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The Walnut Creek Wish

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher : Barbour Publishing

Page : 348 pages

File Size : 32,24 MB

Release : 2021-08-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1643527436

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Book 1 in the Creektown Discoveries Series from NYT Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter An Antique Store Becomes a Place of Healing for Broken Hearts Welcome to Walnut Creek, Ohio, where Orley and Lois Troyer own an antique store they call “Memory Keepers.” Though knowledgeable in antiques and their repair, their real talent is in mentoring folks who are hurting and don’t even know it. Enter Jeff, a restaurateur, and Rhonda, a hotel manager, who recently moved to Amish country for the slow pace, but the change of scenery puts even more stress on their already strained marriage. Will an antique sled be the last straw, or will it lead to unexpected revelations and the fulfillment of dreams?



The Apple Creek Announcement

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher : Barbour Publishing

Page : 360 pages

File Size : 25,52 MB

Release : 2022-08-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636091555

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Book 3 in the Creektown Discoveries series An Artist Seeks Her Birth Mother Welcome to Apple Creek, Ohio, where a piano teacher has a fascination with painting the rural Amish landscapes around her home. Andrea Wagner has made it to her thirties feeling like she has had a charmed life and finally has fallen in love with Brandon Prentice, a local veterinarian. But then she discovers she was adopted—and all she thought she knew about herself has crumbled. Andrea becomes so fixated on finding her birth mother that she pushes Brandon away. A friend suggests Andrea write to the “Dear Caroline” column in the newspaper for romance advice, and she finds herself revealing her issues with being adopted in the letter. “Dear Caroline” receives the letter but struggles to find the right advice given her own conflicted past. What will Andrea lose before she finds herself again? Other books in the series: The Walnut Creek Wish The Sugarcreek Surprise



A Sister's Hope

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher : Barbour Publishing

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 16,91 MB

Release : 2023-05-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636097138

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A Life and Love in Jeopardy A woman’s search for truth and love. . . A man’s quest to prove his innocence. . . A father’s determination to protect his family. . . Martha is the youngest of the Hostettler sisters and the most daring. While her main focus has been on her dog breeding business, Martha has also been troubled about the continuing attacks against her family and home in an Ohio Amish community. When the prime suspect turns out to be Luke Friesen—the man she loves—Martha decides to play detective. But what will the search for truth cost? Luke seems to have taken the wrong road in life. With a definite motive and a myriad of methods, he looks guilty as sin. Will Martha’s hope in his innocence be enough to bring the real criminal to justice? Roman Hostettler disapproves of the love blossoming between his daughter and Luke. In his determination to drive the couple apart, discord and dissension grows within the family. Will Luke and Martha’s love for each other and their hope in God waiver? Or will they find the courage to seek justice and bring their love to light? Read also from the Sisters of Holmes County series: A Sister's Secret and A Sister's Test



Letters of Trust

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher : Barbour Publishing

Page : 357 pages

File Size : 44,80 MB

Release : 2023-03-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636093353

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Friendship Letters Series — Doretta Schwartz has always enjoyed writing letters and feels her letters can be a bit of a ministry to her friends. In this series, exchanging letters that contain open and honest feeling and struggles helps Doretta and two of her best friends through the darkest challenges of their lives. A Simple Letter Carries Inspiration for Healing Life is good on their Pennsylvania Amish farm for newlyweds Vic and Eleanor Lapp—until the day Vic’s youngest brother drowns in their pond and Vic turns to alcohol to numb the pain. Things get so bad that Vic loses his job and their marriage is coming apart. Eleanor is desperate to help her husband and writes letters to her friend, Doretta, living in Indiana for advice. The trust Eleanor places in her friend and the gentle words she receives in return are a balm for even darker days to come in this first book of The Friendship Letters series by New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter.



A Sister's Test

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher : Barbour Publishing

Page : 348 pages

File Size : 43,32 MB

Release : 2023-05-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636097111

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The Root of Bitterness Entangles Two Hearts One woman’s shattered dream. . . One man’s second chance. . . And the faith that can heal broken hearts. Ruth is the second oldest sister in the Hostettler family and has one burning desire—to marry and fill her Amish household with children. Life seems to be falling into place when Martin Gingerich starts to court her and when she becomes a friend to a motherless child. But her dreams are suddenly shattered in one horrific moment, putting Ruth’s faith to the test. Finding herself spiritually adrift, Ruth’s only real prayer becomes a desperate “Why, God?” Esta Wengerd, one of six children, has lost her mother to tragedy and her father to depression. Can Ruth now reach past her own pain to make a difference, or will Abe Wengerd bar her interference--and stifle her healing? Will Ruth find the faith and strength to rise above the ashes? Or will she forever question her value as a wife? Read also from the Sisters of Holmes County series: A Sister's Secret and A Sister's Hope



The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher : Barbour Publishing

Page : 321 pages

File Size : 46,20 MB

Release : 2025-01-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Why Are Baking Contestants Disappearing? Mysteries have a way of following Fannie Miller, so when she makes it into the finals of the Tuscarawas County Baking Contest and contestants start disappearing, she calls on her old friend Foster Bates, a retired cop and part-time private investigator. Could it be that other finalists are somehow responsible for these disappearances, thinning out the competition? Like the couple on verge of divorce who need the prize money, or the three Beiler sisters, always in a huddle whispering. One thing is for certain—Foster and Fannie will stay on the case until the end, and everyone involved will have learned something important about baking contests, solving mysteries, and life. New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter and Emmy-Nominated Author Martha Bolton have teamed up to deliver a delightful whodunit from Ohio’s Amish country.



A Sister's Secret

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher : Barbour Publishing

Page : 353 pages

File Size : 14,74 MB

Release : 2023-05-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 163609709X

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A Shameful Past Threatens to Unravel One Woman’s Future Will one woman’s secrets destroy an entire Amish community? Can love and faith triumph over shame and deception? Putting her rumschpringe (running around years) behind her, Grace Hostettler returns to Holmes County, Ohio; joins the Amish church; and begins a new life with a new romance. The next four years are nearly idyllic for the oldest Hostettler child— except for the hidden pain she bears from a carefully harbored secret. Her peaceful world is shattered the day she runs into Gary Walker—an English man who knows enough about her past to destroy her future. Gary’s arrival in Holmes County coincides with a series of startling attacks against the the Hostettlers. Is Gary at the root of this evil? Amishman, Cleon Schrock, plans to marry Grace, but is unaware of her past. When evidence of Grace’s deception arrives on her family’s doorstep, will Cleon abandon the woman he loves? Read also from the Sisters of Holmes County series: A Sister's Hope and A Sister's Test



Letters of Comfort

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher : Barbour Publishing

Page : 353 pages

File Size : 14,98 MB

Release : 2023-08-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1636094880

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Friendship Letters Series — Doretta Schwartz has always enjoyed writing letters and feels her letters can be a bit of a ministry to her friends. In this series, exchanging letters that contain open and honest feelings and struggles helps Doretta and two of her best friends through the darkest challenges of their lives. A Ministry of Letter Writing Restores Hope to the Writer Doretta Schwartz used to be so happy and passed her positive attitude along to friends in several letters she wrote each month. But that all changed the day she learned of her fiancé’s death and a heavy weight of depression fell upon her. Feeling empty, she puts away her letter writing and won’t even respond to calls from friends. William’s twin brother, Warren, is also grieving his loss, while at the same time, trying to be supportive to his parents and Doretta. Doretta responds to Warren’s friendship, but is he just becoming a replacement for the once-in-a-lifetime love she lost? Find out in the second book of The Friendship Letters series by New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter.