This novel is based on the Amish group in Middlefield, Ohio, which is about forty minutes from Cleveland. Part of the "Old Order", they are a bit different in their practices (Ordnung) than the ones in Lancaster County that I have visited while on business trips in the area. When a man chooses th...
Treasuring Emma A Middlefield Family Novel by Kathleen FullerEmma struggles with her faith as she is dealing with a strained relationship with her overbearing sister and must face with the man who broke her heart after leaving the Amish faith. She is also faced with the challenge of caring for he...
I really liked this book; like most of Fullers books once I started it reading it, I couldn’t put it down. Finding out what caused Sawyer to be in the barn to begin with—and what happens to him in the end—keeps you intrigued throughout the book. If your looking for a nice wholesome, feel good rom...
But when he twisted the key, he realized it was already unlocked. The light in the main shop was off, but he saw a faint glow coming from the office. He set his blue lunch cooler on one of the work tables and crossed the room. Peeking through the small window on the door, he saw Elisabeth sitting...
“I don’t wike peas.” “Waaaah!” Amanda Graber surveyed the chaos swirling in the kitchen as she tried to get supper on the table and corral her six much younger brothers and sisters. None of them were cooperating. “Thomas, lea...
Had she heard Aden correctly? She grabbed the side of the desk to steady herself. None of this made any sense. Turning to him, her mouth clamped shut when she saw he was absolutely serious. Aden’s eyes searched hers, sending an unspoken message she couldn’t decipher. He moved to stand next to her...
As the two of them milled around the edges of the Troyers’ barn, Rebecca beamed, her pretty cheeks glowing as Joel stood by her side—tall, lean, handsome, and clearly in love with his wife to be. Abigail wanted to throw up. When Asa told her about Joel’s announcement yeste...
She picked up her steps and trotted down the road. Thankfully she’d recovered from her scare the other day. Ruth had called flying over a meadow in a runaway buggy “an adventure.” It certainly had been an adventure all right, one he didn’t care to repeat. Normally he’d be on his way to the buggy ...
The rain had stopped, but gray clouds cloaked the sky. She held her thumbs together and created a frame, trying to visualize the animal shelter. Adam had given her a diagram he’d sketched out. They would have to get started before the weather made it impossible. But what about the wedding plans? ...
Pain shot through her skull, and she couldn’t concentrate on the words. Today the aspirin hadn’t touched it. She’d had headaches before, but not one that lasted this long, or was this painful. The thought occurred to her that perhaps she should go t...
This had been their ritual for the past two months. They would arrive at a singing separately, seek each other out, then send a silent signal so they could meet in private. Her anticipation always grew as she tried not to reveal she was looking for him. She couldn’t help frowning when she didn’t ...
Emma Shetler lifted her gaze to meet Moriah Miller’s eyes. Moriah had been a good friend to her over the past year, and Emma had never noticed until now how blue her eyes were. Blue like the summer sky, and at this moment, full of compassion. Emma tried to swallow down the...
She stroked Ma’s sunken cheek and held her frail hand. Nearby, Ainslee and their father argued. Shannon remained silent, leaving her sister to fight their father alone. She brushed away strands of Ma’s dark brown hair from her fevered brow. Ainslee ...