Download or read book The Wedding Pact A Collection of Christian and Amish Romance written by Sylvia Davidson and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wedding Pact Brooke and Derek are wedding planners who are at odds when they are hired by an engaged Christian couple who can't agree on anything. Both Brooke and Derek are as different as night and day as are the couple they have been employed to help out... but when they learn to compromise the two of them discover that opposites really do attract... Recklessly Amish Sarah thinks that the Amish lifestyle isn't for her. She loves her family and friends but she feels as if she doesn't fit in. She doesn't bite her tongue, hates to do common chores and thinks children are snotty little brats. What she does like to do is push the envelope, whether it be riding a horse too fast or shirking her duties at the farm. But when she meets the serious minded John, she begins to rethink her attitude. Will she change her ways for the sake of a romance?

Download or read book The Wedding Pact written by Sylvia Davidson and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wedding PactBrooke and Derek are wedding planners who are at odds when they are hired by an engaged Christian couple who can't agree on anything. Both Brooke and Derek are as different as night and day as are the couple they have been employed to help out... but when they learn to compromise the two of them discover that opposites really do attract...Recklessly AmishSarah thinks that the Amish lifestyle isn't for her. She loves her family and friends but she feels as if she doesn't fit in. She doesn't bite her tongue, hates to do common chores and thinks children are snotty little brats. What she does like to do is push the envelope, whether it be riding a horse too fast or shirking her duties at the farm. But when she meets the serious minded John, she begins to rethink her attitude. Will she change her ways for the sake of a romance?

Download or read book The Amish Marriage Pact LARGE PRINT written by Samantha Price and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started with a secret pact to marry. It ended in tears. Kate blamed her disgraced siblings for Michael's sudden disinterest in their budding romance. After what they'd done, she couldn't blame him for not wanting to marry her, but did he have to fall in love with her best friend and leave their Amish community? Disappointment over his double standards and broken promise filled her heart with bitterness. When a handsome and suitable Amish man shows his interest in Kate, can she open her heart to love again? Or will her heart forever pine for the man she'd promised it to all those years ago? A stand-alone Amish Romance from USA Today Bestselling, and Kindle All-Stars author Samantha Price.

Download or read book A Chaste Kiss written by Hannah Winstone and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years ago, when Rose was only a little girl and the world seemed that much brighter, she could never have imagined herself forced to leave home; but now she was an adult of twenty and she knew that wasn't how the world worked. Her father died when she was eleven, and then her mother at sixteen; and now she was forced to leave the only place she had ever called home. It was that or be married off to a man twice her age, a man rude and disinterested - just the thought made her stomach churn. Who wanted a life like that?The steam train rumbled, the vibration constant as Rose lay her palm flat against the dirty window. This was going to allow her a better life; a life fulfilling and independent - so why did she feel so uneasy, like something was going to go terribly wrong?The next station slowly pulled into view. It was dark and dingy, weak light barely filtering through to reveal the gaggle of passengers waiting to board. The place was a sea of grey and brown, no colour shining through. It did nothing to alleviate the heavy ball of stress forming in her gut. In fact, as her eyes travelled over dozens of faces, she felt worse.All too eager to leave the stuffy train, Rose jumped from her seat before her brain had the time to catch up - and then she was clambering out of the train with her bags in tow, staring wide eyed and lost. The station looked bigger than it did from the train. Cavernous by comparison to the little station back home. Although, it wasn't really home any more, was it? Her uncle, eager to marry her off and take her inheritance, made sure of that. You have a new beginning here, she reminded herself.

