Julesburg Public Library

Esther is an Amish or Plain Girl. At the age of 10 the Pennsylvaniaschool authorities forced her father to send her to public school.Esther knew that she would be faced with many difficult choices.

As a nurse-midwife in Amish country, Amber Bradley helps expectant mother have their babies safely at home. But Hope Springs' new doctor insists all maternity patients deliver at a hospital. Amber is determined to show Dr. Phillip White that the Amish have a different way of life, one he needs to respect if he wants any patients at all. But even as he becomes more a part of the community, Amber must remember his stay is just temporary. Unless...

One minute, Caleb Mast is an oil-rig roughneck who answers to no one but himself. The next, he's the father of a special-needs child he never knew existed. What kind of home can a man like him without faith or community provide for an eight-year-old girl? For little Joy's sake, Caleb returns to the Amish community he left behind years ago. His daughter bonds with Amish schoolteacher Leah Belier, and Caleb feels hopeful for once. But Leah blames...

Year ago, Rebecca Beachy kept her reasons for rejecting Gideon Troyer's marriage proposal a secret. Then Gideon left their Amish community. Now, Rebecca crafts quilts to raise money to cure her blindness, while carefully guarding her heart against love. And then Gideon returns, at risk of being shunned, to make the winning bid on one of her exquisite quilts. Will Rebecca's quilt a patchwork promise of rediscovered love bring Gideon and Rebecca...

"Two years ago, Mark Fisher left his Amish community in Hart County after being wrongly accused of assault. When he has returns to help an old friend, attacks on women begin. Mark is the obvious suspect, but one woman, Waneta Cain, stands behind him. Mark fears he may know the real culprit and plans to keep Waneta safe"--

"Mennonite and Amish, two young people in love search for God's will in the midst of family and community disapproval"--Provided by publisher.

Hannah Lambright becomes an instant mother when her estranged father abandons his toddler daughter on her doorstep. The pretty beekeeper knows all about honey-and nothing about tending to a kinder, especially one with special needs. She's grateful to Daniel Stoltzfus for offering to help care for her sister in exchange for Hannah's beekeeping skills on a hive at his workplace. But the handsome carpenter broke her heart years ago and she's afraid it's...

"Bailey King's in New York wrapping up a six-week shoot on her first cable TV show, Bailey's Amish Sweets, when she gets a call from her Ohio town's resident busybody. With Easter around the corner, Bailey's been recruited to create a giant toffee bunny for the weeklong springtime festival that will also feature live white rabbits. But back home in Harvest, death becomes the main attraction when Stephen Raber keels over from an apparent heart attack-with...

Presents a collection of three love stories involving the Amish, including "Healing Hearts," in which Levina and Naaman Lapp struggle to regain their trust and faith in each other after a year-long estrangement.

Gideon Fisher wants one thing out of life -- to be left alone. This is not the Amish way, but hes devastated after the death of his wife and son to the point of losing his faith. He buys a farm on the outskirts of the district and pulls away from his community. But when a freak spring snowstorm brings a beautiful Englisher to his farm, what choice does Gideon have but to let her in?