Acknowledgements Many thanks go out to G. K. Bradford for putting her heart and soul into the edits, and Jenny Zemanek of Seedlings Design, for creating such an amazing cover! As always, much appreciation and love to my five children, Luke, Cole, Lily, Owen and Cora. ...
Darkness had settled in, but the sparkling cover of snow was softly illuminating the barnyard and I had no trouble seeing where I was going. The calf had heartily finished the bottle of milk that Rowan had on hand for just such emergencies and it was snugly resting in a stall piled high with stra...
We crossed over the darkened roadway in eerie silence at a fast clip, and I wasn’t at all sure where we were going until we pulled into the Hershbergers’ driveway. When I realized who we were going to speak to, my heartbeat sped up. The gas lamp was burning in James’s leat...
“Robyn Peachey, Jonas’ wife, was your sister?” “She was the youngest child in my family. That’s why I’m so well acquainted with Jonas,” the bishop said. The Amish man was tall and thin. His long beard was mostly white, as was his hair and his bushy eyebrows. His black hat, coat and pants made him...
The warmth of the lights and the steam rising from the pot on the stove instantly calmed my nerves. Laura was bent over Taylor at the kitchen table, helping my niece with her homework. Their heads popped up at my entrance. “I wasn’t expecting you, Serenity. What’s up?” Laura asked, leaving Taylor...