"Patricia Davids writes with heart, integrity and hope. Her stories both entertain and edify-the perfect combination. " -Kim Vogel Sawyer, award-winning and bestselling author Christmas comes to a small Amish community-and brings new beginnings with it. Karl Graber is too busy struggling with his hardware store and two young daughters to indulge local matchmaker Rose Yoder's schemes. After his wife's death, the thought of loving and perhaps losing another woman holds no appeal. So while he's relieved to learn he's not on Rose's list of potential husbands for new schoolteacher Sophie Eicher, he's also surprised. Despite himself, Karl can't help wondering what Rose thinks he lacks-and why outspoken, attractive Sophie has so little interest in marriage. After surviving breast cancer, Sophie is hoping to make a fresh start in Harts Haven. Perhaps the handsome widower next door would make a good match for her sister, but Sophie won't burden any man with her uncertain future. But when Karl offers to help her to create a "living nativity" Christmas program for the schoolchildren, she gratefully agrees. It'll take a bold plan and help from Karl's children to make this chaotic Christmas play a success. And as friendships deepen, hearts open and hopes are rekindled, two unlikely people may discover the healing gift of love.
"Patricia writes with heart, integrity and hope. Her stories both entertain and edify-the perfect combination." -Kim Vogel Sawyer, award-winning and bestselling authorIn this close-knit Amish community, she'll hide in plain sight…Pregnant and desperate, Victoria Worthington runs to the only place that's ever felt safe. For years she's been controlled, first by her crime-boss father, then by her ex-boyfriend. Donning a hand-sewn dress, a kapp and a new name, she escapes as Abby Martin to the Amish community of Harts Haven, where she spent happy summers with her grandparents. Taking a job as a maid at the local inn, Abby plans to repair her grandparents' abandoned house and build a new life for her baby.Since a tragedy took his family, contractor Joseph Troyer has traveled from one Amish town to another, refusing to let anyone get close. Not that it stops the inn's elderly, eccentric owner, Rose, from doing some matchmaking while Joe renovates her kitchen. Though Abby is more outspoken than any Amish woman he knows, something draws him to her-and to the secrets she's hiding.Taken under Rose's wing, Abby begins to find her place at last. But even here there's no hiding from the past. Only by facing it with courage, faith and the unexpected gift of love can this haven become the home she's longed for.
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Julia Blair is hoping for a fresh start. So when she sees an apartment-for-rent sign on Brambleberry House, she can't help but feel that it's a good omen. Having spent summers as a teen in a cottage near the rambling Victorian home, Julia easily pictures herself and her two children starting over in the one place that's always felt welcoming to her.
When Julia walks up to inquire about the apartment, she finds her old friend Will Garrett repairing the house. The memories of their young love come flooding back quickly, and she can't deny that she still has feelings for Will. But still reeling from a painful past, Julia's unsure if she's ready to love again…
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Katie's Redemption by USA TODAY bestselling author Patricia Davids
After two years away, Katie Lantz returns to her Amish community nine months pregnant-and unmarried. She nervously knocks on her family's door, fearing she'll be shunned, but is surprised when a handsome stranger opens the door and welcomes her in.
After two years away, Katie Lantz returns to her Amish community nine months pregnant-and unmarried. With nowhere else to turn, she nervously knocks on her family's door, fearing she'll be shunned. Yet the handsome stranger who now owns the farm welcomes her in-just in time for Katie to give birth. Carpenter Elam Sutter and his kindly mother care for Katie and her newborn in a loving way she never dreamed was possible. But in the face of a heartwrenching choice, Katie learns just what family, faith and acceptance truly mean.
Home isn’t just a place…
Amish widow Ruth Mast wants nothing to do with the handsome man from her past who just returned to Cedar Grove. Ruth learned the hard way that Owen Mast’s restlessness always causes trouble. But when a little Amish girl appears on Owen’s porch, lost and afraid, Ruth has no choice but to help the man who only ever causes heartbreak…
All Owen wanted was to make amends with Ruth and her family. He never imagined that little Grace—or the strange mystery surrounding her—would bring him closer to Ruth. Or that a tender and unexpected attraction would quickly take hold of them both. But even a wandering heart can grow roots…when there is hope for love.
Second chances come at the most unexpected times…
Widow Laura Beth Yoder longs for a family of her own. So much so that she’s preparing to leave the sleepy Amish town she calls home to find love. But a terrible storm washes out the creek, forcing her to wade in and save the life of an Englisch man and his adorable infant son. As they recover at the farm, the baby brings sunshine and joy, while the handsome outsider is filled with shadows…and secrets.
Joshua King owes his life and his son’s to Laura Beth. Still, lingering at her farm is out of the question. He must fulfill a promise he made to his estranged wife on her deathbed: to deliver their son to his Amish in-laws. With his dark past, Joshua has no other choice. But his plans never took this sweet and surprising Amish widow into account. She just might be his second chance at happiness…and love.
Marybeth's Circle Letter by Patricia Davids To win a friendly annual competition, matchmaker Marybeth Martin must bring one more couple together by Christmas. Her only prospect is a man more interested in a nanny than a wifeÄîuntil his little girl shows him the lightĶ. ÄúLove DeliveredÄù by Sarah Price Struggling farmerÄôs daughter Katie Mae Kauffman discovers that she and a local widower and father of four can harvest more cropsÄîand profitsÄîtogether than separately. But sheÄôll have to put pride aside to make room for unexpected loveĶ. ÄúSealed with a KissÄù by Jennifer Beckstrand Corralling an unruly brood of seven is not babysitter Carolyn YutzyÄôs first choice for celebrating the seasonÄîbut the sparks between her and their unsentimental yet irresistible uncle may be a gift neither was counting onĶ Now, one by one, each resourceful young woman will have a holiday to rememberÄîand to write home aboutĶ
LAWMAN’S HEARTSchoolteacher Sarah McKenzie is desperate to help one of her students who walks around with a haunted look in his eyes. With no one else to turn to she reluctantly asks Jesse James Harte, the handsome police chief, for help. Jesse unnerves her in more ways than one, especially when he turns his intense gaze her way.Jesse grew up as wild and untamed as his Old West namesake, but now he’s the law in this stretch of the Wyoming high country. That means trouble is his business—and if he’s ever seen somebody in trouble, it’s Sarah. Jesse can tell she’s running from something—something that might be catching up with her. Jesse will risk everything, even his heart, to keep Sarah safe.First published as Taming Jesse James by Silhouette Intimate Moments in 2002.FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!Love Thine Enemy by USA TODAY bestselling author Patricia DavidsAn unexpected storm leaves Cheryl Steele stranded with Sam Hardin and his two daughters. It’s a temporary situation, but the longer Cheryl stays with Sam, the more his family feels like home…Previously published.
