What happens after that surprises them all, and the book leads the trio deep into mysterious questions about life and death, love and loss, and the impenetrable purposes of God. When Yvonne shows up and seems like she might turn Jake's eye, Eva suggests she and Jake should read the book together to find out what's so special about it. But he can't say more than that, having never read it and not knowing why it was so dear to his grossdaadi.Įva Graber has loved Jake since he hired her to work in his bookstore years ago, but he doesn't seem to notice she's blossomed into a beautiful woman. On the eve of his grandfather's death, Jake vowed never to sell the book, and he intends to keep that promise. Yvonne Wilson makes the trek from Texas to Indiana with just one goal in mind: to convince Amishman Jake Lantz to sell her client a rare book from his collection. It’s always a treat to dive into one of her novels.In the first novel of Beth Wiseman's Amish Bookstore series, a rare, old book may hold answers to a present-day romance. “Fuller brings us compelling characters who stay in our hearts long after we’ve read the book. The answers do not come easily, and God’s plan may lead in different directions.
Should she stay, remaining loyal to her Amish family, or does God have a bigger plan-one that provides more freedom than she could imagine? Yet the question still lingers: What is God’s plan for her life? Having sold over two million books, her novels have held spots on the Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller List, the ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association) Bestseller List and the CBA (Christian Book Association) Bestseller List. Miller, new questions surface for Anna Mae, along with feelings she’d never fully acknowledged before.Īs Anna Mae and Jeremiah rekindle their friendship, old feelings take on new meaning. Beth Wiseman is the best-selling author of the Daughters of the Promise series and the Land of Canaan series.
When Jeremiah suddenly reappears in Middlefield to help his mentor, Yankee veterinarian Dr. The Amish life feels as if it’s closing in on her, and with her mother trying to set her up with potential suitors, Anna Mae feels trapped in a life she’s not sure she wants anymore.īut she’s never told anyone that she longs for a tiny taste of freedom-freedom that could be very costly. and everyone she loves?Įver since Anna Mae’s childhood friend Jeremiah left their Amish community, she’s questioned her own place in the Amish world.
Can Anna Mae heed God’s call on her life, even if it means leaving behind everything she knows.
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