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Noel Fisher can make entire villages out of gingerbread; why won''t she make a few dozen gingerbread cookies for Hunter Darcy? When a widowed Englisher, Hunter Darcy, asks Noel, an Amish woman, to make a couple dozen gingerbread cookies for his daughter''s class at school, he gets more than he bargained for. Two brothers find romance during Amish wedding season. Meet the Darcy brothers; two modern-day heroes who just happen to be the most sought-after bachelors in town. One visit to the local bakery opens the door for some sweet romance to go along with the tastiest treats of the season. 4 Amish Novellas: Amish Christmas Bakery The English Groom Amish Hearts Puppy Love A book for ALL seasons, this story begins with Christmas, follows through the new year, moves onto Valentine''s Day, and ends with a summer story.

An Amish Mail Order Bride? That''s not what Clayton Tucker thought he was getting when he began to correspond with Emma Jane Miller. Emma Jane shows up in Silver City, Nevada, a wild, mining town, to be Clayton Tucker''s mail-order bride. The only problem is, she left out one LITTLE detail about herself; she''s Amish! Clay doesn''t take too kindly to being tricked and tries to send her on her way before the miners show up in town to give him his daily dose of ribbing. Being a pig farmer, Clay is the joke of the town, and the folks make it tough for him to make a living because of his trade. If he marries an Amish woman, things will only get worse for both of them and he realizes too late that he''s a coward and can''t marry her. With no money to return home and Clay''s refusal to honor the marriage contract, Emma Jane must figure out how she will pay for a room in the boarding house in town until the stage comes back. An early snowstorm threatens everyone''s plans; can Emma and Clay put aside their differences for Thanksgiving and for the sake of the town? This is a stand-alone novel that brings Amish Romance together with Historical Romance OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES: Texas Tears by Caryl McAdoo Mail-Order Misfire by Davalynn Spencer Thankful for the Cowboy by Mary Connealy Spring of Thanksgiving by Liz Tolsma These Great Gifts by Allison Pittman

"When Gabby decides to make dog treats to lure Fireman, Ty Carter, into the bakery, she manages to win his dog''s heart, but the rambunctious puppy is more than he can chew through, mow down and shake a stick at. Can she win over the fireman, or has she stepped in a mess she can''t clean up?"--Amazon.com

Faith has been away at nursing school for 5 long years. She returns to the community with plans to marry her childhood sweetheart, Gideon. She quickly finds out the hard way that things have changed a little bit since she''s been away.

FOUR COMPLETE BOOKS! 1. Sibling Rivalry 2. Second Chances3. Sweet Nothings4. Snowflake BrideBook One: When Bethany and Levinia Miller discover a handsome Englischer barely conscious on the bank of Willow Creek, rivalry comes out in its ugliest form as they argue over who will get to care for him. Despite knowing their father would never approve of their actions, they decide to stow away the Englischer in the loft above their barn. While they compete for his attention, it becomes evident that the Englischer has a few secrets of his own. While Nate recovers, he finds himself getting lost in the care of these two young Amish women, leaving him wondering if he might want to stay. But when another woman shows up looking for him, things become more complicated than any of them could have possibly anticipated.BOOK 2 Amish Brides of Willow Creek series Miriam has been run out of the community by the Bishop after she lied in order to force Nate to marry her. Now she is unwed and shunned. A woman-scorned, Miriam commits terrible acts of revenge against the woman Nate marries and her sister. Now she has made enemies of Bethany and Levinia, as well as the entire community. When Miriam finds herself in need of help, she finds she has no other choice but to return to the very community she was run out of. Will she be able to humble herself for the sake of getting help? Will she find forgiveness and love from a community where none is deserved, or will she have to endure the consequences of her sins? BOOK THREE:Bethany has led a spoiled life, thanks to her older sister, Levinia, who always did everything for her while raising her. Being a domestic failure, Bethany decides it''s time she learned those skills so she can find a husband. With the help of the Widow Yoder, Bethany talks her father into re-opening her mother''s bakery that has sat vacant since her passing. She quickly finds out that baking is not as easy as it looks. Regretting his decision to let his daughter run the bakery, her father enlists the help of Benjamin, Miriam''s older brother, to teach Bethany the skills she needs to make a success of the business. Insulted by her father''s lack of confidence in her, and feeling threatened by Benjamin''s perfection when it comes to baking, Bethany sets out to sabotage him, hoping her father will fire him. Will her new skills as a baker enable her to get the husband she has her eye on, or will Benjamin sabotage her efforts?Book Four: Snowflake Bride:What could be worse for Libby, a young Amish woman, than falling on the ice and losing her memory? Waking up in the hospital thinking she''s an Englisher! When Jonas Graber, her betrothed, whom she had left a week before over a silly misunderstanding, learns of her accident, he sees her memory loss as a chance to win her heart again. Will he be able to convince her that they were in love and headed for marriage, or will she lose interest in skating and in him when another man comes along?

