Marrying the woman he once deserted...
The last thing widowed single mother Verity Schrock expects is to find her former sweetheart back in town – with a baby. Now the bishop and Leviticus Hilty’s father are insisting they marry for their children’s sake. But the wounded warrior hurt her once before. Can a marriage of convenience possibly heal past wounds enough to risk her heart again?
Cheryl Williford and her veteran husband, Henry, live in South Texas, where they’ve raised three children, numerous foster children, alongside a menagerie of rescued cats, dogs and hamsters. Her love for writing began in a Literature class and now her characters keep her grabbing for paper and pen. She is a member of her local ACFW and CWA chapters, loving grandmother, seamstress and watercolorist. Her website is... more
Cheryl Williford and her veteran husband, Henry, live in South Texas, where they’ve raised three children, numerous foster children, alongside a menagerie of rescued cats, dogs and hamsters. Her love for writing began in a Literature class and now her characters keep her grabbing for paper and pen. She is a member of her local ACFW and CWA chapters, loving grandmother, seamstress and watercolorist. Her website is cherylwilliford.com.
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The Amish Midwife's Courtship - Cheryl Williford
In newcomer Isaac Gruber, single twenty-one-year-old Molly Ziegler has found a way out of her mother's matrimonial meddling. If Isaac will pretend to court her, her mother has to stop matchmaking once and for all. Isaac will go along with Molly's ruse - especially since he's falling for her. But when the favour backfires, it might just lead them toward true love.
Plain Truth - Debby Giusti
When widowed doctor Ella Jacobsen is attacked, the peace she's found in Georgia's Amish country is shattered. Now her life is in the hands of army special agent Zach Swain. Zach can't resist the vulnerable but headstrong Ella. To save her, he must uncover the secrets that swirl around the idyllic community. And he needs to do it fast, because Ella is running out of time.
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Molly Ziegler is proud of being a successful midwife. But at age twenty–one, she's unmarried–and fodder for gossip in her Amish community. Even as her meddling mother urges her to marry the town's most eligible bachelor, Molly wants more. And in newcomer Isaac Gruber, she's found her way out. If Isaac will pretend to court her, her mother has to stop matchmaking–once and for all. What Molly didn't plan on are the unexpected feelings the businessman stirs in her. Isaac will go along with Molly's ruse. Especially since he can't stop thinking about her. But when the favour backfires spectacularly, it might just lead them toward true love.
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The Amish Bachelor’s Baby - Jo Ann Brown
Working in Caleb Hartz’s shop fits perfectly with Annie Wagler’s plan to match him with her twin sister. But with his business, his farm, and now his teenage runaway cousin and her baby, Caleb has no time for romance. But working together to care for mother and child, Caleb and Annie may both need to protect their hearts…
Their Convenient Amish Marriage - Cheryl Williford
The last thing widowed single mother Verity Schrock expects is to find her former sweetheart back in town — with a baby. Now the bishop and Leviticus Hilty’s father are insisting the two marry for their children’s sake. But the wounded warrior hurt her once before. Can a marriage of convenience lead Verity to forgive and risk her heart again?
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The last thing widowed single mother Verity Schrock expects is to find her former sweetheart back in town – with a baby. Now the bishop and Leviticus Hilty’s father are insisting they marry for their children’s sake. But the wounded warrior hurt her once before. Can a marriage of convenience possibly heal past wounds enough to risk her heart again?
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Widow Sarah Nolt never expected another marriage proposal. She hardly knows the handsome Amish man who's come to help with her barn raising. Besides, they're both still mourning the loss of their spouses. But Mose Fischer needs a caretaker for his daughters, and Sarah needs to escape her father's oppressive rule.
They agree to a marriage of convenience, but when Sarah moves to Mose's Amish community in Florida, she can't help falling for the strong, kind widower and his little girls. To create a family, they'll have to come to terms with their pasts...and the secret Sarah is unknowingly carrying.
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Her Secret Amish Child - Cheryl Williford
Widow Lizbeth Mullet has kept secret the identity of her son’s father — even now that the man in question is her landlord. Fredrik Lapp may not know Benuel is his son, but the two soon form an unmistakable bond. And with her affections resurfacing, the burden of Lizbeth’s secret is only getting heavier. Revealing the truth could mean a lifetime together — or the loss of their second chance at forever.
Lancaster County Reckoning - Kit Wilkinson
Darcy Simmons discovers the father she thought dead is alive and in witness protection in Amish country. His attackers are now after her to produce what he was hiding. The only person she can depend on is Amish farmer Thomas Nolt, her father’s neighbour and friend. But with men willing to kill, can Thomas and Darcy find the items her father stole before their time runs out?
Newly widowed Lizbeth Mullet has a secret: she's never told anyone the true identity of her son's father. Not even now that she's come home to Pinecraft and the man in question is her new landlord. Fredrik Lapp may not know Benuel is his son, but the two soon form an unmistakable bond.
And seeing Fredrik again stirs feelings Lizbeth had worked hard to bury. With Fredrick's affections resurfacing, too, the burden of Lizbeth's secret is only getting heavier. Revealing the truth could mean a lifetime of happiness together – or the loss of her second chance at forever.
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