Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

After two years away, Katie Lantz returns to her Amish community nine months pregnant and unmarried. With nowhere else to turn, she nervously knocks on her family's door, fearing she'll be shunned. Yet the handsome stranger who now owns the farm welcomes her in just in time for Katie to give birth. Carpenter Elam Sutter and his kindly mother care for Katie and her newborn in a loving way she never dreamed was possible. And in the face of a heart-wrenching...

Amish widow Sarah Wyse does not see wedding bells in her future. Still, she can't think of a better way to spend the Christmas season than helping her handsome, shy neighbor Levi Beachy find a wife. But once the single ladies of Hope Springs start visiting his buggy shop, Levi sends the town's eligible men Sarah's way. Neither expects to find love -- but with help from the close-knit community, they just might mend each other's broken heart.

A Family In Need  A reclusive Amish logger, Ethan Gingerich is more comfortable around his draft horses than the orphaned niece and nephews he's taken in. Yet he's determined to provide the children with a good, loving home. The little ones, including a defiant eight-year-old, need a proper nanny. But when Ethan hires shy Amishwoman Clara Barkman, he never expects her temporary position to have such a lasting hold on all of them. Now this man of...

An Amish Christmas: "When Karen Imhoff finds an unconscious man by the road, she doesn't hesitate to help. "John Doe" needs a place to stay, and soon the handsome Englisher proves invaluable around the family farm. But as his presence begins to wreak havoc with her emotions, can Karen remain true to her Amish upbringing while giving her heart to an outsider?"--Amazon.com. Family Blessings: "While her four stepchildren are thrilled with Jeremiah Troyer...