Download or read book The Amish Millers Get Married Box Set Books 1 5 written by Ruth Hartzler and published by Clean Wholesome Books. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 1448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Amish Romance boxed set of all five books in The Amish Millers Get Married series. Each of the 5 books is a full-length novel. Clean and wholesome, happy, feel-good, Amish Christian romance. Book 1: The Way Home. When Noah Hostetler while on rumspringa loses control of a borrowed car on an icy road and drives into a buggy, the Miller sisters are hurt. Injured and with unforgivingness in her heart, Hannah Miller vows she will never again feel for Noah what she once did—a deep and loyal love. Both Hannah and Noah believe that with God's grace anything is possible, but healing from a painful past is no easy task. Can Hannah rediscover what once she felt for Noah before his terrible mistake, or will her heart remain closed to him forever? Book 2: The Way Forward. Everyone thinks the handsome Amos Troyer is perfect for Esther Miller—everyone, that is, except Esther herself. So when her mother's meddling gets too much, Esther hatches a scheme of her own. She asks her friend Jacob Hostetler to pretend to be her boyfriend. Yet does Jacob have motives of his own? How will Esther's secret change her life in a way she never thought possible? Book 3: The Narrow Way. The Millers' third daughter, Martha, went on her rumspringa, determined to sample the ways of the non-Amish and to start a chocolate making business. Martha has left the Amish well behind her, and is dating the handsome and successful Gary Wright. When she is arrested for something she didn't do, she calls on the only person she can trust to keep her secret, the Amish man Moses, who has loved her for years. The Narrow Way is a happy, feel-good Amish Christian romance. Book 4: The Only Way. Rebecca has started work at a B&B which has opened next door to the Millers. Sarah Beachy, an Amish girl from another community, has moved in with the Miller family. Rebecca is determined not to be the fourth Miller girl to marry the fourth Hostetler brother, so why is she so upset when Sarah spends all her free time with Elijah Hostetler? And will the arrival of the mysterious Amish man, Benjamin Shelter, change their lives in any way? Book 5: Finding the Way. It's one shock after another for Sarah Beachy. Firstly, her strict father has sent Benjamin Shetler to Lancaster Country to force Sarah to come back home, and secondly, she finds out she is closely related to the Millers. Does Benjamin have reasons of his own for arriving in the community? Will the handsome but wicked Nash Grayson ruin Sarah's happiness? Or does he have enough troubles of his own with Jessie Yoder?

Download or read book The Marriage Garden written by Monica Marks and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A PROMISE UNEXPECTEDRebecca did appreciate the kindness of her neighbor, Andrew. Still, she felt that he did what he did out of obligation. Andrew had made a promise to her husband that if anything should happen to her, that he would provide. But he was too young and naive at the time to have made such a promise, and it was one of those hollow things that men say to one another. Andrew, however, decided to make good on the promise after her husband dies in a tragic accident. Sparks begin to fly between the two as they struggle with excitement and guilt over their growing affection with one another. They both have to ask themselves a question, is this really God's will?

Download or read book Evergreen Love written by Amy Clipston and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Amish Christmas Wedding story from bestselling author Amy Clipston. Ryan Lapp had promised to marry Lorene Bontrager as soon as he was able to build them a house, but the day never came. Ryan moved away. Five years later, Lorene has settled into her single life and is shocked when her younger sister announces her quick engagement to Ryan’s younger brother. As they rush to plan the wedding, Lorene is constantly around the family she almost joined. Worse, she’s forced to face Ryan himself, who has returned to town. As both Ryan and Lorene examine their own feelings, they must decide if they can find grace with each other--and the young people they once were--this Christmas season. There just might still be love in their future.

Download or read book The Marriage Pact written by Kathleen Fuller and published by . This book was released on 2025-05-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perry and Daisy didn't ask to be set up by their well-meaning Amish families, but they soon enter a pact with the high hopes of evading their families' matchmaking plans. Until it leads to more . . . Farrier Perry Bontrager has had enough of his four happily married older brothers' attempts to find him a bride. When he finally reaches the end of his patience with them, he moves to nearby Marigold to escape their relentless matchmaking. But when his brothers there set him up with Daisy Hershberger, he's desperate to end their interference. Daisy, who was left at the altar by her ex-fiancé, Reuel, is forced to move to Marigold by her overprotective parents, who want her to have a fresh start. But Daisy is still in love with Reuel and believes that if she becomes a better cook, housekeeper, gardener, and most importantly, smarter, then he will come back to her. When she's tricked into going out with Perry, she reveals her frustration with her family. She and Perry decide to help each other break free of their families' meddling ways. Their plan works, but when Perry finds out that Daisy is trying to change herself for someone who doesn't deserve her, his feelings start to change. The pact they entered starts to shift as they realize that long-held beliefs about themselves might not be as accurate as they once thought.

