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- Down a dark road / by Castillo, Linda,author.;
"Eight years ago Joseph King was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. He was a "fallen" Amish man and, according to local law enforcement, a known drug user with a violent temper. Now King has escaped, and he's headed for Painters Mill. News of a murderer on the loose travels like wildfire and putting Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her team of officers on edge. A nightmare scenario becomes reality when King shows up with a gun and kidnaps his five children from their Amish uncle's house. He's armed and desperate with nothing left to lose. Fearing for the safety of the children, Kate leaps into action, but her frantic search for a killer leads her into an ambush. When King releases her unharmed, asking her to prove his innocence, she begins to wonder whether the police are hiding something, and she embarks on her own investigation to discover the truth"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Amish; Burkholder, Kate (Fictitious character); Murder;
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- The roll of the drums / by Drexler, Jan,author.;
Ruby Weaver's curly red hair isn't the only thing that sets her apart from her Amish community in 1863. Twenty-eight and single, Ruby doesn't believe a woman needs to be married in order to be happy. Her ailing friend Lovinia Fischer, however, has other ideas and wants Ruby to promise to marry her husband after she dies. Never imagining she'd have to fulfill that vow, Ruby agrees. And she's not the only one. Lovinia has extracted a similar promise from her husband, Gideon. With both Ruby and Gideon reluctant to keep their promises, a compromise must be reached. Ruby will spend her days with Gideon's family-- helping to raise the children and keep the house-- but her nights will be spent at her sister's neighboring house. But this arrangement raises eyebrows in their conservative Amish community, and it soon becomes clear that Ruby must make a decision-- marry Gideon or turn her back on her friend, the children she's grown to love ... and their father.- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Historical fiction.; Amish; Single women; Single fathers; Widowers; Man-woman relationships;
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- Marriage can be mischief / by Flower, Amanda.;
"Quilter and widow Millie Fisher must help the man she is sweet on, Uriah Schrock, prove his late sister's innocence in the murder of her husband by stitching together the clues to find the truth"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Amish; Man-woman relationships; Murder;
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- Courting can be killer / by Flower, Amanda.;
"Some Amish men don't know what's good for them. That's what Millie Fisher told herself when young Ben Baughman set his heart on marrying Tess Lieb. With Tess's father refusing to give his blessing and Tess's ex-boyfriend being a wet blanket, the hapless couple was bound to butt heads more than Millie's Boer goats. But when Ben tragically dies in a mysterious fire, Millie wonders if someone in her hometown of Harvest, Ohio, wanted Ben out of the wedding picture altogether..."--- Subjects: Cozy mysteries.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Amish; Man-woman relationships; Murder;
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- Her fear / by Gray, Shelley Shepard,author.;
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- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Man-woman relationships.; Amish;
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- The Amish bride's secret / by Lewis, Patrice,author.;
After her fiancé abandons her, Rebecca Hilty finds herself beekeeping in Montana and dreaming of inheriting Caleb Graber's farm. But Caleb's great-nephew and heir, Jacob, wants the land all to himself. Forced to work together, Rebecca and Jacob are determined to prove their worth, until Caleb declares an inheritance requirement that shocks them both! Now Rebecca is faced with an impossible choice -- marry Jacob or lose the farm for good...- Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Novels.; Amish; Beekeepers; Inheritance and succession; Man-woman relationships;
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- The Amish baby scandal / by Wise, Virginia,1977-author.;
"When Emma Yoder returns to her Amish community unwed and pregnant after leaving the faith during her Rumspringa, she resigns herself to a life of loneliness. She believes no good Amish man would ever accept her situation -- not even her childhood best friend, Benjamin Stoltzfus. But Benjamin has always loved Emma and wants nothing more than to support her and her baby. A well-meaning matchmaking scheme allows them to grow closer, but with Benjamin's overprotective sisters and his own feelings of inadequacy, can they overcome their obstacles to become the family they both need?"--- Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Novels.; Amish; Families; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Pregnant women; Single women;
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- An Amish surprise / by Gray, Shelley Shepard,author.;
"Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasn't seen fit to bless them. Though Calvin claims he's content with their childless state, Miriam knows he's not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries he's found someone else. But just as she finds herself at her lowest point, she discovers the ultimate surprise. Unable to confide in anyone who might tell Calvin-out of fear she'll disappoint him with another miscarriage-Miriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller-and any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth. Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but it's not another woman. It's a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anne's bookmobile, he meets Miles, a ten-year-old living with a foster family down the road. But after spending more time with the boy, Calvin learns that his foster family has no plans to adopt him. Calvin feels a connection with Miles and yearns to give the boy a home, but he's afraid to tell Miriam, knowing she's devastated they can't have children of their own. As weeks pass and Sarah Anne learns that Miles has nearly given up hope of ever finding a real home, she knows it's time to intervene. It's going to take some fancy footwork and a whole lot of prayer, but she knows she can help make this struggling couple into a happy family of four"--- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Amish; Man-woman relationships; Families; Foster children; Secrecy; Librarians; Bookmobiles;
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- Her secret / by Gray, Shelley Shepard,author.;
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- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Amish; Man-woman relationships.; Stalkers;
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- The secret keeper / by Lewis, Beverly,1949-;
LSC- Subjects: Christian fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Amish; Self-realization in women;
- © c2013., Bethany House,
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