A book for ALL seasons, this story begins with Christmas, follows through the new year, moves onto Valentine''s Day, and ends with a summer story.

JACOB''S DAUGHTER Twenty-eight-year-old LIZZIE BARLOW is running from her past and present mistakes. Not knowing which direction to go, she finds herself hiding out in the same Amish community in which she grew up. With her ten-year-old daughter Abby, in tow, she fears her secrets will catch up to her. When ABBY discovers her real father may be living just down the road from where they are staying, she sets off on an adventure to meet him. What she doesn''t know are the many secrets that her mother never shared with her--the same secrets that will turn her life upside down. JACOB YODER is an Amish widower, trying to raise his ten-year-old son, when his past shows up on his doorstep unexpectedly, threatening to change his life forever. AMISH WINTER WONDERLAND Twenty-five-year-old LILLIAN STOLTZFUS is living in the shadow of her deceased brother. When her dad gives her the gift of land that would normally go to the eldest son, it includes a bakery he built as an offering to a suitor for her. No one wants marriage for Lillian more than she wants it for herself, but at twenty-five, she fears she will end up a spinster if Seth never returns her secret feelings for him. Thirty-year-old SETH MILLER is loaded down with the responsibility of caring for an overbearing father. His loyalty to his father''s farm has caused him to put his own needs on hold his entire adult life. Being secretly in love with Lillian for many months, he finds it difficult to speak to her because he lacks the confidence having never dated before. Will the contents of an old spice box change everything for both of them? Or are they destined to admire each other from afar indefinitely? UNDER THE MULBERRY TREE Lizzie''s lies from the past have finally caught up to her, and are wreaking havoc in Abby''s life. When Abby and Jonah Beiler get branded by the youth in the community as "kissing cousins," will the truth be able to set them free, or will it be too late? Find out in this story of forbidden love... AMISH WINTER OF PROMISES Caleb has a secret he''s kept to himself for too many years. When he crosses paths with Katie Graber, the new school teacher, he discovers she has a secret of her own. Hoping for an opportunity to get out of a prearranged marriage to a man she doesn''t love, Katie enlists the help of Caleb. In exchange, she must agree to help him change his own life to overcome the shame his secret has brought him. The two of them make a promise to help one another, and to keep each other''s secrets. But those secrets will change things in a way neither of them could have ever expected. CHASING FIREFLIES After tragedy struck Noah Beiler''s life nearly two years ago, he turned his back on his faith and the community. No one except Rose knows he has remained in the dilapidated home that overlooked the pond that he''d grown to despise. When new tragedy strikes, he is forced out of hiding. Will chasing fireflies on a warm, summer night change his life forever? Find out in this tale of summer love... AMISH SUMMER OF COURAGE Lizzie''s troubled past has finally come full circle. When Levi Schrock shows up to work as a hired hand on her father''s farm, no one suspects he''s an impostor A chance meeting with her daughter, Rachel, on his first day in town could change Levi''s mind about his plans, as well as his heart. UNDER THE HARVEST MOON Lila King pays a visit to her uncle Jessup and her new Aunt Bess at the B&B, and ends up getting into the middle of more than she bargained for in this final look into the lives of the families you have come to know in the Jacob''s Daughter series.

Book Four in The Quilter''s Son series Maddie Hayes comes home early from college after being forced to leave her cheerleading scholarship behind. When Anna learns Maddie''s secret, she discovers they have more in common than she originally thought. Anna and Maddie become roommates until Anna unexpectedly moves out and leaves Nathan just days before their wedding. Will Nathan be able to put his own worries aside to help Maddie through her dilemma? Find out in this tale of lost and found love...

After she rejected baptism into the Amish faith, Lydia Yoder and Englisher Steven Miller have spent the last year courting, but when a mistake from Steve''s past threatens to prevent their wedding, Lydia begins to contemplate joining the Amish community. Will Lydia be able to look past Steve''s youthful mistake and forgive him?

Snow angels: "Priscilla Miller has closed off her heart since the buggy accident that took the lives of her father and brother. Will Tobias Fisher and his quest for making snow angels break her heart or mend it?"--Cover verso.