Download or read book Courting Caleb written by Kelly Long and published by Thorndike Press Large Print. This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the beautiful backdrop of Appalachia, CBA bestselling author Kelly Long's second installment in The Amish Mail Order Grooms series is a heartwarming, emotionally rich romance, as young women determined to wed advertise for husbands in an Amish newspaper... In a small Appalachian community with few single men, young Amish women take fate in hand and help forge their own paths to happy marriages... Wanted: An Amish Mail Order Groom. Age 20 30. Must understand that courting will follow the marriage ceremony in gut order. Seeking one who is reserved, quiet, and bookish. It worked for her best friend, so why shouldn't Abigail Mast, the local potter of Blackberry Falls, follow suit and advertise for a groom? But her plan goes awry when two men arrive in answer to her ad. The bishop's unexpected solution: Abigail should court them both and make a decision by Valentine's Day. Just as the clay she works with reveals its true purpose in time, surely she will discover which man is most suited to be her Husband... Caleb thought his bruder was crazy for answering an ad and agreeing to marry a complete stranger. Yet there's no denying he's found a gut wife and a happy life. Rather than agree to the unsuitable match his father has made for him, Caleb answers another ad from faraway Blackberry Falls. There he discovers a woman who makes him forget his past--and a rival groom-to-be. Will Gott free all involved to make the right decisions for their heads and their hearts?

Download or read book Sundays of Heaven written by Monica Marks and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Collection of Amish Romance StoriesMichael is now a Sheriff and he returns to the Amish town of his birth to search for an escaped felon. Once there, he once again meets the acquaintance of his childhood sweetheart, Lovina. They had vowed to be best friends forever until circumstances split them apart. Now they are reunited but can their young love be rekindled after life has hit them with so many slings and arrows?

Download or read book The Brides of Webster County written by Wanda E. Brunstetter and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brides of Webster County Look past the idyllic countryside and meet four Missouri women who are struggling to conform to the expectations of their Amish community and to trust God when life hands them unexpected challenges of widowhood, parenting, careers, and dating. Going Home Faith Stutzman Andrews left her Amish community ten years ago to pursue a career as a comedian. Now widowed, she suddenly reappears on her parents' doorstep with her six-year-old daughter in tow. Which dream will Faith ultimately choose--that of having the career she's always wanted or the family she's never really had? On Her Own Recently widowed Barbara Zook is struggling to raise her four young boys and manage the family harness shop on her own. When two men offer their aid to this beautiful woman in need, Barbara wonders what God has in mind. Will she find a new love or be forced into a marriage of convenience? Dear to Me Melinda Andrews loves two things--the Amish man Gabe Swartz and the animals she helps to heal. When Melissa considers becoming a vet, she knows she must choose between two worlds. Will Melinda stay with Gabe and become an Amish fraa or pursue her dream and be shunned by family and friends forever? Allison's Journey ​Allison Troyer is sent to Missouri to learn how to run an Amish household. Can she find her way among strangers? Aaron Zook, a confirmed bachelor, can't help but be drawn to Allison, especially when a ne'er-do-well seems determined to win her heart. Which direction will Allison's journey take?

Download or read book The Marriage Pact written by Linda Lael Miller and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of Bliss County are ready to meet the men of their dreams! See how it all begins in this enthralling new series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was eighteen and this close to saying "I do," when Tripp Galloway interrupted her walk down the aisle. Now that she's recovered from her youthful mistake and Tripp's interference, Hadleigh and her single friends form a marriage pact. She doesn't expect Tripp to meddle with her new plan to find Mr. Right—or to discover that she's more attracted to him than ever! Divorced and eager to reconnect with his cowboy roots, Tripp returns to Bliss County to save his ailing father's ranch. He's not looking for another wife—certainly not his best friend's little sister. But he's never been able to forget Hadleigh. And this time, if she ends up in his arms, he won't be walking away!

Download or read book Until the Mountains Fall Cities of Refuge Book 3 written by Connilyn Cossette and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently widowed, Rivkah refuses to submit to the Torah law compelling her to marry her husband's brother and instead flees Kedesh, hoping to use her talents as a scribe to support herself. Without the protections of her father, Kedesh's head priest, and the safety of the city of refuge, Rivkah soon discovers that the cost of recklessness is her own freedom. Malakhi has secretly loved Rivkah for years, but he never imagined his older brother's death would mean wedding her himself. After her disappearance, he throws himself into the ongoing fight against the Canaanites instead of dwelling on all he has lost. But with impending war looming over Israel, Rivkah's father comes to Malakhi with an impossible request. As the enemies that Rivkah and Malakhi face from without and within Israel grow more threatening each day, is it too late for the restoration their wounded souls seek?

