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1) The guardian
Author
Series
Home to Hickory Hollow volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Jodi Winfield comes to Lancaster to house-sit, the last thing she expects to find is a dsheveled little girl alone on the side of the road. The young teacher is mystified when she learns there have been no reports of a missing child and the girl herself is no help, since she can't speak English. It's as if the child appeared out of nowhere. Jodi, then turns her attention to Hickory Hollow--and the cloistered world of the Old Order Amish--in...
Author
Series
Amish brides of Birch Creek volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An Amish schoolteacher accepts his first job in the growing community of Birch Creek, but gets more than he bargained for when he meets a lively Amish woman with a questionable past"--
Author
Series
Maidels of Morning Star volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"Leaving Flaud's Furniture to teach at the community's new school is a joy for Lydianne Christner. Old Order Amish, but new to Morning Star, she's grateful that the congregation trusts her with the position--but she panics when handsome Bishop Jeremiah Shetler asks about the life she left behind. If anyone discovers the secret she's hiding, she would, quite rightly, be shunned. A widower, Bishop Jeremiah admires young Lydianne's youthful energy and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2010], c1998
Language
English
Description
"Englischer Kristie Matthews' move to an Amish family farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, starts on a bad note as the young schoolteacher is bitten by a dog. A trip to the local ER leads to an encounter with an old man who hands her a key and swears her to silence."--Publisher description.
Author
Series
Lizzie searches for love volume 2
Publisher
Good Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Will Lizzie Glick, a high-spirited Amish teenager, give up her dream of teaching school so that her wish for a family and a marriage can come true? Based on the true experiences of the author's extended family.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Amish schoolteacher Miriam King loves her students. At twenty-six, most women her age are married with children of their own, but she hasn't yet met anyone who can persuade her to give up the Plain school that sits along the banks of Pebble Creek. Then newcomer Gabriel Miller steps into her life, bringing his daughter, an air of mystery, and challenges Miriam has never faced before."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Ada's house trilogy volume 2
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lena Kauffman, a young Old Order Amish schoolteacher, is challenged to work with a rebellious young man and deal with several crises at the schoolhouse that threaten her other students. Her lack of submission and the use of ideas that don't line up with the Old Ways strengthen the school board's case as they begin to believe that Lena is behind all the trouble. Grey Graber, her friend and school board member, has been having problems with his wife....
Author
Series
Deacon's family volume 2
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A new teacher in Stoney Ridge takes on the challenge to help find homes for foster children in Lancaster County. Her effort brings hope to two young girls, but complicates her budding romance.
Author
Series
Wayne County series volume 2
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
℗♭2011
Language
English
Description
When Meghan Yost starts teaching in the Old Order district, a troubled student challenges her authority and a male suitor challenges her patience, as Special Agent Thomas Mast arrives to investigate a wave of hate crimes
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired Books
Language
English
Description
AFter suffering a broken engagement, teacher Rachel Hostetler is looking for a fresh start. When handsome Noah Lapp rescues her from a runaway buggy her first day in town, things seem hopeful. Then Rachel hears talk that Noah is expected to court her cousin, Charlotte. Yet Noah spends all his free time with Rachel. Will Rachel discover the truth without losing her heart? And find a happy-ever-after in Happiness, Pennsylvania?
Author
Series
New Hope Amish volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Readers of Kelly Irvin's Bliss Creek Amish novels will be overjoyed to discover her new series for lovers of Amish fiction: The New Hope Amish. In the first installment, Love Still Stands, a group of dedicated families leaves Bliss Creek to establish a new community in Missouri. Among them is Bethel Graber, a beautiful young woman with a passion for teaching. But after being disabled in a terrible accident, overseeing a classroom is out of the question...and...
12) Big decisions
Author
Series
Lizzie searches for love volume 3
Publisher
Good Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Questions and indecision as well as answers and certainty enter Lizzie's life as she must decide whether to join the Amish church, to marry Stephen, and to continue teaching. Based on the true experiences of the author's extended family.
Author
Publisher
Good Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Simon can't stop thinking about the pretty Amish teacher at the local one-room school, but he's ignored the sparks between them because he's so shy. So Simon's little brother Isaac takes matters into his own hands"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Series
Love and promises volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Widower Josiah Yoder wants to be a good father. But it's not easy with a deaf young son who doesn't understand why his mamm isn't coming home. At a loss, Josiah enrolls Nathan in a special-needs school and is relieved to see his son immediately comforted by his new teacher, a woman whose sweet charm and gentle smile just might be the balm they both need. With seven siblings to care for, Ada Rupp wasn't sure she wanted to take on teaching, too. But...
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In a small Amish town like picturesque Lancaster, Pennsylvania, one solution to an indiscretion is to make a good marriage. Or perhaps, fake a respectable engagement... Priscilla Ebersol has a fulfilling life teaching special needs children until her boyfriend's humiliating betrayal ruins her reputation and threatens her job. Ostracized for something she didn't do, Priscilla needs a distraction: researching the benefits of camel's milk for her brother's...
Author
Publisher
Good Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mary Wagler arrives in Adams County, Ohio for the new school term, ready to begin her duties teaching eighteen students at the little one room schoolhouse. Marcus Yoder, who lives next door with his widowed mother and his six younger siblings, is assigned the task of meeting the new arrival at the bus station. He is to transport Mary in his buggy to where she will board at Leon and Lavina Hochstetler's home. Mary is sure Marcus has volunteered for...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
As the most joyful holiday draws near, three couples discover the recipe for love includes faith, hope, and the sweetest blessings . . .A CHRISTMAS CAKE FOR REBECCA [by] Shelley Shepard Gray: When carpenter Aden returns to Lancaster after twenty years away, bakeshop owner Rebecca is dismayed to find he's still as handsome and kind as ever. He broke her heart when he left the community back then. Will a holiday emergency provide a second chance at...
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Amid a whirlwind of drugs, sex, and other temptations of the “English” world, a group of Amish teenagers on their Rumschpringe test the limits of their parents’ religion to the breaking point. The murder of one and the abduction of another challenge Professor Michael Branden as he confronts the communal fear that the young people can never be brought home safely. Along with Holmes County Sheriff Bruce Robertson and Pastor Cal Troyer, Professor...
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Professor Michael Branden receives an unexpected visit from an Amish man who claims his brother, a dwarf like himself, has been murdered. Their conversation is interrupted by a commotion on campus. A young woman has leapt to her death from the college bell tower. Branden teams up with Pastor Cal Troyer and Sheriff Bruce Robertson to seek explainations for both incidents. Underlaying the investigation is a college study of genetic traits particular...
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"With the school damaged during a storm, teacher Sadie Fischer needs Levi Byler's help repairing it. Levi has one condition--he won't become a part of her search for a husband. He's been hurt before, and love and marriage aren't part of his plans. But Sadie might just be the perfect woman to mend his heart ... and convince him forever isn't just for fairy tales"--Amazon.