Books like 'Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making'
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Rising Seas by Edie James
6 ratingsFleeing his old life gave him hope.Will his deadly secrets kill their only chance at love?Detective Will Natchez isn't who he seems. On the run from a ruthless gang of dirty cops, he's hiding in plain sight. Getting hired by the tiny MacKenzie Cove PD was his first stroke of luck since escaping witness protection. The second? Meeting gorgeous psychologist Viv MacKenzie... -
Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt
10 ratingsHe’s her best friend. She’s the woman of his dreams.Firefighter Colby Morris needs answers. After discovering a dead body, he then learns his best friend’s address was in the man’s pocket. He’ll do anything to keep Emmy safe—yet he wants to keep his heart safe also. That’s why he’s never told Emmy he’s in love with her... -
The Amish Christmas Angel by Hannah Schrock
8 ratingsKatie is on the cusp of getting engaged when she finds an Englischer hiding in the familye’s barn at Christmas time. It will soon be Christmas and Katie Raber is eager to get engaged but Jacob King doesn’t seem as keen. After courting for more than a year, Katie doesn’t understand his hesitation... -
The Hershberger Sisters: Anna by Hannah Schrock
6 ratingsWhen fate seems to turn against her, Anna Hershberger starts to lose her faith.The Hershberger’s were once a happy family. But all that changed when their father died unexpectedly. Anna, the eldest daughter, began to pitch in to help her mother in their bakery and with raising her two younger sisters, Esther and Katie... -
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The Hershberger Sisters: Esther by Hannah Schrock
6 ratingsSome embrace their Amish heritage, others can’t wait to leave it behind. Esther Hershberger never could understand how other girls her age could just get married and have a family. How could you when there was an entire world just waiting to be explored? Although she loved her Amish heritage, she didn’t believe it was her future... -
The Hershberger Sisters: Katie by Hannah Schrock
6 ratingsKatie was always shy, but can she put her shyness aside to help a widower in need?Of the three Hershberger sisters, Katie has always shied away from strangers, preferring to take care of Anna’s twins and their home to interacting with strangers outside of her family. But when Anna mentions a family in desperate need of a nanny, she can’t say no... -
A True Christmas Miracle by Hannah Schrock
6 ratingsThis Christmas Katie Troyer is hoping for another miracle, but that seems unlikely as her mother’s health battle continues. Katie had been an only child for a very long time, but that all changed six years ago. On Christmas day her mother had brought Susan into the world, their very own Christmas miracle. But this year there isn’t a miracle in sight... -
Gott Heard My Cry by Naomi Troyer
6 ratingsDo we really need a past to know who we are?A young Amish woman wakes up a tangled mess in a muddy field beside an overturned buggy. Fighting pain and nausea, she makes her way to a nearby farmhouse, looking for help.She does not know who she is... -
A Season For Second Chances: Amish Romance by Samantha Price
6 ratingsEach blended family has their own issues to sort out. The Bruner/Baker family is no different.Wilma is recovering from the wedding while Favor deals with doubts that have crept into her mind about getting married... -
Gott is in Control by Naomi Troyer
6 ratingsWhen an accident claims Rose’s memory, she finds herself at the mercy of a lonely, miserable man.Rose’s father is a champion horse breeder. Their horses are the best in five counties and Rose’s horse Daffodil is the best mare of them all. Daffodil was an orphaned foal when Rose lost her mother. Together, they dealt with their grief and created a bond stronger than most... -
A Suitable Amish Wife by Mary Lantz
6 ratings***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED***Despite her deepest wish to be a wife and mother it is clear to everyone in the community that Charity is not marriage material. Charity needs to change.Charity Miller is an excellent cook, a talented quilter and a beautiful woman, yet the men in her community eschew her. Outspoken and dominant, no man can tolerate her... -
Torrents of Fear: Lantern Beach Romantic Suspense, Book 6 by Christy Barritt
8 ratingsThe woman lingering in the crowd can’t be Allison . . . can she? Because Allison was pronounced dead six years ago.Musician Carter Denver knows only one person who’s capable of helping him find answers: Sadie Thompson, his estranged best friend and someone who also knew Allison. He needs to know if he’s losing his mind or if Allison could have survived her car accident... -
An Amish Second Christmas by Hannah Schrock
6 ratingsChristmas is a time of celebration for many but for some, it can be a time of sadness and heartache.From the first time Beth Weaver saw the sad little boy playing in the yard across her aunt’s fence, something tugged at her heart. For years to follow Beth looked forward to Second-Christmas because that meant she would see him again... -
A Season for Change: Amish Romance by Samantha Price
6 ratingsThe drama continues with the Amish bonnet sisters and their blended family. Wilma finally agrees to take Cherish to her farm where she'll reunite with Simon. The only thing is, Simon won't be alone. It's not long before Cherish sees that Simon might be way too close to his parents. He is an only child, but still...Debbie's in-laws visit, intending to take Debbie and her baby home with them... -
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The Amish Love Seat by Hannah Schrock
6 ratingsAnna Zook’s love seat is fabled throughout her Amish community at being able to bring couples together, but its biggest challenge awaits. Rachel Miller is only twenty years old, but in her familye she’s already considered an old maid... -