Download or read book SummerHill Secrets written by Beverly Lewis and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes six to ten in New York Times bestselling authors' series for girls ages eleven to fourteen combines contemporary themes with the charm and simplicity of Amish life.

Download or read book Costly Grace written by Rob Schenck and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading American evangelical minister—whom public figures long turned to for guidance in faith and politics—recounts his three conversions, from childhood Jewish roots to Christianity, from a pure faith to a highly politicized one, and from the religious right to the simplicity of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Rob Schenck’s extraordinary life has been at the center of the intersection between evangelical Christianity and modern politics. Attacked by partisans on both sides of the aisle, he has been called a "right-wing hate monger," the "ultimate D.C. power-broker," a "traitor" and "turncoat." Now, this influential spiritual adviser to America’s political class chronicles his controversial, sometimes troubling career in this revelatory and often shocking memoir. As a teenager in the 1970s, Schenck converted from Judaism to Christianity and found his calling in public ministry. In the 1980s, he, like his twin brother, became a radical activist leader of the anti-abortion movement. In the wake of his hero Ronald Reagan’s rise to the White House, Schenck became a leading figure in the religious right inside the Beltway. Emboldened by his authority and access to the highest reaches of government, Schenck was a zealous warrior, brazenly mixing ministry with Republican political activism—even confronting President Bill Clinton during a midnight Christmas Eve service at Washington’s National Cathedral. But in the past few years Schenck has undergone another conversion—his most meaningful transition yet. Increasingly troubled by the part he played in the corruption of religion by politics, this man of faith has returned to the purity of the gospel. Like Paul on the Road to Damascus, he had an epiphany: revisiting the lessons of love that Jesus imparted, Schenck realized he had strayed from his deepest convictions. Reaffirming his core spiritual beliefs, Schenck today works to liberate the evangelical community from the oppression of the narrowest interpretation of the gospel, and to urge Washington conservatives to move beyond partisan battles and forsake the politics of hate, fear, and violence. As a preacher, he continues to spread the word of the Lord with humility and a deep awareness of his past transgressions. In this moving and inspiring memoir, he reflects on his path to God, his unconscious abandonment of his principles, and his return to the convictions that guide him. Costly Grace is a fascinating and ultimately redemptive account of one man’s life in politics and faith.

Download or read book Counted With the Stars Out From Egypt Book 1 written by Connilyn Cossette and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Story of Love, Desperation, and Hope During a Great Biblical Epoch Sold into slavery by her father and forsaken by the man she was supposed to marry, young Egyptian Kiya must serve a mistress who takes pleasure in her humiliation. When terrifying plagues strike Egypt, Kiya is in the middle of it all. To save her older brother and escape the bonds of slavery, Kiya flees with the Hebrews during the Great Exodus. She finds herself utterly dependent on a fearsome God she's only just beginning to learn about, and in love with a man who despises her people. With everything she's ever known swept away, will Kiya turn back toward Egypt or surrender her life and her future to Yahweh?

Download or read book The Moral Imagination written by John Paul Lederach and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "John Paul Lederach's work in the field of conciliation and mediation is internationally recognized. He has provided consultation, training and direct mediation in a range of situations from the Miskito/Sandinista conflict in Nicaragua to Somalia, Northern Ireland, Tajikistan, and the Philippines. His influential 1997 book Building Peace has become a classic in the discipline. In this book, Lederach poses the question, "How do we transcend the cycles of violence that bewitch our human community while still living in them?" Peacebuilding, in his view, is both a learned skill and an art. Finding this art, he says, requires a worldview shift. Conflict professionals must envision their work as a creative act-an exercise of what Lederach terms the "moral imagination." This imagination must, however, emerge from and speak to the hard realities of human affairs. The peacebuilder must have one foot in what is and one foot beyond what exists. The book is organized around four guiding stories that point to the moral imagination but are incomplete. Lederach seeks to understand what happened in these individual cases and how they are relevant to large-scale change. His purpose is not to propose a grand new theory. Instead he wishes to stay close to the "messiness" of real processes and change, and to recognize the serendipitous nature of the discoveries and insights that emerge along the way. overwhelmed the equally important creative process. Like most professional peacemakers, Lederach sees his work as a religious vocation. Lederach meditates on his own calling and on the spirituality that moves ordinary people to reject violence and seek reconciliation. Drawing on his twenty-five years of experience in the field he explores the evolution of his understanding of peacebuilding and points the way toward the future of the art." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0616/2004011794-d.html.