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"Sisters Esther and Lizzie have a new employee, Rose Petersheim, to help them tend to The Peony Inn. But their old matchmaking ways have stayed the same. The sisters focus their efforts on the lovely twenty-five-year-old Rose. Though Rose is witty and outspoken, her nervous chattering makes her the best match for someone calm and good at listening. Someone like Benjamin--the handsome handyman who recently moved to town. But when Esther receives an...
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"Evelyn Schrock has dismissed the attempts of every young man in her small Amish community to court her. She's willing to wait for a suitor who shares her curiosities about life and faith. The only reason Jayce Clarkson is in Amish country hefting equipment for his famous father's movie production company is for the paycheck. The homestyle cooking at the Peony Inn is a perk though, as is his friendship with Evelyn Schrock. If Jayce can endure his...
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"Naomi Byler cooks meals for the guests at The Peony Inn, where Amish sisters and owners of the inn Esther and Lizzie love her like a granddaughter. She's as happy there as a young woman can be, considering that her fiancé, Thomas, has left her to court someone else. She knows she'll get over the love of her life in due time, but she assumes marriage will never be a part of her future. Amos Lantz and his mother are guests at the inn, visiting town...
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2016]
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204 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Liz Eckardt is finally feeling settled after the rush of opening the Olde Mansion Inn in Pleasant Creek, Indiana. All seems well until her bulldog, Beans, uncovers something on the inn's property.
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2016
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221 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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When Liz Eckardt leaves behind her hectic life as a Boston lawyer to become an innkeeper in charming Pleasant Creek, Indiana, she hopes to find solace and answers as she mourns the loss of her mother, Abigail. Along with her mother's diary and an antique heirloom quilt, Liz inherited a family secret: Abigail cut ties with her Amish family years ago, a family Liz never knew existed, and Liz yearns to unravel the mystery of her mother's past. Liz settles...
6) Simple lies
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2016]
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205 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"The quaint Indiana town of Pleasant Creek is bustling with activity as Christmas draws near. Boston native and innkeeper Liz Eckardt is learning to embrace her new home's holiday traditions and welcome the slower-paced life at the heart of Amish country. The little town is brimming with yuletide cheer and the brisk air is filled with the smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies and the merry sounds of carolers. Liz is certain her godson, Steve, coming...
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2018]
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204 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Liz Eckardt is hosting a wedding at her bed-and-breakfast, Olde Mansion Inn, location in Pleasant Creek, Indiana. The only thing missing is the groom. The bride believes something ominous happened to her fiance and she ask Liz and the other members of the Material Girls quilting group to find out what happened to him.
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2020]
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205 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Liz Eckardt, owner of the Olde Mansion Inn in Pleasant Creek, Indiana, plans to make a delicious home-cooked feast for her guests. Residents of the small town eagerly await the pumpkin pie bake-off and the national spotlight it will shine on their town when the event is broadcast on a popular TV show. Mary Ann Berne, Liz's good friend and fellow member of the Material Girls quilting group, is expected to win the pie contest, but one of Liz's guests...
9) Stolen past
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2020]
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220 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Pleasant Creek, Indiana, loves its history. Each summer the town sponsors Heritage Day, a festival commemorating the signing of Pleasant Creek's original town charter. Liz Eckardt couldn't be happier to participate in the star-spangled celebration. Her bed-and-breakfast, the Olde Mansion Inn, is booked solid. But someone else isn't happy. Antique items related to the historic event are being stolen from Pleasant Creek's people and businesses, including...
10) Law & old order
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2017]
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196 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Liz Eckardt is busy juggling the demands of her colorful guests at the Old Mansion Inn in the delightful town of Pleasant Creek, Indiana, when she is summoned to jury duty. Expecting it to be a quiet respite from the hectic pace at the inn, Liz prepares to escape into a good mystery novel. But the waiting room is far from quiet. Fellow juror Nora Wexler is loud, rude, and spends her free time insulting people and complaining about her ex-husband....
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
204 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Pleasant Creek, Indiana's first annual summer arts and crafts fair has Liz Eckardt beaming. Tourists are coming out of the woodwork to get their hands on Amish-inspired goods and the Olde Mansion Inn, her bed-and-breakfast, is full to the rafters. But when sawbucks start disappearing from the vendors and Mayor Jackson Cross's furniture samples are marred, it's clear someone is trying to throw a monkey wrench into the festivities. Unfortunately, Jackson...
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2023]
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xvi, 315 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Widowed sisters Esther and Lizzie are the town innkeepers--and the town matchmakers. But when a new tenant moves into a guest cottage at their Peony Inn, the sisters are shocked to discover that maybe this time, one of them might finally find a match of her own. Retired dentist Dr. Benjamin Stoltzfus has signed a lease at the cottage--and Esther and Lizzie are in a surprising competition for the his affections. Benjamin's granddaughter, Mindy, escaping...
13) Broken melody
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
204 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Join Liz Eckardt and the lovable members of the Material Girls quilting group in the peaceful town of Pleasant Creek, Indiana. The scenery and serenity at the heart of Indiana's Amish country will envelop you as these women embark on heartwarming adventures to uncover the truth about the town's fascinating past--Back flap.
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Series
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
204 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Liz Eckardt has a lot to learn about life in Pleasant Creek, Indiana. Expecting the dreary months of February and March to be an "off-season" for her newly opened bed and breakfast, she is surprised to find that the Olde Mansion Inn will be filled with a lively group of alumni, graduates of the local high school. It is sectional time for the area's high school basketball teams and the town is swept up in "Hoosier hysteria." Liz can't help but get...
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2016]
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204 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Pleasant Creek, Indiana, buzzes with anticipation as thousands of people converge on the sleepy little town for the annual Harvest Festival. The Kappel Apple Race and the Hog Wild Ride draw two groups of cyclists and bikers to Liz Eckardt's Olde Mansion Inn. But tension between the rival groups threatens to ruin the festive atmosphere. As Liz attempts to keep the peace, the conflict among her guests pushes her patience to the limit. The tension escalates...
16) Deceptive hearts
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Series
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Annie's
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
201 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Guests flock to the Olde Mansion Inn, owned by Liz Eckardt, in Pleasant Creek, Indiana. One in particular, the handsome and enigmatic Shane O'Rourke, charms Liz and her guests with his kind acts and dashing good looks...until his lifeless body is discovered on the banks of Jaynes Lake. Who was this mystery man, and why does he have a photograph of one of Pleasant Creek's most beloved citizens on him? Liz and the rest of the Material Girls quilting...
17) A fatal harvest
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Series
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
221 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"It's October, and Liz Eckardt is pleased to fawn over another herd of guests at her bed-and-breakfast, the Olde Mansion Inn. They've arrived just in time for a harvest celebration at the Ringenberg farm. While hoofing through the corn maze, Liz spooks one of her lodgers, a handsome buck who turns tail and lopes off into the night. But it isn't long before that same fellow is found dead, camouflaged under a pile of hay on a wagon ride. Liz is lured...