A Choice Between Two Brothers by Hannah Schrock
6 ratingsA choice between two brothers – which would she choose? That was the question Mary King faced. For years she’d had a secret admiration for David Lapp who was a carpenter at her father’s business. When David’s father passes away, he and Mary speak for the first time, and she hopes it won’t be the last. David found the moment just as momentous... -
Forgotten Love by Hannah Miller
6 ratingsLinda Hostetler is engaged to marry handsome Levi Resch, and they are planning a long and happy life together. Then Linda suffers a tragic bicycle accident. When she wakes up, she can’t remember anything. Not Levi, not her family, nor anything about her past.Englischer Clay Dawson finds Linda at the scene of the accident, and she clings to him as the only familiar person in her life... -
The Whoopie Pie Lady by Hannah Schrock
6 ratingsHow a whoopie pie recipe can change a life…Emma Weaver was raised by her grandmother. For years Margaret was known as the best baker in the community and on her death bed she shared her baking secrets with her only granddaughter, Emma.Abe Raber had always admired Emma from afar. When he managed to land a job in her new bakery as a server, he was elated... -
Amish Murder Too Close by Samantha Price
6 ratingsDead people can't whisper secrets.Did the murdered woman outside Ettie's house know something she shouldn't?When the authorities learn the victim's expensive engagement ring is missing, the police consider it was a robbery gone wrong. Ettie believes otherwise.When an Amish man falls under suspicion, Ettie sets about to uncover the truth... -
Denke Gott for Familye at Christmas by Naomi Troyer
6 ratingsWhen three siblings reunite before Christmas, memories of their troubled childhood come crashing back.John, Sarah, and Anna didn’t grow up in a loving home. Their mother passed when they were still young, and they became targets for their father’s grief, anger and disappointment in life. Unloved, they all moved away as soon as they could... -
Love Blooms at The Apple Blossom Inn by Tracy Fredrychowski
6 ratingsHopes and dreams join hands in this sweet Amish Christian Romance BookMaggie Fisher, sassy and a bit bossy, chased every boy off within twenty miles of her Tomah, Wisconsin home. In a last-ditch effort of finding a husband, her Datt sends her to Willow Springs, Pennsylvania, to live with his aunts... -
Whispers About Sadie by Naomi Troyer
6 ratingsFREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITEDDo not be afraid; do not be discouraged….oh how Sadie wants to believe these sacred words as she faces the most devastating period of her life.With the loss of both parents, Sadie Peters finds herself the target of gossip and humiliation that comes from her somewhat unique situation... -
Her Amish Farm: Amish Romance by Samantha Price
6 ratingsSpring has arrived and brought with it new adventures for the Amish Bonnet Sisters and their blended family.Cherish is finally on her way to her farm, but what will she find when she arrives?Back at the apple orchard, Wilma is worried that Joy, her good daughter, continues to stay away from her family... -
Sisters of Holmes County by Wanda E. Brunstetter
6 ratingsFaith Is on Trial in an Ohio Amish Community Into a quiet Ohio Amish community a mysterious threat has risen up against one family. The three Hostettler sisters are reaching womanhood at this crucial time... -
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Lydia's Heart by Samantha Jillian Bayarr
6 ratingsLydia and Steve have made plans for their future together, until a mistake in Steve's past threatens to tear them apart. Will Lydia be able to forgive Steve and learn to trust him again? When someone else's love invades her heart, Lydia must make the right decision for her future... -
Amish Acres: The Celery Patch: Amish Christian Romance by Samantha Bayarr
6 ratingsWhen a celery patch mysteriously pops up overnight in the Yoder's field, it begins to draw some unwanted suitors competing for Naomi's hand. When someone grows an oversized patch of celery in Naomi's field, she gets accused of trying to "catch" a husband... -
The Amish Doctor by Mary Lantz
6 ratingsBethel Graber’s heart was quietly broken years ago when the man she loved cut his ties from their Amish community, leaving her behind without explanation. She never expected to see him again, much less discover he is the new doctor in town.***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED***Bethel waited patiently for the man she thought she would marry but he simply never returned from rumspringa... -
Stand a Little Taller by Gordon B. Hinckley
18 ratingsPresident Gordon B. Hinckley has asked Church members to 'make each day a little better than the one before.' This beautiful collection of thoughts from President Hinckley for each day of the year, paired with a verse of scripture, is certain to motivate and inspire us in that pursuit...Categorized as:
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The Infinite Atonement by Tad R. Callister
18 ratings"Some things simply matter more than others," writes Robert L. Millet in his foreword to this landmark book. "Even some doctrines, though interesting and fun to discuss, must take a backseat to more fundamental and foundational doctrines. It is just so with the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The Atonement is the central act of human history, the pivotal point in all time, the doctrine of doctrines... -
Esther - Audio CDs: It's Tough Being a Woman by Beth Moore
20 ratingsJoin Beth in an in-depth and very personal examination of this great story of threat and deliverance. She peels back the layers of history and shows how very contemporary and applicable the story of Esther is to our lives. If you've ever felt inadequate, threatened, or pushed into situations that seemed overpowering, this is the study for you...
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