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"A Class for Laurel by Amy Clipston Adventurous Laurel Weaver leaves Pennsylvania to answer a newspaper ad for a teaching position in Colorado. She stays with handsome Glen Troyer's family, and they become close. However, she never intended to stay in Colorado, and his family doesn't approve of her outgoing ways. Now she can't bear to think of leaving Glen and her beloved students, but she's beginning to feel like she's out of options. Will Laurel...
2) Almost Amish
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Julie leaps at a chance to spend a summer in Amish country to help her sister-in-law Susan with a reality television program, an opportunity that forces Julie to confront the cameras, Susan's perfectionism, and her views about family life.
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Wayne County volume 2
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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.
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Wayne County volume 1
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Abigail, a young midwife, is sent to jail after a difficult delivery takes a devastating turn. Her sister, Catherine, comes to stay and help care for Abigail's children while Abigail's husband works the field. Catherine meets Isaiah, a deaf man thought to be simpleminded, and discovers that he possesses unexpected gifts and talents.
5) Becoming Bea
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The courtships of Lancaster County volume 4
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"Ben and Bea have always irritated each other. But when their friends push them together, can they cease bickering long enough to fall in love?"--
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Pebble Creek Amish volume 1
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A Promise for Miriam, the first book in a brand-new romantic series from popular author Vannetta Chapman, introduces the Amish community of Pebble Creek and some of the kind, caring people there. As they face challenges to their community from the English world, they come together to reach out to their non-Amish neighbors while still preserving their cherished Plain ways.
Amish schoolteacher Miriam King loves her students. At 26, most women her age...
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Amish brides of Birch Creek volume 2
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"Bestselling and award-winning author Kathleen Fuller returns to the Amish community of Birch Creek in this charming tale of falling in love while pursuing the dreams of your heart"--
9) Levi's will
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"A family saga of pain and reconciliation set behind the closed doors of an Amish community. Spanning three generations, the story follows the life of Will McGruder, who having fled as a young man, seeks to heal the past by bringing his new family to meet his Amish relatives"--Provided by publisher.
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Amish vines and orchards volume 2
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The tornado that devastated Kings' Orchard pushed Rhoda, Samuel, and Jacob to make a new start in Maine. Are they strong enough to withstand the challenges of establishing an Amish community -- and brave enough to face the secrets that move with them?
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Fields of home volume 1
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After a falling-out with her boyfriend, Susan Hostetler leaves her Amish community and moves to Asbury Park to experiment in English life. There she learns to drive, takes her GED test, and falls in love. But just as she is enjoying her new life, Susan meets a young, unwed, expectant mother who asks for help having her baby adopted by an Amish family. As she's drawn into the young woman's life, Susan is also drawn back to her Amish roots.
14) Courting Cate
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Courtships of Lancaster County volume 1
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Cate Miller has scared off every suitor. Pete Troyer has never failed at anything. Could he be the one to finally tame the fiery Cate?
15) Paradise Valley
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Daughters of Caleb Bender volume 1
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Caleb Bender and other members of an Ohio Amish community decide to relocate to Mexico to avoid conflicts with Ohio's laws. Caleb's family are the first settlers. His daughters eventually connect with the local people, but the family is endangered by the strife following the Mexican Revolution.
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Karen Imhoff finds an injured man by the side of the road and takes him into her home to care for him. "John Doe" has no memory of what happened or of who he is, yet Karen is drawn to this Englisher, against her better judgment. As Christmas draws near, simple grace could inspire John to make Karen's dreams come true.
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Daughters of Caleb Bender volume 3
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Amish pacifism is sorely tested in the Paradise Valley settlement in the 1920s. When an army of bandits descends on them, the Amish are saved by government troops who prove as cruel as the bandits themselves. Then a bishop travels to Mexico, and Caleb's daughters are finally able to marry - though the ban still looms for Miriam. As Caleb's hope of peace and freedom in Mexico slips away, he ponders: In times of trouble, on whom should we rely?
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Emma Raber's daughter volume 1
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Since her father died, Katie Raber's mother has tried to keep Katie close at hand, but the young Amish woman wants to break free from her mother's shadow, hoping to gain independence by attending nearby Mennonite youth gatherings.