TWO COMPLETE STORIES IN ONE BOOK! AN AMISH CHRISTMAS WISH: Grace Fisher left the Amish community just after her baptism, frightened she''d missed out on exploring the English ways when her father had forbidden her to participate in her rumspringa. When she returns to the community just days before Christmas, her father turns her away. After running her car off the road in a blizzard, Grace ends up at the mercy of Ethan Bontrager, the man whose proposal she''d refused before leaving the community. Will the two of them be able to put the past behind them while trapped together in a blizzard? THE CHRISTMAS PRAYER: The day before school lets out for the holiday season, students are asked to submit a confidential and unselfish prayer to their teacher as an end-of-the-year assignment. When two of the students realize they share a common prayer, they join forces to make certain those prayers are answered. Will their shenanigans bring two broken families together, or will their efforts be in vain?

FINAL book in the Jacob''s Daughter series. Lila King pays a visit to her Uncle Jessup and her new Aunt Bess at the B&B, but she ends up in the middle of far more than she bargained for in this final look into the family you have grown to know.

"Lizzie''s past has finally come full circle. When Levi Schrock poses as a hired hand in order to gain information regarding the whereabouts of one million dollars in stolen money, things can get pretty complicated. Rachel Yoder takes an interest in Levi, and convinces him to turn his life around"--Publisher.

BOOK FIVE Jacob''s Daughter series After tragedy struck Noah Beiler''s life nearly two years ago, he turned his back on his faith and the community. No one except Rose knows he has remained in the dilapidated home that overlooked the pond that he''d grown to despise. When new tragedy strikes, he is forced out of hiding. Will chasing fireflies on a warm, summer night change his life forever? Find out in this tale of summer love...

Lizzie''s lies from the past have finally caught up to her, and are wreaking havoc in Abby''s life. When Abby and Jonah Beiler get branded by the youth in the community as "kissing cousins," will the truth be able to set them free, or will it be too late? Find out in this story of forbidden love...

Twenty-five-year-old LILLIAN STOLTZFUS is living in the shadow of her deceased brother. When her dad gives her the gift of land that would normally go to the eldest son, it includes a bakery he built as an offering to a suitor for her. No one wants marriage for Lillian more than she wants it for herself, but at twenty-five, she fears she will end up a spinster if Seth never returns her secret feelings for him. Thirty-year-old SETH MILLER is loaded down with the responsibility of caring for an overbearing father. His loyalty to his father''s farm has caused him to put his own needs on hold his entire adult life. Being secretly in love with Lillian for many months, he finds it difficult to speak to her because he lacks the confidence having never dated before. Will the contents of an old spice box change everything for both of them? Or are they destined to admire each other from afar indefinitely?

Lizzie Barlow is running from her past and present mistakes and she doesn''t know the many secrets that her mother never shared with her. Not knowing which direction to go, she finds herself hiding out in the same Amish community in which she grew up. With her ten-year-old daughter Abby, in tow, she fears her secrets will catch up to her. Jacob Yoder is an Amish widower, trying to raise his ten-year-old son, when his past shows up on his doorstep unexpectedly.

Jane Abigail Reeves is Little Wild Flower. Raised as a city girl; in 1977, at the age of fifteen, her father moves Jane and her entire family to a farmhouse in the heart of a rural Amish community in Indiana as a respite for her alcoholic mother. Finding life on the farm more complicated than city life, Jane shuns herself from her family and neighbors, until she stumbles upon Elijah, the Amish boy next door. As she slowly ventures out of her comfort zone, she begins to mimic her family''s acceptance of Amish living, and realizes it''s a practical solution for squelching the dysfunction of her family''s past. Can a hippie-chick like Jane find friendship with a sixteen-year-old Amish boy despite their cultural differences? Will their feelings for each other change as they grow up?

When the new doctor turns out to be none other than Bradley, Jane''s childhood sweetheart, she struggles with his new affections, feeling as though she is betraying the memory of her life with Elijah, her deceased husband; the very life that caused a change in her to blend with the Amish community. As she comes to terms with her life without Elijah, she quickly begins to reject some of the Amish traditions, yet keeps others. As she slowly lets go of the life she lost, she discovers that starting over doesn''t have to be as difficult as she feared. Contains a sneak peek chapter of Book Four WARNING: Sneak Peek of Book Four contains some mildly unsuitable language and disturbing situations in order to maintain the authenticity of the story of Jane''s stormy childhood. Find out what events brought her family to the Amish community so many years ago.

The Twelve Days of Amish Christmas: She''s English. He''s Amish. She doesn''t realize he''s trying to court her. Asa shows Holly and her and her son, Luke, what the season is all about--giving."--