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A Promise in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere’s a little island magic in the air…and the promise of something brand new.With her daughters more settled than ever, it’s time for Beck to live her life in Coconut Key to the fullest. Coquina House Bed & Breakfast is open and running, and with every new challenge, Beck and her mother discover they were born for the life of hospitality... -
![A Wedding in the Keys by Hope Holloway]()
A Wedding in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWill there be blue skies and happy lives for the wedding day…or is change in the forecast again?The bonds of love that have formed and grown over the past year in Coconut Key reach a culmination of white lace and champagne…for some. For others, things may not turn out as they expected.New arrivals on the island turn plans and lives upside down, testing the strength of relationships... -
![A Haven in the Keys by Hope Holloway]()
A Haven in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter the storm, life, love, and the concept of home has to be reimagined…A new life begins on Coconut Key when Beck and her family and friends are blessed with a beachfront sanctuary after the hurricane damages their side of the island. Although it is a haven where life and love carries on in an unforeseen way, they face a new set of challenges... -
![A Season in the Keys by Hope Holloway]()
A Season in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe winds of change are blowing over Coconut Key…and nothing will ever be the same.When tourist season ends, the next one begins…and hurricane season is never easy in the Keys. Especially when the winds have blown in a man who threatens everything Beck has built over the last few months in Coconut Key... -
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![Who Will Hear Me When I Cry by David Johnson]()
Who Will Hear Me When I Cry by David Johnson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the final chapter of the Tucker series, David Johnson introduces us to a new family – a family in need of the kind of help that only Tucker and her family can give.Benjamin Trevathan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, and a speech impediment, is a boy saddled with adult responsibilities in the midst of his dysfunctional home... -
![God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren, Laura J. Bryant]()
God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren, Laura J. Bryant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings5 Minutes When a charming polar bear cub climbs into bed one night, she asks her Mama a very important question--one that little "human cubs" often wonder about, too: "Where did I come from?"As Mama bear tucks her youngest cub under the quilts, she gently, tenderly, and reassuringly communicates the message loving parents everywhere (bears and non-bears alike) want their little ones to hear: "We... -
![Grace in the Flames by Michelle Massaro]()
Grace in the Flames by Michelle Massaro
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA prodigal, a sinner, and a saint… Three people. One God of grace. John Douglas thought he knew the future God had for him--raise a family and grow old with his bride, Hannah. But then a deadly house fire incinerates his faith, destroying the man he’d been. Worship leader Jenni Dupont conquered her demons years ago and has the scars to prove it... -
![The Last Wedding by Samantha Price]()
The Last Wedding by Samantha Price
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCherish Baker is delighted she'll be getting married at the orchard, but her wedding planning is interrupted when she needs to protect her mother from potentially devastating news.Wilma does her best to come to terms with recent changes and hopes the last of her daughters' weddings will bring the family together... -
![His Fifth Kiss by Liz Isaacson]()
His Fifth Kiss by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey once had a few summers together. Now, Michael Hammond is back in town after a devastating injury overseas. He's looking to reset and recover...not to fall in love.Of course Mike looks for and hopes Gertrude Whettstein will be on the farm. She was so much of Ivory Peaks and so important to him when they were teens... -
![The Blessing by Wanda E. Brunstetter]()
The Blessing by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturn to the Troyer farm where, despite stressful changes occurring in their lives, Joel and Heidi once again open their Ohio home up to those seeking to learn about Amish cooking... -
![The Healing Jar by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Rebecca Gallagher]()
The Healing Jar by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Rebecca Gallagher
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if you have waited to find love only to be rejected when it finally comes? Lenore Lapp is an Amish schoolteacher in her late twenties still living at home with her parents and grandparents. She thought love had passed her by until she meets Jesse Smucker, a widower with a baby daughter... -
![The Seekers by Wanda E. Brunstetter]()
The Seekers by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJoin a class of unlikely Ohioans who take cooking lessons at Lyle and Heidi Troyer’s Amish farm. A woman engaged to marry, an expectant mother estranged from her family, a widowed mom seeking to simplify, a Vietnam vet who camps on the Troyer’s farm, and an Amish widower make up the mismatched lot of students... -
![Daughter of a King by Rachel Ann Nunes, David Lindsley]()
