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This is the continuing story of Jane and Elijah...just when Jane thought her life in the Amish community couldn''t get any better, tragedy strikes the Zook farm. Jane is suddenly lost in the world she created with Elijah, and flees to her home town in search of the past she left behind so many years before. But being face-to-face with the pain of her childhood sends her running back to the community she now feels disconnected from. Struggling with the decision she made at the age of fifteen that changed the lives of her entire family, Jane must now determine if she can continue to live in the Amish community, or if she will try to salvage the past she still craves. What she discovers as she reunites with friends she left behind in her teen years will make her stronger, and bring joy to her life again...

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.

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?

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...

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.

3 Books in one! Amish Christmas Baby When Ellie Fisher finds a baby on her doorstep on Christmas morning, what is she to do--especially when she figures out who the baby''s mother is? Will she have the strength and the faith to do what is best for the baby and the mother, despite the fact that she is no longer able to have anymore children of her own? Finding Grace Amish Christmas Baby, Grace Fisher, is all grown up and due to marry Seth Yoder. But when she stumbles across the red and white stocking cap her mamm dressed her in to drop her onto Ellie Fisher''s doorstep that Christmas morning after she was born, her mother is forced to share the truth surrounding her birth and how she''d come to be in this world. Shocked, Grace flees the community intending to visit her Aunt Sadie who lives in the city. It is there that she meets an unlikely Englischer who thinks she has all the answers that will solve all of Grace''s problems. But will her suggestions ruin the only life Grace has ever known? Grace & Mercy Sometimes history repeats itself!

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...

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...

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.

"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.

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.

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.

Amish Summer: Grace is smitten with Samuel; is he in love with someone else? Grace meets Samuel when she takes a short-cut through his field to get to her cousin''s house for a visit, and for her, it''s love at first sight. Samuel has his future set for him, but after he meets Grace, he can''t get her out of his mind--or his heart. Can the two of them find love, or has someone else already laid claim to the future they desire?

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.