Terri Downes
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A faded letter found in an attic forces reporter Hannah Foster to delve deeper into an investigation...a pursuit that finds her hot on the trail of a killer. The search leads her to a peaceful Amish town where all may not be as it appears. She finds herself attracted to a handsome farmer named Peter but clashes with his traditional values. Still, after one serendipitous event after the other, Hannah finds her meticulously built emotional walls slowly...
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Emma is a teacher that has felt the need for a fresh start. Her ne'er do-well husband to be left her for another woman so she decides to become a mail order bride...A rash decision made out of spite and rejection, she heads out west to meet Jake...and finds him to be a most handsome and kind man...But he has an extended family that are not to happy that Jake has decided to marry someone without their consent. Can Emma win over both Jake and his family...
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Matthew knows that his rambunctious cousin Thomas has a thing for Lovina. He and Lovina were once good friends and even though they have drifted apart he still cares for her...and doesn't want her to get involved with Thomas. But Lovina has other ideas. She still has feelings for Matthew but cannot forgive him for his past hurts. She seeks the will of God in her prayers and what happens is beyond both of their wildest dreams.
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THE AMISH MILE Levi is an outsider who longs to be part of the Amish community. He finds work on the family farm of the Millers and his heart stops when he lays eyes on Emma, the most sought after young woman in the town. The obnoxious Elmer, however, seeks Emma's hand for himself. Levi simply puts his life into Gott's hands and prayers that He can show him the way of finding a godly wife and a home with the Amish people he loves so much... A SHUNNED...
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When the elderly Irene passes away, Abby finds herself with the job of cleaning out her house. As she struggles with her own marriage, she comes across a box of "love notes" written by Irene over the course of her lifetime. With her curiosity getting the best of her, Abigail sits and reads every one, transporting herself into Irene's past life where she struggled with fear, faith and romance.
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AN AMISH CALLINGHer sisters had spoken about going away for Rumspringa, maybe getting jobs. When they suggested it, Ellie was the one both her mother and father had immediately glanced at, as though it was her idea. She had immediately stated that she never wanted to go away.Lies. More lies.And for what? They still didn't trust her. Her parents were still afraid of Ellie repeating her mother's sins. True, rather than having an ill-advised relationship,...
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Delilah had spent the morning asleep, recovering from her long journey, waking in the late. She had washed and dressed, and should have headed downstairs already. But instead she had been sitting by the bedroom window for almost an hour, watching everyone who passed...She looked at each man she saw and tried to imagine how she would feel, if this were Jacob...Some looked a little frightening. Some were old, or a little too young, but many seemed as...
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Hannah did not follow.Emma supposed this was all that she could expect from her oldest sister. She felt bad for Hannah a lot of the time. The eldest sister, she had only been sixteen when their mother had died five years ago, but with her little sisters in need of parenting, she had had to grow up remarkably quickly. And her parent role had not fallen away. Their father had left her to do all of the emotional heavy lifting, preferring not to see the...
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Aaron and Hannah have been a popular couple in the Amish community for a long time. Their fellow Amish view them as a couple that other young people should see as role models. But behind the scenes, an anger simmers. They fight on a daily basis, with small squabbles soon turning into mutual verbal abuse. They both try to find ways to fix their marriage and are about to give up when one night a fire hits their home and burns part of their attic. married...
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Both Rosemary and Jacob have sworn off romance after their spouses have passed away. But one morning they both find themselves waiting for the bakery to open and they both begin to sense something fishy going on when the baker doesn't show up for work. They call the sheriff and meet him at the baker's home where they find something terrible. Rosemary and Jacob begin to snooping around on their own and the more they discover, the more the find themselves...
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In a small, close-knit community where faith and tradition guide every decision, Michael and Sarah find themselves at a crossroads of belief and conviction. Michael, steadfast and eager, is ready to embrace his faith fully, including baptism, while Sarah, thoughtful and introspective, grapples with the weight of expectation versus personal revelation. Their chance encounter leads to unexpected conversations and challenges the very foundation of their...
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Tarah is worried about her daed. He is courting a woman that she doesn't feel right about. The woman isn't forthcoming about her past and Tarah knews her daed has already been through so much with the loss of his wife. Can Tarah uncover the secret past of this woman who has invaded both her Amish community and her own family?
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Caleb Morgan explained that he was on his way back home to the Massen Valley with his daughter following a family visit. Just to fill the anxious silence, Abigail told him about how she had arranged to marry a rancher in Holmestown by mail order, and that she had brought a friend with her in the hopes of finding her someone as well...Fortunately, the man did not ask any questions about Miriam, as Abigail was still not sure how much of the story she...
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Amity is an Amish woman faces tragedy as her older sister dies shortly after giving birth to a daughter. She helps around the house and with raising the baby until she feels affection toward her sister's husband. Feeling as if she'd be betraying her sister, she distances herself from the man...But is their budding romantic feelings toward one another real and in Gott's plan?
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Matthew has been shunned by his Amish community but that doesn't deter Lovina's feelings for him. Disagreeing with some of the Amish customs, she approaches him anyway. Sparks fly but can Matthew bring himself to ask for forgiveness of the bishop?And is Lovina strong enough to go against her family's wishes to stay away from the man who has been shunned?
16) Amish Unbroken
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Things are tense around an Amish household when their young son is sick. The couple prays and prays together to no avail and the boy seems to be getting worse. Things also worsen on the homefront as their farm begins to fail. At their wits end, the couple begin to take out their frustrations on each other. Will they be able to rise above their circumstances and grow spiritually from the experience?
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Faith had her dreams. She dreamed of being on stage in the theatre, receiving accolades as a great actress. But she also dreamed of a strong handsome man who would sweep her off her feet. But when her parents die unexpectedly, both her and her brother are forced to California in the middle of the Gold Rush. Once there, Faith gets the attention of many men but one man in particular draws her eye. He is a reporter in the budding newspaper business and...
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Ellen is on the run. She is out of her job as a lounge singer and takes to the road with no money. So she takes the path of least resistance...She becomes a mail order bride to Finn, a rancher in dire need of female company. But with her sights set on becoming a famous opera singer, Ellen's heart is not even half into the marriage...Until Finn's former fiancee arrives. She's willing to do anything to keep the marriage from happening, even when Ellen...
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Mary asks her grandfather about her the history of her family and he tells a tale that touches her in a way that is both surprising and hurtful for them both as he remembers the past. The more research Mary does, the better she understands both her Amish culture and what it takes to sustain a marriage for as many decades as her grandparents did.
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Kathleen is in a worse case scenario, she's a fresh widow with a baby. Poor and destitute, she decides that moving to the west coast and possibly becoming a mail order bride is the best option...Once there, her anxiety is immediately comforted by Sam Collins who seems to be a 'baby whisperer', gently cooing Kathleen's young child to sleep. Kathleen cannot help be attracted by his handsome features and pleasant manner. But why would he bother with...