Daughter of a King by Rachel Ann Nunes, David Lindsley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA touching board book for children of all... -
![He Restores My Soul by LaShonda Bowman]()
He Restores My Soul by LaShonda Bowman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the Langston sisters return home for their mother's funeral, it's not in grief, but in relief. Though Mahalia Langston was known as a gospel music pioneer among the church community, her daughters knew her as someone else altogether. The three women hope that, along with their mother, they can finally bury the secrets that plagued their childhood... -
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![The Preacher's Son by Patricia Johns]()
The Preacher's Son by Patricia Johns
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this poignant new series, Patricia Johns introduces an Amish family striving to reclaim the promise of love, marriage, and community . . . The Amish residents of Bountiful, Pennsylvania, are stunned when preacher Abe Yoder is imprisoned for fraud. For Abe’s son, Isaiah, the news cuts doubly deep. His daet’s misdeeds have cost Isaiah his family’s land and their good name... -
![Friends with the Hero by Jessie Gussman]()
Friends with the Hero by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a chance encounter with a former childhood best friend be the start of a beautiful romance?When volunteer firefighter Frank “Tuck” Tucker responds to a false alarm in the middle of the night at the new bake shop in town, he doesn’t expect to come face to face with his childhood best friend. In her nightgown no less.He also didn’t expect to get hired as her new assistant... -
![A Kingsbury Collection: Where Yesterday Lives / When Joy Came to Stay / On Every Side by Karen Kingsbury]()
A Kingsbury Collection: Where Yesterday Lives / When Joy Came to Stay / On Every Side by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree Page-Turning Novels in One Volume! Where Yesterday Lives Ellen Barrett is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories of her picturesque hometown and the love she left behind. The eldest of five siblings, she longs for the time, long ago, when they were a happy family... -
![The Hope We Share by Juliette Duncan]()
The Hope We Share by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the Master Potter work in Rachel and Andrew’s hearts and give them a second chance at love? Rachel Jennings’ unwillingness to forgive God for her twin sister’s death when they were twelve has made her bitter and rebellious. Now, approaching thirty, Rachel flees an unhealthy relationship and heads north with her son, Joshua... -
![Have Yourself a Christiansen Christmas by Susan May Warren]()
Have Yourself a Christiansen Christmas by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlease…come home for Christmas…It's Christmas in the winter wonderland town of Deep Haven, and the Christiansen kids are all heading home for the holidays. But no one feels very merry... -
![A Time to Care by Juliette Duncan]()
A Time to Care by Juliette Duncan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’ve tied the knot, but will their love last the distance? Wendy didn’t expect to find love again after losing her beloved husband of over 30 years to a heart attack, but after being swept off her feet by a silver-haired Texan cowboy she met in a Dublin hotel, their relationship bloomed, and she agreed to marry him... -
![The Ebb Tide by Beverly Lewis]()
The Ebb Tide by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Heartwarming Tale of Courage and Love from Amish Fiction's #1 Author When a well-to-do family asks Sallie Riehl to be their daughter's nanny for the summer at their Cape May, New Jersey, vacation home, she jumps at the chance to broaden her horizons beyond the Lancaster County Amish community where she grew up... -
![Angel in the Waters by Regina Doman, Ben Hatke]()
Angel in the Waters by Regina Doman, Ben Hatke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn its mother’s womb, a tiny baby grows, explores the waters, and talks with the angel who is there.These gentle illustrations and wise words tell the story of that baby and the angel in the waters . . . a story that will delight all young children, because the journey from conception to birth is their story, too... -
![Courting Emily by Amy Lillard]()
Courting Emily by Amy Lillard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to Wells Landing, the close-knit Amish community in Oklahoma, where a hopeful young woman struggles to find true love while staying true to her faith. . . Emily Ebersol is the bishop's daughter, and everyone--including Emily--assumes she'll marry a faithful Amish man and live out her days within the community... -
![Amish Alias by Ashley Emma]()
Amish Alias by Ashley Emma
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThreatened. Orphaned. On the run. With no one else to turn to, these two terrified sisters can only hope their Amish aunt will take them in. But the quaint Amish community of Unity, Maine, is not as safe as it seems. FREE BONUS: Includes an exclusive free sequel novelette, not available anywhere else: Esther's Amish Secret... -
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![An Amish Christmas Love (Amish Christmas Love) by Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston]()
An Amish Christmas Love (Amish Christmas Love) by Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWinter Kisses by Beth Wiseman Three generations of Stoltzfus women are all living under the same roof. At twenty-five, Naomi has never been married, and both her mother, Barbara, and her grandmother, Ruth, have recently been widowed. Each nursing broken or lonely hearts, they also each have potential suitors... -
