Wanda E. Brunstetter
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Creektown discoveries volume 3
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English
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Welcome to Apple Creek, Ohio, where piano teacher and artist Andrea Wagner has a fascination with painting the rural Amish landscapes around her home. She has made it to her thirties feeling like she has had a charmed life and finally has fallen in love with Brandon Prentice, a local veterinarian. But then she discovers she was adopted and all she thought she knew about herself has crumbled. Andrea becomes so fixated on finding her birth mother that...
22) The healing
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Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Can a man burdened by memories of yesterday find hope in the land of tomorrow? Will peace-loving Samuel and Esther fight for their newfound love? How will God manage to untangle these star-crossed lovers before any damage is done?
23) Kelly's chance
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Brides of Lehigh Canal volume 1
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English
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Life for Kelly McGregor is a daily drudge of driving her overbearing father's mules along Pennsylvania's Lehigh Canal. She dreams of one day owning an art gallery where her own drawings and paintings are on display. But these dreams don't include marriage . . . not after seeing what her father has done to her mother. How then can Mike Cooper, a general store owner, make her realize he is different than her father and wants to support her artistic...
24) Betsy's return
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Brides of Lehigh Canal volume 2
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English
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Relive the glory of a Pennsylvania canal town through the eyes of those who ministered to the needs of the workers. Betsy Nelson reluctantly returns to her childhood home to care for her failing father, a faithful minister who served the town for years. William Covington, a confirmed bachelor, comes to town to become the new pastor and set aside the luxuries of his birth for service to God. Can Betsy and William find common ground on which to work...
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Daughters of Lancaster County volume 1
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English
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Helping her widowed father run a store, manage a household, and raise seven children is a daunting task that leaves no time for Naomi Fisher to have her own family. After her baby brother disappears, she wonders how she can expect anyone to love and trust her.
26) The blessing
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Amish cooking class volume 2
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English
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"Return to the Troyer farm where Heidi welcomes six new cooking class students who experience the healing hand of God. Despite stressful changes occurring in their lives, Lyle and Heidi once again open their Ohio home up to those seeking to learn about Amish cooking. This time a teenager helping her divorced dad cook for the family, a caterer needing new recipes, a food critic, a hunter looking to impress his buddies, a wife given the class as an...
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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 buggys top--white, black, or yellow. Join New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, and granddaughter in experiencing the stories of three young women who search for faith and love within this special place. Deanna is a widow who sees her second...
28) The celebration
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English
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Lyle and Heidi Troyer have taken in a brother and sister who were orphaned when their parents died in a car accident. Hoping to help the children adapt and make friends, Heidi decides to hold a series of cooking classes for kids. But the kids are always accompanied by an adult, each of whom has troubles and worries of their own. Will hearts be healed over plates of Amish food?
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Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Instead of newlywed bliss, Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus face the greatest challenge of their young lives. Luke loses his job at a Lancaster County furniture store. Despite his wife's reservations, he jumps at the chance to learn a new trade from his uncle in Indiana. But along the way Luke meets with tragedy, and life as he knew it will never be the same. Will the faith and love Luke and Meredith share be enough to bring them back together again?
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Daughters of Lancaster County volume no. 3
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English
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After her father's tragic accident, Leona's faith wavers. When outlander Jimmy Scott is hired to paint an Amish schoolhouse, Jimmy and Leona find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. Can anything good come from the love between an Amish woman and an English man? What secrets will be revealed and what miracles await God's people in Lancaster County?
31) Lydia's Charm
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English
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Widowed and jobless, Lydia King moves her son and herself to Charm, Ohio, to be close to her mother and help with her grandfather. Two men of the community draw her attention. As fall colors the countryside, will anonymous gifts left for Lydia bring her hope for a new life and romance, or will another tragedy flood her with infinite despair? Readers will love this signature edition of a beloved title from a New York Times bestselling author that includes...
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"Twin sisters Elma and Thelma Hochstetler have done everything together for their thirty-two years of life--including remaining unmarried. They inherited their grandparents' house and general store, which will support them well. Now they will take on baking a cake for a Shipshewana charity event together. They are decent cooks, but they didn't anticipate having to demonstrate the baking process on stage before their cake will be auctioned off. They...
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Discovery volume pt. 2
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Meredith longs to hear the sound of her husband's voice, to know that he arrived safely in Indiana, and to share her big news. Instead of the call she's waiting for, Meredith receives news that tears her heart to shreds and leaves her in a dark pit of despair.
34) Woman of courage
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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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A Quaker woman dares the unknown to be a missionary in the western wilderness of the United States in 1837.
35) A merry heart
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Brides of Lancaster County volume 1
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English
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Miriam Stoltzfus is a young Pennsylvania Amish woman once filled with dreams for a future with a man ... who jilted her. Now she is known as the old maid schoolteacher with a heart of stone. Could a forbidden romantic friendship with an English newspaper reporter stir the embers of her heart? Or, will she follow the traditional path and settle for a marriage of convenience born out of the sake of a child? Either way, she must find the key to letting...
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Lopsided Christmas cake volume 2
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English
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"Living alone for the first time in her life is lonely for Elma Hochstetler, whose twin sister Thelma recently married. Though they share the running of a general store, more and more of Thelma's time is taken up by her growing family. Elma has dated some, but she wonders if she is just too picky to find love. Through a mishap at the farmers' market, Elma meets Ben Wagler and instantly likes him. But there is a problem. He lives in Grabill--50 miles...
37) On her own
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Brides of Webster County volume no. 2
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English
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"Barbara Zook is devastated when her husband, David, is killed. Will she be able to raise their four young boys and manage her beloved David's harness store on her own? When harness maker Paul Hilty arrives in Webster County, Missouri, he finds himself agreeing to help run Barbara's shop. Things are going fairly well until widower Bishop John Frey comes a-courting Barbara, and Paul's jealousy takes everyone by surprise. Will Paul try to beat out the...
38) Dear to me
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"What's a girl to do when she loves animals and her boyfriend loves to hunt? Melinda Andrews believes all animals should be protected and cared for by humans. Her longtime sweetheart, Gabe Swartz, believes in enjoying responsible hunting for food and population control. When Gabe proposes marriage to Melinda, she worries that their differences on this issue could war against their happiness. When a veterinary friend suggests Melinda make a career...
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Indiana cousins volume 1
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Crippled in a horrific accident, Wayne Lambright feels unable to care for himself, much less Loraine Miller, his future bride. Will he sacrifice his happiness to give Loraine a better life? When ex-boyfriend Jake Beecy returns, Loraine's heart is torn. Will she renew an old love or keep her promise to the new?
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"Mandy Frey has always longed to see Hawaii, so before joining the Amish church and considering marriage to her boyfriend, Gideon, she convinces three friends to join her on a cruise of the Hawaiian Islands. Captured by the enchanting scenery and culture in Hawaii, their vacation turns into an extended stay. Special friendships are soon made, but home, family, and Gideon await Mandy back in Indiana. Will time away from the Amish community change Mandy's...