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Celebrate Second Christmas, a treasured, lighthearted time of community, with four Amish romances. “When Christmas Comes Again” by Beth Wiseman Katherine knows the first Christmas without Elias will be hard for her and the children. But when a mysterious Englischer appears with photographs...

When her doctor prescribes fresh air and sunshine, Eva Miller turns her Florida getaway into a chance to gain some independence. Only, working part-time for Amish shop owner Tanner Dawson is hardly a vacation. The overprotective single father reminds Eva of her own strict upbringing. But as she begins to see beneath his gruff exterior, can she trust Tanner—and her heart—enough to stay?

Now that Wilma has finished Cherish’s quilt, she and Ada decide to make her a surprise visit. While they are gone, the timing is perfect for Krystal and Hope to test Matthew’s love. If he loves Krystal, as he says, he won’t succumb to the new woman’s charms.

Nicole Lantz’s life is filled with questions. At 19, she’s on the precipice of adulthood in her small Amish community: baptism, marriage, children, life as a homemaker on an Amish farm. And at the same time, her growing friendship with Englischer Viviana Holt is showing her glimpses of a whole different world. A world that grows increasingly alluring as Christmas draws near and Viviana’s gift sparks disapproval from her parents and Hamish, the young man who is courting Nicole.

Englischer Marcy Sutton flees her home in Ohio when problems caused by her husband Scott’s gambling addiction wreak havoc. She takes her two young children to stay at a friend’s lakeside cabin in Indiana, but on the way, the car breaks down, and they are stranded in a blizzard. Marcy and her children seek shelter with Hester and Gideon’s Amish family, whose simple way of life reminds Marcy of the true meaning of the Christmas season.

Mary Margaret Miller needs an escape from her small Amish community. She boards a bus, all alone, for a vacation in Pinecraft, Florida. Meeting Betsy and Lilly on the way, she’s amazed to find two kindred spirits. They become fast friends and determine to have the best two weeks of their lives. For Mary, it starts when she meets Jayson Raber, a handsome and charming carpenter. Jayson is taken with Mary from the get-go, but he has responsibilities back home in Kentucky—including a girl he’s supposed to marry.

Susan Troyer likes Tobias Miller, but not enough to marry him as her father wishes. As Christmas nears, Susan travels to stay with her cousin, Eleanor, who is expecting a baby, enjoying a break from a pressured courtship with Tobias.

Single and Amish, Grace Wittmer cares for three elderly Englisch ladies in her home. At first, it was to make enough money to survive. But now, she loves them as if they were kin. Thaddeus, Grace’s hired hand, takes care of the animals and the land. He’s a mysterious sort, silent and reserved, yet Grace relies on his steady and solid character.

When Ettie and her sister Elsa-May find a dead body, they discover it is the third victim of a serial killer. Evidence found at the scene suggests the killer is Amish. To clear her friends in the community, Ettie sets out to investigate. Her estranged daughter Myra, determined to make a career for herself as a true crime novelist, joins her on her mission, stirring up strife in the process.

When Emma's fiancé breaks their engagement and marries someone else, the pitiful looks and whispers about her have Emma wanting to escape her life in Lancaster. Aaron leaving her was a blessing, but no one in Lancaster believes her when she says she is fine. Noah arrives in Lancaster with his young son, Levi, wanting to get away from the gossip about him and his son in Ohio.

Eliza King already has a broken heart, and thanks to a rickety ladder, she now has a broken leg too. She isn't dealing with either very well. Ever since a brief romance ended when the boy who'd been courting her tried a little too hard to take things further, Eliza has sought refuge in reading books and tending to her beloved horses. Being incapacitated makes the latter impossible. But her Englisch doctor knows an Amish man looking for just such work . . .

When Fannie left the Amish farm where she grew up, she vowed never to return. Finally free from the lies and the fables that the community forced upon her, she now yields to a life of worldliness and pleasure. But not all that glitters is gold, and Fannie falls for the dark lies of Geraldo Pasqualini. All the while, deep inside Fannie’s heart there is the yearning for the true love that seems so strikingly absent in her new surroundings.

Britt Wolfe has it all. Fame, fortune, and a fulfilling career as the front man for one of the most popular rock bands in the world. But he also has a vengeful stalker, bent on ruining him in the most painful ways possible. What starts as harmless pranks quickly turns serious as acts of sabotage almost take his life.

Making beautiful art is Tessa's secret passion. But not all in the Amish community seem to agree, and it causes deep heartbreak for the young Amish artist. And yet, God does not let even one of his small children down and through his redemptive power, it becomes clear that nothing can withstand the power of love.

Sean Miller is a young misguided youngster, about to start a life of crime. Judge Barlow sees only one last option and decides to send Miller to an Amish farm. The Peterschwimms' Farm. It is shock for the sisters, and especially for Dawn, who discovers a new depth of compassion in her own heart as she seeks to lift this broken man from the pit of despair and rebellion to a place of wholeness.

A volte, tra la vittima e il carnefice, la linea di confine può essere molto sottile... La pacifica comunità amish di Painters Mill, in Ohio, è scossa da un omicidio: la sessantenne Mary Yoder è stata brutalmente accoltellata nei pressi della sua fattoria, mentre raccoglieva noci con le sue nipoti. Proprio una di loro, Elsie Helmuth, di sette anni, viene rapita dall'assassino. La famiglia della bambina è rispettata da tutta la comunità, eppure, quando il capo della polizia Kate Burkholder incontra i genitori della piccola, capisce che nascondono qualcosa.

Life on the gentle Amish farm of the Peterschwimms changes dramatically when father dies and the eldest of the four sisters, Emma, has to step in and take the lead. But, Emma’s not so gentle approach leads to a disastrous outcome and spirals her into a deep depression. Then she meets James Connely, who knows all too well what it is like to have messed things up.

Mary Yoder, a 19-year-old Amish girl, has been sucked into the Englisch world, following the lead of her two newly acquired friends, Amber and Denise. Mary blindly trusts them, letting them whisk her off to parties, change her appearance, and convince her that playing the field is much better than courting her love interest, Isaiah Kauffman. The excitement of Rumspringa is too alluring to think of anything other than having fun, so Mary ignores the nagging feeling in her gut that she’s headed in the wrong direction.

Much to her mother's chagrin, Lily Yoder is not the only one among her siblings to remain unwed. Uncertain she even wants to be anybody's wife, Lily doesn't mind her single status one bit. But when she meets Elijah Bontrager, suddenly marriage is all she can think about. The handsome glazier is everything she never realized she wanted in a strong Amish man. But a shocking secret from Elijah's past looms large, threatening to tear them apart. And when Lily finds out the truth, she'll have to decide if marrying Elijah is what her heart truly wants.

When Esther's family moves to Ohio, she becomes the lonely new girl in the community. But when she makes new friends and is enjoying Rumspringa, she meets Abram, and her world is turned upside down. As they share smiles and laughter, along with flirtatious looks, Esther is interested in spending more time with Abram. But Abram holds a secret that he doesn't reveal to Esther.