![Lady Elect by Nikita Lynnette Nichols]()
Lady Elect by Nikita Lynnette Nichols
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe congregation at the Freedom Temple Church of God in Christ doesn’t know what to think when their pastor, Bishop Lance Howell, returns from a vacation in Jamaica with a wife in tow... -
![The Baxters by Karen Kingsbury]()
The Baxters by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA terrible storm builds in the early morning sky over Bloomington, Indiana, as Elizabeth Baxter prepares to celebrate her daughter Kari’s wedding to Tim Jacobs. It’s supposed to be the happiest of days, but Elizabeth can’t shake a growing sense of dread. Is the storm a sign? Something bad is about to happen. Elizabeth knows it... -
![Hearts in Harmony (An Amish Journey Novel) by Beth Wiseman]()
Hearts in Harmony (An Amish Journey Novel) by Beth Wiseman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir love of forbidden music brings them together, but it could be what tears them apart.Musical prodigy Levi Shetler hasn’t touched a piano since he secretly played one many years ago. His strict Amish community forbids instruments or the singing of any music not in their approved songbook. Levi asks God often why music tempts him when playing an instrument isn’t allowed in his world... -
![Daughters of Lancaster County by Wanda E. Brunstetter]()
Daughters of Lancaster County by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe riveting story of a kidnapped Amish child is told through three bestselling novels set in Lancaster, Pennsylvania's Amish country. From the beginning, Naomi Fisher blames herself for the family's tragedy and journeys away from home to find a purpose for living... -
![Cross the Line by C.C. Warrens]()
Cross the Line by C.C. Warrens
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn unexpected, late-night visitor.And a missing teenage girl.Holly’s quiet evening at the investigative agency takes a curious turn when a frantic woman shows up on the doorstep after closing with a tale about a missing prostitute.With JGH Investigations in financial distress, and a client who can’t afford their services, Holly decides to tackle this investigation on her own time... -
![A Season of Love by Amy Clipston]()
A Season of Love by Amy Clipston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the fifth and final novel of the Kauffman Amish Bakery Series, three young women are about to change their lives. Lizzie Anne and Samuel have decided to get married, and Lindsay is about to be baptized in the Amish faith and is courting Matthew. While Katie Kauffman is happy for her friends who seem to have settled their futures, she is also finding herself something of a fifth wheel... -
![The Last Bride by Beverly Lewis]()
The Last Bride by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOf her Old Order parents' five daughters, Tessie Miller is the last to marry. She has her heart set on Amishman Marcus King, but her father opposes the match. Impetuously, Tessie and Marcus elope to the English world, then return to Hickory Hollow to live as singles, trusting they'll convince the Millers to give their love a chance... -
![Where Do I Go by Neta Jackson, Barbara Rosenblat]()
Where Do I Go by Neta Jackson, Barbara Rosenblat
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Where Do I Go? by Gold Medallion Award winner Neta Jackson, Gabrielle Fairbanks hopes her move to Chicago will help her find real purpose in life. When she stumbles over a homeless woman and into a job as program director of the House of Hope—a downtown women's homeless shelter—she believes she's found what she's been missing... -
![Seasons Under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock]()
Seasons Under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat does a child s life-threatening illness cost the neighbors of Cedar Circle? What joys can be hidden in life s greatest tragedies? Behind brightly lit windows and on front porches, marriages are tested and mended, hearts broken, hopes resurrected, dreams released and reformed, values and futures shaped, and faith rekindled . . . or found for the first time... -
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![Fair Valley Refuge by Lynnette Bonner]()
Fair Valley Refuge by Lynnette Bonner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s loved him for as long as she can remember. But can she trust her heart to a man haunted by constant danger? Shiloh, Oregon, April 1887 Victoria Snyder, adopted when she was only days old, pastes on a smile for her mama’s wedding day, but inside she’s all atremble. Lawman Rocky Jordan is back home. And this time he’s got a bullet hole in his shoulder and enough audacity to come calling... -
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![Twin Hearts by JoAnn Durgin]()
Twin Hearts by JoAnn Durgin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThird in the popular Lewis Legacy Series, this novel brings back one of the most memorable characters from Awakening. Almost five years after the TeamWork missions camp in San Antonio where Sam Lewis collided with Lexa Clarke, Joshua Grant is now a changed man, a man redeemed. He's worked hard to put the past behind him... -
![Moonbeams by JoAnn Durgin]()
Moonbeams by JoAnn Durgin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly-anticipated new book in the popular Lewis Legacy Series, Moonbeams is the continuing saga of Sam and Lexa Lewis and their lively group of TeamWork Missions volunteers... -
![Marrying Jonah by Amy Lillard]()
