Amish Outsider

The Amish of River Haven offer sanctuary and solace…even to those with a dangerous past. In the wake of his estranged wife’s murder, widower Michael Forster returns to the Amish community he’d left as a teen. He wants a fresh start for himself and his daughter, Allie, away from those who still believe he’s guilty. In River Haven, a quieter life seems possible. If only Allie’s Amish schoolteacher, Catherine Brandt, was easier to ignore. A problem solver by nature, Cathy can tell Allie’s withdrawn demeanor isn’t due to shyness. But getting through to Allie also means breaching her father’s hardened defenses. What starts as persistence soon grows into an attraction neither Cathy nor Michael saw coming. When the past suddenly threatens both his daughter and the woman he loves, Michael must risk everything to save them.

When Jonas Esch's haus is ravaged by fire, Katie Byler joins the rest of the Amish community to fight the flames. Katie is joined in the fire-fighting by handsome Henry Christner who despite Katie's best efforts has failed to ask her on any buggy rides. When Henry shows his resentment for Matthew, a young man he considers to be an outsider, Katie comes up with a plan to make Henry notice her. But is there more to the Englischer who rushed to be bapitzed than meets the eyes and are Henry's fears about the man real? ********* Hannah Schrock is the author of the Number One Amish Romance book "Amish Heartache." All of Hannah's books are sweat, clean, Amish Romances. Amish Outsider is part of Hannah's Amish Short Love Stories Series

Joe Mackall has lived surrounded by the Swartzentruber Amish community of Ashland County, Ohio, for over sixteen years. They are the most traditional and insular of all the Amish sects: the Swartzentrubers live without gas, electricity, or indoor plumbing; without lights on their buggies or cushioned chairs in their homes; and without rumspringa, the recently popularized "running-around time" that some Amish sects allow their sixteen-year-olds. Over the years, Mackall has developed a steady relationship with the Shetler family (Samuel and Mary, their nine children, and their extended family). Plain Secrets tells the Shetlers' story over these years, using their lives to paint a portrait of Swartzentruber Amish life and mores. During this time, Samuel's nephew Jonas finally rejects the strictures of the Amish way of life for good, after two failed attempts to leave, and his bright young daughter reaches the end of school for Amish children: the eighth grade. But Plain Secrets is also the story of the unusual friendship between Samuel and Joe. Samuel is quietly bemused—and, one suspects, secretly delighted—at Joe's ignorance of crops and planting, carpentry and cattle. He knows Joe is planning to write a book about the family, and yet he allows him a glimpse of the tensions inside this intensely private community. These and other stories from the life of the family reveal the larger questions posed by the Amish way of life. If the continued existence of the Amish in the midst of modern society asks us to consider the appeal of traditional, highly restrictive, and gendered religious communities, it also asks how we romanticize or condemn these communities—and why. Mackall's attempt to parse these questions—to write as honestly as possible about what he has seen of Amish life—tests his relationship with Samuel and reveals the limits of a friendship between "English" and Amish.

When another rash of vandalism strikes the Amish town of Summervale, Katie Zook one again finds herself in the midst of a mystery. Detective Samuel Bradford is back in town, with plans to rejoin the Amish community he left years before, and Katie has hopes for their growing friendship. But the new round of destruction has caused suspicion to fall on the Detective, and even Katie's friend Emma has warned her to stay away from him. Now, a man has been murdered, and it's up to Katie to help find the true culprit and prove Samuel innocent. But the pieces to this puzzle are not easy to come by, and Katie soon finds herself in more danger than she expected. Will she be able to solve this case? And will she like the answers when she does?

Fighting for Love and a Future in Amish Country The Amish Widow’s New Love by Liz Tolsma Naomi Miller can’t believe Elam Yoder is back in their community after all the pain he caused! Still, the young Amish widow must reunite with her disgraced first love to raise money for her infant son’s surgery. Elam’s remorse seems sincere, as does his commitment to helping Naomi and her baby. Elam’s looking for forgiveness—and a new life with Naomi and her bobbeli by his side. Plain Outsider by Alison Stone Growing up Amish, Deputy Becky Spoth never fathomed she’d become the target of a relentless stalker. She left her Amish community to serve the people of her small hometown—not to become someone’s prey. Newcomer deputy Harrison James is the only one who believes she’s in harm’s way. Now her future is in the hands of this handsome stranger.

In 1880s Montana, wounded gunfighter Johnny Cain finds refuge on a sheep farm run by Rachel Yoder, an Amish widow with a small son whose husband was framed and hung. As Cain recovers under Rachel's care, love is born.

This is the second part to Hannah Schrock's Amish Outsider Series. Katie Byler is almost ready to commit to the Amish life, but before she does, she wants just one taste of Englisch life. However, her beau, Matthew, an outsider until recently refuses to help her experience it. Katie is confused as to why? When Katie's sister Mary rushes in with some unpleasant news the pieces begin to slot into place. But is there more to the Amish outsider's lies than meets the eye? ********* Hannah Schrock is the author of the Number One Amish Romance book "Amish Heartache." All of Hannah's books are sweat, clean, Amish Romances. The Amish Outsider series is part of Hannah's Amish Short Love Stories Shelf

Fighting for love and a future in Amish country The Amish Widow’s New Love - Liz Tolsma Naomi Miller can’t believe Elam Yoder is back in their community after all the pain he caused! Still, the young Amish widow must reunite with her disgraced first love to raise money for her infant son’s surgery. Elam’s remorse seems sincere, as does his commitment to helping Naomi and her baby. Elam’s looking for forgiveness — and a new life with Naomi and her bobbeli by his side. Plain Outsider - Alison Stone Growing up Amish, Deputy Becky Spoth never fathomed she’d become the target of a relentless stalker. She left her Amish community to serve the people of her small hometown — not to become someone’s prey. Newcomer deputy Harrison James is the only one who believes she’s in harm’s way. Now her future is in the hands of this handsome stranger. Mills & Boon Love Inspired — Heartfelt stories that show that faith, forgiveness and hope have the power to lift spirits and change lives.

Fighting for Love and a Future in Amish Country The Amish Widow's New Love by Liz Tolsma Naomi Miller can't believe Elam Yoder is back in their community after all the pain he caused! Still, the young Amish widow must reunite with her disgraced first love to raise money for her infant son's surgery. Elam's remorse seems sincere, as does his commitment to helping Naomi and her baby. Elam's looking for forgiveness--and a new life with Naomi and her bobbeli by his side. Plain Outsider by Alison Stone Growing up Amish, Deputy Becky Spoth never fathomed she'd become the target of a relentless stalker. She left her Amish community to serve the people of her small hometown--not to become someone's prey. Newcomer deputy Harrison James is the only one who believes she's in harm's way. Now her future is in the hands of this handsome stranger.

Caught between her Amish past and Englisch future… and in the crosshairs of danger! Growing up Amish, Deputy Becky Spoth never fathomed she’d become the target of a relentless stalker. She left her Amish community to serve the people of her small hometown—not to become someone’s prey. Newcomer Deputy Harrison James is the only one who believes she’s in harm’s way. Now, her future is in the hands of this handsome stranger.