I understand the origins of the Amish, as religion and as people, but what I don't understand is the need for writers of Amish fiction to randomly throw in random words that are Pennsylvania Dutch. I can only imagine the authors aren't bilingual themselves and don't realise how odd it is to have...
What a sweet story of love blossoming in the unlikely season of winter. Small towns are so endearing when everyone takes care of everyone else and knows everyone's business. It is no different in Dwadlo, North Dakota. Mae Wilkey has been waiting for a proposal from her beau, Jake the up and comin...
I thoroughly enjoyed this delightful story. The last person Zoe Bradshaw wanted to see was a sweetheart from 15 years ago. He had once promised that he would return but he never lived up to his promise. Now he is back home, trying to find a decent place for his late sister's kids to live. Seeing ...
I love Lori Copeland's other books but this one was just o.k. for me. Sarah was a bit ridiculous at the beginning of the book and unfortunately she didn't show any signs of maturing all the way to the end. The reason she ran away and decided to be a mail order bride really didn't make sense to me...
Ho-ho! It's too early for me to read about Christmas cheers and merry singing, but this book fascinated me by a glimpse. Some of the readers here did not quite get the essence of this novella. The christmas lamp did nothing as an object, but it symbolically represented the light that Nativity nee...
Title: LOST MELODYAuthors: Lori Copeland and Virginia SmithPublisher: ZondervanNovember 2011ISBN: 9780310289869Genre: Inspirational/women’s fictionJill King is a talented concert pianist. She’s on her way to play at Carnegie Hall, when a subway accident takes her career from her in one unexpected...
Jules broke off her wedding to Cruz practically at the altar. Not just once, but twice. Now the man Jules loves best can't stand the sight of her. Only for Pop could Jules have made such a sacrifice. And now Pop is gone, leaving Jules with his struggling Washington State potato farm; with a siste...
A funny-but-touching tale about everything that can go wrong...and what makes it all right!Tess Nelson is poised to take a well-deserved step up the corporate ladder when it's yanked out from under her. With no job and nothing to fill her days--just a nonrefundable ticket for a trip to Hawaii--Te...
A Fiction Christian Romance NovelThis book takes place in the middle to late 1800’s, mainly in Texas. This book was well written in the sense that things often happen in people’s lives where they have to take it upon themselves to change their perspective of the circumstances to keep going strong...
The fourth book in Lori Copeland's popular historical romance series about mail-order brides. Glory, a young woman whose only relative has just died, joins up with a wagon train of mail-order brides en route to Colorado. Lively adventures, valuable lessons, and a heartwarming romance soon follow.
Seven years ago, seamstress Vonnie Taylor's husband of twenty-four hours, Adam Baldwin, had their marriage annulled. Now she faces the ultimate indignity: sewing the wedding dress for his new intended Vonnie hasn't gotten over the handsome Texas rancher, though she'd tried to put him out of her m...
Dear Mom and Pop, Two days ago we all spent the afternoon in palm trees. One of the village dogs broke his leash and treed the whole community. The dog is mean, but I have managed to form a cautious relationship with him by feeding him scraps from our table, and jelly beans...I hope candy doesn't...
The continuing story of mail-order brides in the successful Brides of the West series. Spunky, young Ruth Priggish is on the run from an 80-year-old suitor. Her only hope of eluding him is to seek help from an unwilling protector, U.S. Marshall Dylan McCall. Copeland's readers will delight in thi...
June leaves for Washington to become the wife of a pastor. When she arrives, she finds her betrothed is ill. Not thinking it anything too serious, she gets to know the other people that belong to the Evangelistic Crusade that Eli (her betrothed) has dedicated his life to. When Eli passes away,...
When Emma returns home to Serenity following her sister's untimely death, she must confront Sam and the feelings she never fully dealt with after their broken engagement. A strange clause in her sister's will forces Emma to stay and work with Sam to restore her sister's old house. As they work si...
HOPE was by far my favorite book in the series. When Hope Kallahan leaves Michigan to meet the man she has agreed to married, she begins an adventure the likes of which she could've never imagined. When her stage is robbed, she is kidnapped and presumed to be the daughter of a senator. Her bum...
Arriving in San Francisco with her young daughters to start a new life after the death of her husband, Kate Madison meets two extraordinary people who show her the true meaning of friendship and faith - and help her overcome her own fears and insecurities.
Through all the mix-ups and misunderstandings, amid the chaos and confusion, the true spirit of Christmas begins to emerge in unexpected ways for one woman as God shows her the true meaning of giving. Unwrapping Christmas is a Christmas story as heartwarming as the season itself.
Jenny McNeil had a perfect life until a baby was abandoned on her doorstep, annoying Dave Kasada moved next door and Dave's bulldog started sniffing around her poodle, Princess. Then Jenny's biological clock began to tick loudly, Dave began to look more and more appealing and Jenny wasn't even go...
The author of Fool Me Once and Sweet Hannah Rose tells of a Boston museum guide who falls and awakens in the Green Dragon Tavern--on the eve of Paul Revere's fateful ride in 1775. Ashley meets the man of her dreams as the rumblings of war threaten to separate them forever.
