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Highlights
- For a split second, Katie feels certain she's about to receive everything she's ever wanted. . .Twenty-year-old Katie Brenneman has always quietly fancied Jonathan Lundy.
- Author(s): Shelley Shepard Gray
- 272 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Amish & Mennonite
- Series Name: Sisters of the Heart
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About the Book
Katie Brenneman attempts to hide her true feelings for Jonathan Lundy--and some secrets from her past that go against their Amish way of life.Book Synopsis
For a split second, Katie feels certain she's about to receive everything she's ever wanted. . .
Twenty-year-old Katie Brenneman has always quietly fancied Jonathan Lundy. So when the brokenhearted widower asks her to help him take care of his two young girls, Katie knows it will be a trying time--yet she cannot pass up a golden opportunity to get to know this man better.
Just as she's settling into her new life, a message arrives from Katie's past, threatening to expose her darkest secrets. During her Rumspringa, her running-around years, she experimented with activities forbidden in the Amish way of life. Frightened by how far she'd strayed from her values, Katie ran back home, vowing to cut all ties with the outside world. Now her transgressions are coming back to haunt her, just as Jonathan seems willing to welcome her into his heart.
Will the past destroy Katie's chances for love? Or will Katie allow herself to accept God's love, forgive her past, and receive everything she's ever wanted?
From the Back Cover
Widower Jonathan Lundy, the man twenty-year-old Katie Brenneman has secretly always fancied, asks her to watch his two young girls while his sister pays a visit to Indiana. Katie knows this will be a trying time. Jonathan has made it clear he has no intention of starting a relationship with her. Yet Katie can't pass up the opportunity to get to know him. Just as she's settling into her new life caring for Jonathan's children, Katie receives a threatening note from her past, someone who befriended Katie during her Rumspringa, her running around years. Those years were a dark time for Katie. She dressed English, lied to her parents, and experimented with many activities forbidden in the Amish way of life. After one tumultuous night, Katie realized how far she'd strayed from her values. Scared by the person she'd become, she ran back home and vowed to cut all ties with the outside world. In the meantime, Katie cn't deny how her feelings have grown for Jonathan, and though he seems to be taking a liking to her as well, its hard to know whether his broekn heart will ever allow him to love again. Will Katie be able to forgive herself for her transgressions and allow herself to move forward in her life? Or will her inability to receive God's love keep her from everything she's ever wanted?Review Quotes
"Will appeal to fans of Amish inspirational fiction." -- Library Journal
"Shelley Shepard Gray writes with honesty, tenderness and depth. Her characters are admirable, richly-layered and impossible to forget long after the story is done." -- Jillian Hart