoder isn't bringing frogs to church or taking wild buggy rides, she's setting fireflies free and trying out new skateboards in all the wrong places. Will Rachel's friends and family survive the mischief she brings into their lives during summer vacation, and will Rachel learn any life lessons along the way?
17) Out of control
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Language
English
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Rachel's impatience causes her all sorts of problems during a long winter.
18) The proving
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Language
English
Description
After five years as an Englisher, Amanda Dienner is shocked to learn her mother has passed away and left her Lancaster County's most popular Amish bed-and-breakfast. What's more, the inn will only truly be hers if Mandy can successfully run it for twelve months. Reluctantly, Mandy accepts the challenge, no matter that it means facing the family she left behind--or that the inn's clientèle expect an Amish hostess! Can Mandy fulfill the terms of her...
19) Back to school
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Language
English
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Description
This time, trouble has a freckled face and an unruly cowlick. His name is Orlie, and he seems determined to humiliate this ten-year-old Amish girl at every turn. Can anything good come out of Rachel and Orlie's endless antics? Join Rachel as she learns life lessons about love and forgiveness in the rolling hills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
20) Plain & fancy
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Series
Language
English
Description
When a cosmopolitan gal meets an Amish guy, two worlds collide in a conflict that tests the reality of faith and the sincerity of love. Their only hope for a future together requires one of them to abandon what's familiar and embrace what's foreign.