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Publisher
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
She never imagined a simple change could be so complicated...Middle Amana, Iowa, 1881When her parents decide to sell their home and move to the Amana Colonies, Jancey Rhoder must make a difficult decision. Should she give up her beloved teaching job and her carefree life in Kansas City to go with them?Her suitor, Nathan Woodward, doesn't want her to go, but Jancey feels she must give this new life a try. Her mother is sick, and these next few months...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Join retired Amish newlyweds Emma and Lamar Miller in Florida for the winter as they lead another quilting class with a new group of unlikely students: Jennifer, a pregnant new mom; Mike, a charter boat owner; Erika, a wheelchair bound teen; Kim, a waitress; Noreen, a newly-retired widow, and BJ, an artist facing illness. When old friends visit from Indiana, will romance also become a subject of class discussions?
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A husband and son abandoned to forge a path alone. A young woman who sacrificed her dreams. How will the God of grace and hope help them find their way? At nineteen years old, Old Order Amish Jolene Keim was on the brink of happily-ever-after when everything changed, stealing the future she expected and burdening her with an unbearable decision. For the next ten years, Jolene throws herself into family life--and then she meets Andy Fisher. The horse...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When Quaker Pastor Sam Gardner is asked by the ill Unitarian minister to oversee a wedding in his place, Sam naturally agrees. It's not until the couple stands before him that he realizes they're two women. In the tempest of strong opinions and misunderstandings that follows the incident, Sam faces potential unemployment. Deeply discouraged, he wonders if his pastoral usefulness has come to an end. Perhaps it's time for a change. After all, his wife...
7) The river
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When two sisters return home for a visit after leaving the Amish world, both are troubled by the secrets--and the people--they left behind"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"After devastating events, widow Andrea Wilson and her young son sought temporary refuge in Iowa's Amana Colonies of the early 1890s. Will the peace she finds there convince her to stay? Her father's farm has burned and he has died, leaving her with nothing. The Amana village invites her to stay, but is the simple cloistered life what she wants for her son?"
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Successful New York editor Jen Gibbs is at the top of her game with her new position at Vida House Publishing--until a mysterious manuscript from an old slush pile appears on her desk. Turning the pages, Jen finds herself drawn into the life of Sarra, a mixed-race Melungeon girl trapped by dangerous men in turn-of-the-century Appalachia. A risky hunch may lead to The Story Keeper's hidden origins and its unknown author, but when the trail turns toward...
10) Undetected
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Researcher Gina Gray is on the verge of a breakthrough in sonar technology, and what she's told Navy Commander Mark Bishop is only the beginning.."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As the mistress of her brother's Missouri plantation, Miss Elizabeth Blair has learned to play her part as the perfect hostess - and to not ask questions about her brother Walker's business affairs. When Walker's political aspirations lead him to organize the Wildwood Guard in support of the Confederacy - and to offer his plantation as the center of operations - Libbie must gracefully manage a house with officers in residence and soldiers camped on...
14) The decision
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Moving from Pennsylvania, finding rewarding work, and leaving heartbreak behind is the best decision Jonah ever made. But is he ready to consider love again when he meets Elaine Schrock? Will his scarred heart mend when she chooses family loyalty over love?
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In the early 1900s, Miriam Hastings leaves Chicago after burying her mother and returns to Blessing, North Dakota, to carry on her nursing studies. Despite her continued resistance, Trygve Knutson continues his pursuit of her heart"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Charlotte Dolinsky is not above playing dress-up and telling a few lies to find out what happened to her only brother. In fact, that is exactly what shes come to Lancaster County to do. Now, calling herself Mary and slipping on a kapp, Charlotte will lie her way into the confidence of anyone who knows why Ethan had to die. Unless she gets found out first"--Page 4 of cover.
17) The imposter
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Katrina Stoltzfus needs time to heal her broken heart. What she doesn't need is attention from Andy Miller, a farm hand who always seems to say the right thing, and be in the right place, at the right time. Is Andy for real, or too good to be true?
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this first book of the Tales from the Goose Creek B&B, you'll fall in love with a small town that feels like coming home. Its quirky characters and their many shenanigans will make you laugh out loud as they touch a place in your heart.
Even though retirement is still three years away, Al Richardson is counting the days. He anticipates many enjoyable years in which every day feels like Saturday. But Al's wife, Millie, has different plans for their...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"France, 1685. Catherine Gillet knows her brother, Jules, wants to protect her from the sinister threats of the French crown. But Jules is involved in a potentially deadly enterprise, one connected with an encoded document. When his actions put the whole family at risk, will Catherine find a way to save them? Virginia, present day. Renee Talbot, a direct descendant of Catherine's, is fascinated by the document that's been part of her family legacy...
20) The photograph
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Eva Esch and her sisters are in a predicament. With the passing of their widowed mother, Eva's older brother Menno plans to move his growing family into the Eden Valley farmhouse where they all grew up, leaving little room for his three single sisters. Surely, Menno reasons, at least one of them will marry this coming wedding season. Eva does hope to marry, but she isn't sure she wants to give up her sweet shop for the life of a farmer's wife, and...
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