An Amish Gift - Monica Marks

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Résumé :
AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMISH MYSTERY AND ROMANCE AN AMISH GIFT Jacob is a young Amish man who has aspirations of being a painter. But when a fire ravages his family home, his entire collection is burned to a crisp. Homeless because of the fire, his family is now taken into his grandmother's small home and tempers begin to flare. His mother/father/sisters all have their own issues, as each family member has become more withdrawn over the years because of his father's harsh treatment of everyone. THE AMISH BIRTHDAY WISH Barbara is a young Amish woman entering adulthood. She dreams of meeting a man in her own community and having a great family. As she gets to know Justin, he seems to be everything she has wanted in a man...only problem is that he's an Englischer. Her family has warned against her dating someone from the outside world and is suspicious of everyone who goes against their beliefs...Justin knows nothing about the Amish values and customs that Barbara has been raised to accept. As their love continues to grow will it become strong enough to withstand the slings and arrows that will come from both sides of their families? AN UNLIKELY AMISH UNION Nikki Hamilton had no idea what was about to happen when she decides it was time to discover her past. After her mother's passing, she discovers that she was born Amish. She now wants to know why her mother left the life she was born into. Her adventure to River Stone turns out to be quite an eye opener and she soon discovers that there is a peace there that she would never be able to have in the city. When she meets John Smith, a local farmer from Trumbull, everything changes, and for the first time since her arrival, she's contemplating her future. John had lost his wife three years ago, and he never once thought that he would ever fall in love again. But against all odds he meets the intriguing Nikki Hamilton, an Englischer with a passion for writing novels. She is eccentric and different, but even with these obstacles and the fact that she's not Amish, he can't keep himself from falling in love. But they are from two different worlds. Is she willing to become Amish? FOR NOW AND ALWAYS Samuel is a widowed crippled by grief and unable to let go of his past. He finds a new job as a schoolteacher in an Amish community and expects to meet nothing but polite and religious people. The fiery and challenging Rachel, however, breaks the mold of what he was expecting. He hires her to help him take care of his young daughter and the two become instant friends. He begins to fall for Rachel himself but fights off his feelings as he doesn't think Rachel feels the same way about him... But what if she does? THE AMISH MILE Levi is an outsider who longs to be part of the Amish community. He finds work on the family farm of the Millers and his heart stops when he lays eyes on Emma, the most sought after young woman in the town. The obnoxious Elmer, however, seeks Emma's hand for himself. Levi simply puts his life into Gott's hands and prayers that He can show him the way of finding a godly wife and a home with the Amish people he loves so much...