Dates from hell. Or at least that's what date number 867-and the other 866-felt like to Temple Burney. She'd promised her grandmother she'd make one last attempt to find Mr. Right, but she might as well have added or die trying! A nunnery was becoming more and more appealing. . . until she realiz...
Two outstanding contemporary romances in one volume. At 17, Jessica Cole married the only man she had ever loved, but things didn't work out. Eight years later, Jason returns and seeing Jessica renews all his old feelings for her. A Tempting Stranger: Chandra Long agrees to pose as a stranger's w...
He scooped up her still form, her weight no more than a satchel full of feathers. “She’s fainted,” shouted a deep voice. “Quick, get some smelling salts,” instructed someone else. A few men rushed toward him, pressing close to stare at the drooping figure in his arms while the man who’d rushed in...
White-faced, Bea stood in the doorway, her eyes wide, her arms filled with angel letters. Several spilled to the floor as she walked to the kitchen, and as Birdie bent to pick them up, she saw how the envelopes were addressed: Angels Unaware Heavenly Daze, Maine 09876 To the Heavenly Daze Angels ...
By the time the evening meal had been eaten, and Chandra had had her bath, she was totally exhausted. She was almost glad that Phillip had agreed to live in her apartment for a while after their marriage. She didn't think she would have the stamina to go through this again anywhere in the near fu...
“You’re up for watch.” Exhaustion dragged at the man’s voice. Luke stirred and saw that Griff had already roused McCann, who stumbled toward the remuda with an unsteady step. “I’m up,” he said. “Go to bed.” “G’night, boss.” Vic stumbled off and collapsed, clothes and all, onto his bedroll. Luke t...
The woman had already hit him in the leg and the stomach. Time to end this. He slid out of the saddle and stalked into the undergrowth. Beth let go with another rock, obviously determined to meet the enemy head-on. Turning, she grasped a handful of smaller stones, whirled blindly, and looked read...
Horses shifted, snorting. “Well, that’s the last of ’em,” Ollie mused. “Yeah, that’s the last of ’em all right,” Butch said. “We cannot be so sure,” Cortes snapped. “We have not seen the wagon carrying the gold. Where is the wagon?” “It ain’t come out, boss,” Ollie said. “If you ain’t seen the bl...
I picked up the phone and dialed Joe. His sleepy voice came on the line. “’Lo?” “Hi. I notice Vic’s truck is gone.” “Yeah, you just missed him. He sat up all night with a sick animal—I heard him stop by a few minutes ago to shower and change, and then he was off again. Can I help you?” “No, I nee...
Sarah’s voice, pitched even higher than usual, drew Evie’s attention away from counting. She looked up from her list to see the girl holding a pitcher and a cup, her head thrown back and her gaze fixed on a trio of men up on the roof. Once Sarah heard the men were working on the building, she’d o...
“It’s been three days since we moved that fence. If Littlefield was going to do anything, he would have done it by now.”He spoke with more confidence than he felt and saw from the look in his friend’s eyes that Luke wasn’t fooled. But he also saw Luke’s struggle. He’d left his wife and kids alone...
When he saw it was the poodle causing the racket that had disturbed him, he snorted and smacked his lips. Tucking his head between his paws, he yawned, then closed his eyes. Yip, yip, yip. If he had a bone for every time that fuzzy-headed broad said yip, he’d be the richest bulldog on Mackinac Is...
Vernie pulled it from the wrapper, then weighed it on her palms. Land o’ Goshen, there really was such a thing as monkey biscuits! Tucking the container under her arm, she lowered her head and charged back to the storeroom, then slammed the door. Deftly lifting the edge of the plastic container w...
April and Beulah got there early, filling their shopping baskets as they sorted through fruits and vegetables.“Better take advantage of the eggplant, April and Porky. It’s the last of my garden,” Mr. Portland said, adding several more of the plump vegetables to the display on the wooden tables ou...
Despite a sour sensation in his stomach and aching muscles, Floyd rose with the sun, hoping to fix Stanley a breakfast tray before Cleta caught the scent of his secret. He wasn’t fast enough. “Mornin’, Floyd.” Cleta wandered into the kitchen, scratching her chin and yawning. Curlers sprouted from...
Clad in a sweat suit, tennis shoes, and matching wrist and ankle weights, Edith swung her arms like pistons and plowed ahead, her legs pumping to the rhythm of a rhyme she’d invented: One, two, three, four! You can do a little more!Five, six, seven, eight! Come on, girl, and lose this weight! Twe...
The judge settled on the open porch where a cool breeze relieved the day’s heat. Ragan handed the men bowls of blackberry cobbler with a generous portion of thick cream over the top. Leaning back, Procky stroked his pet. “These raids are getting more and more violent. Kitty could have been killed...
Katie glanced at the bank clock and realized she was the first customer of the day. Tottie had not only supported her decision, she’d sprung out of bed and hugged her. That was verification enough for Katie. Across from her, a neatly dressed bank officer consulted the loan form. “You would need t...
Joseph didn’t trust her. He confessed to being in love with her, but he didn’t trust her. Did he think if she’d known that he was a U.S. marshal she would track him down and pursue him once he left? Did he think she’d make demands on him, reminding him that if it weren’t for her he would be dead ...