It deals with a very tough subject (domestic violence) and it is about forgiveness; if you don't like it or don't accept it, PLEASE do not leave a bad review. Let it go, forgive, and move on, please.

    Will they lead her to love and resolution? Sarah Holtz doesn’t wish for much. All she wants to be is a great nanny for the children of the Jotters. An orphan, she has lived with the Jotters for two years now and knows what to expect from the holidays. Except, this year things turn out very differently when Alvan, the patriarch, is found murdered and Christmas is on the brink of ruins. While struggling to hold the family together, Sarah finds a box in the attic filled with newspaper clippings and a diary. And within the pages are dark secrets… Secrets that may point towards the person who killed Alvan Jotter… Investigating a murder by dredging through the past is not an easy task. The more Sarah learns, the more old wounds are opened. And when the eldest son Nathan joins her, he realizes that his Daed wasn’t the man he thought he was. Now, these secrets must be brought to light if the killer is going to be caught and Christmas is going to be saved. And in the midst of it all, Sarah struggles with her own feelings. Feelings that involve Nathan… Can Sarah unlock the secrets of the past while finding love in the present? AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a 108-page stand-alone story with an HEA, so no cliff-hangers.

     When the town matchmaker, Sarah Zook, introduced Hannah to her future husband, Levi, Hannah believed her life couldn’t be more perfect. Levi was all she ever wanted and their happy ever after was just beginning. All they needed for their dreams to come true was to have a baby to grace the Zook cradle that Sarah’s husband had made before his sudden death. Until Hannah fell pregnant…. Hannah was devastated at losing her baby. Not only did she question her ability as a woman, but she began questioning her faith. She develops an unlikely friendship with the town matchmaker. Not only did Sarah suffer through the same devastating loss, but she understood Hannah like no other. Hannah wanted nothing more than to place a baby in the Zook cradle, but it seemed as if God had forsaken her and dashed her dreams of being a mother. Follow Hannah’s journey as she finds friendship in an unlikely person, struggles through tragic times and loses her faith in God. Will the hardship ruin her marriage? Can Hannah trust in God again? Will the town matchmaker prove to have one last trick up her sleeve to save the day? Find out now in this sweet Amish romance.

    When she is finally able to make the trip to meet them, she is shocked to learn someone else has been living with them and pretending to be Sara. Sara can’t understand how quickly her grandparents are willing to forgive the imposter.   Secrets and deceit seem to follow Sara, and she is so tired of it. Though soon she meets Brad Fuller who is visiting her grandparents for during Christmas. She likes him a lot, but even he seems to pull away from her, not being totally honest.   Struggling, Sara finds an old canning jar hidden in the barn that is full of encouraging prayers. Can Sara find a way to forgive the past and move on to building new relationships? This is Book 2 in the brand-new series, The Prayer Jars, from New York Times bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter. Book 1 -- The Hope Jar (August 2018) Book 3 -- The Healing Jar (August 2019)

    Left with four young children, Anna must deal with disciplining her young rambunctious sons as well as her personal grief. Her maiden sister, Beth, has little tolerance for her young nephews who complicate her time teaching at a one-room schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Beth’s family is concerned about her lack of interest in the eligible men in their area and encourage her to seek a relationship with a young Amish carpenter who recently relocates from nearby Ohio. Can Anna ever love again? Or would it be enough to marry for the sake of the children?

    Resentment. Love. Amish teen, Emma Lapp has had a lifelong struggle with weight. Worse, Jacob, the man she wants desperately to court with only sees her as a friend. Caught between the loving excess of her mother's care and the desire to make a change, Emma feels overlooked and left behind. But when a terrible accident forces Emma to face hard truths about herself and her relationship with her sister, will this be enough for Emma to seize her dreams?Find out in Amish Seeds of Change, Book 1 of the Seeds of Change series by Rachel Stoltzfus. Amish Seeds of Change will have you captured from the first chapter keep you turning pages to the end. If you love well written Christian romance with a heroine as determined as she is kind, start reading Amish Seeds of Change today!

    Now, she must return home for her brother's funeral and face seeing her former beau again. Will she finally find peace or will returning home be one of the biggest mistakes she has made in her young life?

    Clement Litwiller has no desire to follow in his father's footsteps and is not about to waste his life in boring community living. But what he doesn't realize is that his choices and actions have terrible consequences for the ones he claims to love. Edrei and Chloe Litwiller find themselves shunned and have to find refuge in a lonely cabin on top of a hill, far away from the life they used to live. But then it's Christmas time. Will the true spirit of Christmas bring solace to this wounded family, and can miracles really happen at this most wonderful time of the year? A tale of snow, suspense and faith that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

    Ruth Conroy is the pride of her father and brothers and the despair of her mother, who fears that her daughter’s unconventional ways will prevent her from marrying. Goaded by her mother’s nagging, Ruth declares that she will only marry a man who can beat her in a horse race. As she is an expert horsewoman, her challenge seems unlikely to be met. But family friend Robert Holloway has always loved Ruth, and if it takes a horse race to win her, then an equestrian he will be, even though he is a poor rider. Out of friendship, Ruth agrees to teach him how to ride with skill, never realizing that his goal is to win the race and win her hand in marriage. When she is challenged, she must decide what she will win or lose in this race for her heart.

    Her entire world has turned upside down and she is left pondering what, exactly, her purpose in life truly is. On her son's suggestion, she escapes to Holmes County, Ohio and finds herself living on an Amish farm. While she tries to regain a life that has been lost, she finds herself gaining a lot more than she ever previously had. An unexpected friendship with Mary Troyer proves to be pivotal in how Elizabeth views the world around her, this time with the wisdom and insight of an Amish woman, rather than the demands and expectations of a world filled with work, demands, and hardships. A full-length novel, Life Regained is the first book in a series about the power of friendship that shatters the perceived boundaries of different cultures and religions.

    But instead of proposing, Daniel Jantzi tells her he must move north to work in the factories. If he doesn’t earn money quickly, his family will lose their farm. Although sad to see him go, Sadie understands, and they promise to stay close by writing.Sadie’s father is getting on in years and wants help around the farm. Having only daughters, he needs a strong, available son-in-law. He decides that Sadie must marry Aaron Mullet. Sadie is stunned by this demand, as arranged marriages simply aren’t done; yet, she finds herself forced into a courtship she has no interest in.Aaron devises a plan, but it involves deception and lying—something neither of them condone. But how else can Sadie keep her true love?

     The Earth Alliance isn’t ready. And war demands sacrifice… Chase Athanatos is deep in uncharted space, on a quest to save his wife. His old nemesis, Tanak’Vor, infected her with Spectre blood, forcing Chase to put her in suspended animation until a cure could be found. Chase killed him for it, but his wife is still in danger. Now, Tanak’vor’s brother wants revenge for his death: in command of a stealth fleet, Asrak’Vor plans to make Chase pay the ultimate price – along with the entire Earth Alliance. To defeat the Spectres, Chase must harden himself or the galaxy will burn again. And this time, there will be no rising from the ashes.

    Cherish Denise learns from every trial and tribulation in the most horrible way. Not only does this young teen change from the nerdy plus side girl next door to the thick, busty and voluptuous woman. She becomes exactly what she never wanted to be after secretly falling in love with her handsome, chocolate neighbor Khalil. Cherish finds herself the subject of ridicule as she is turned down and placed in the “best friend” zone. Until she meets Caine, a thug from Georgia who literally knocks the socks right off her feet. They hit it off instantly, not knowing he was about to Inflict the worst pain on her. Caine seemed like the perfect guy at first with just a little street and thugness. Until he shakes up Cherish’s world, shows his true colors and motives, which sends Cherish up a valley of “no self-esteem and desperation.” There are so many hurdles to climb in her life. Will Cherish embrace her flaws? Love herself unconditionally? Will Cherish and Khalil make it through the hurdles meant to tear them apart? Or will Caine take her on a complete whirlwind. Who knows, but this chick needs more than time to figure out her life as college approaches and these men can’t stop wanting to sample her like a sweet Georgia peach. Stay tuned and find out....Why it’s the thicker the Berry, the Sweeter the Juice…..

    But when a terrible accident sidelines her hero, she jumps into save the family logging business.When the handsome Chandler Lantz comes calling, pretending to care about her success, she scoffs and rejects him. After all, he's Brenneman Logging's arch rival. All he wants is to pull the wool over her eyes because she's a woman and steal what rightfully belongs to her family.She won't have it.And she won't have him.When things don't go according to plan at Brenneman Logging, Amity realized she was in over her head. She didn't know a thing about logs or loggers,her specialty was keeping the ledgers. With a tenuous grip, she clasped Chandler's hand and allowed him to lead her.But will her bitter rival lead her to love or to her own demise?*****This is the exciting new best-selling Amish Romance Series by #1 inspirational author, Emma Schwartz. The saga of Hope Valley, Iowa continues with The Amish Lumberjack,Book #2. All Emma Schwartz's Amish Romance books are clean, wholesome and filled with family values. This standalone, Amish romance novel contains no cliffhanger and a joyful happily ever after.Download now!

    Sophia had not thought twice about taking up her friend's offer to move to Oregon to help her run the successful general store she had started some years before when faced with a spinster's lot in life. Levi Kirtman was more than irate at being denied his birthright. When his paternal uncle gave him the ultimatum to find a wife in order to get the deeds to the ranch which should by all rights be his after his father's passing, he dug his heels in and refused. He would live without the ranch rather than be pushed into marrying. Then he met the woman his uncle had in mind after reading her advertisement, and he saw her as a pretty enough solution to his many problems. Can a man cure his greed and addiction through deception and cruelty? Was this the life the Lord had intended for a widow and her young son in a strange town? Would Eli find a loving family to finally call his own?