Marrying Jonah by Amy Lillard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife isn t always as simple as it seems for the Amish community of Wells Landing, Oklahoma. Neither is love. . . "Everyone in town knows that Sarah Yoder is enamored with Jonah Miller, even though he s been with his girlfriend, Lorie, for years. But all that changes when Lorie runs off with another man... -
![Return to Me by Olivia Miles]()
Return to Me by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Feels Like Home comes the next installment in the Blue Harbor series about finding everything you wanted, right where you left it. When Brooke Conway left Blue Harbor six years ago, she said goodbye to more than just her friends and family... -
![The Midwife's Dream by Jessica Weir]()
The Midwife's Dream by Jessica Weir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKathryn Barton dreams of becoming a midwife. In Victorian London, dreams have a nasty habit of turning into nightmares. FREE with Kindle Unlimited. Kathryn has watched her mother suffer through many miscarriages and prays to one day be able to help women like her. When her mother’s latest baby dies her father callously abandons them... -
![Appomattox Saga Collection 2 by Gilbert Morris]()
Appomattox Saga Collection 2 by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy the pleasure of owning three beloved novels reissued from bestselling author Gilbert Morris. The United States' most terrible war is the backdrop for adventure, romance, and power of God to move amidst tragedy. Follow three Confederate soldiers who find that their greatest allies could be brave women who cross battle lines for the sake of faith and love... -
![Emerald Fire by Hallee Bridgeman, Debi Warford]()
Emerald Fire by Hallee Bridgeman, Debi Warford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*** Best Inspirational Novel of the Year Finalist for 2012 RONE Award *** A terrifying past imprisoned Maxine Bartlett all her adult life, shackling her with fear anytime a man even touched her. In a spontaneous weekend, she unintentionally elopes with an unlikely groom. After a magical wedding night filled with love and passion, "Maxi" finally discards her dreadful chains... -
![Seaside Blessings by Irene Hannon]()
Seaside Blessings by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Healing PlaceStarfish Bay could be a fresh start for Kristen Andrews...even if her new landlord isn't exactly tossing down the welcome mat. Haunted by his past, Clint Nolan isn't ready to open his heart to another woman. But Kristen's also harboring a secret...the daughter she gave up for adoption nine years ago... -
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![The Brides of the Big Valley: 3 Romances from a Unique Pennsylvania Amish Community by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter]()
The Brides of the Big Valley: 3 Romances from a Unique Pennsylvania Amish Community by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings3 Short Stories of Love in a Unique Amish Community In an area of Pennsylvania called The Big Valley, a uniquely blended Amish community thrives in which 3 distinct groups of Amish identify themselves by the colors of their buggy’s top—white, black, or yellow. Join New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E... -
![A Wedding Quilt for Ella by Jerry S. Eicher]()
A Wedding Quilt for Ella by Jerry S. Eicher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElla Yoder's wedding with Aden Wengerd and the building of their dream house is set for June. But when Aden is suddenly taken from her, Ella begins to doubt God's love. When her family pressures her to marry the new young bishop, Ella asks for six months to heal from Aden's death... -
![The Beekeeper's Son by Kelly Irvin]()
The Beekeeper's Son by Kelly Irvin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA strange, mystical place allows Deborah and Phineas to see themselves and others with new eyes. When Deborah Lantz arrives in Bee County, Texas, she expects to find a great oasis of citrus groves and olive trees. Instead, she finds a tiny Amish district struggling to make ends meet on a barren, drought-stricken land... -
![The Selfless Act: The Amish Millionaire Part 6 by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter]()
The Selfless Act: The Amish Millionaire Part 6 by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoin New York Times Bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter along with Jean Brunstetter in Holmes County for the conclusion to the dramatic new 6-part serial novel. Meet businessman Joel Byler who has gotten himself into a financial bind and his eccentric, wealthy Amish father who is done bailing out his spoiled son... -
![The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain]()
The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs a child, how did you learn about the Golden Rule? Young readers will learn the importance of treating others as they want to be treated in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will discover choosing to be kind may not always be the easy choice. But it is always the right one... -
![Twelfth Angel by Og Mandino]()
Twelfth Angel by Og Mandino
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"A very special story about life and love and courage."MERLIN OLSEN, SPORTSCASTERJohn Harding had a high-powered career, a loving wife, and a beautiful son. He's lost it all and has returned to his home town of Boland, New Hampshire, teetering on the brink of suicide. But an old friend asks John to manage his old Little League team, the Angels...
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