Patricia Davids

Opposites attract in these two Amish tales.

A Beau for Katie - Emma Miller

Agreeing to work as a housekeeper for a family in need seems like a good idea to Katie Byler. But young – and single – Freeman Kemp is not who she expected. Though they’re constantly at odds, when they decide to play matchmaker for Freeman’s elderly uncle, their spark is undeniable. Can Katie and Freeman reach common ground to find their happily-ever-after?

An Amish Harvest - Patricia Davids

After Amish carpenter Samuel Bowman is injured in an accident, young Amish widow Rebecca Miller becomes his nurse. Samuel expects her to make his life easier – but his caregiver is bossy and challenges his beliefs. Though Samuel’s sight is in question, soon he sees the woman he’s come to care for won’t let herself love again. Now it’s Samuel’s turn to heal her heart.

"What's he doing back in town?"

With his black leather jacket, Patrick Rivers looks every inch the bad boy the townsfolk believe him to be. Ten years ago, he left Loomis, Louisiana, under a cloud of suspicion. Back to settle his stepfather's estate, Patrick knows he isn't welcome and can't wait to leave. Until Shelby Mason gives him a reason to stay. Because Shelby knows a secret...and someone in Loomis will do anything to keep her quiet.

After a devastating tornado ripped through High Plains, a two–year–old was found wandering all alone. Foster mother Nicki Appleton took in the little girl, her heart bursting with love and prayers. Now the storm's aftermath has brought home the man Nicki once expected to marry, and Clay Logan claims to be a changed cowboy. But with her energy focused on a child she may not be able to keep, is there room for another kind of love in Nicki's heart this Thanksgiving?

Two Amish stories of faith and second chances.

A Home for Hannah - Patricia Davids

Nurse Miriam Kauffman once strayed far from her Amish community. Back in Hope Springs, Miriam needs Sheriff Nick Bradley – the cop who long ago caused her so much pain – to help her with the baby abandoned on her porch. Can two wounded hearts overcome their history to do what’s best for little Hannah and find love again?

An Amish Reunion - Jo Ann Brown

Hannah Lambright becomes an instant mother when her estranged father abandons his toddler daughter on her doorstep. She’s grateful to Daniel Stoltzfus for offering to help care for her sister – but the handsome carpenter broke her heart years ago and she’s afraid it’s never quite mended. Yet spending time together has Hannah hoping the family they’re forming will last forever.

Operating on a sick little boy is Dr. Nora Blake's responsibility. Answering a determined reporter's questions about the surgery is not. Especially because Robert Dale is delving into her life, too. Nora has her share of secrets. She won't allow a newspaper to profit from the child's story––or her own. Granted, the handsome reporter truly seems to care. About young, orphaned Ali. About her. And thanks to Rob's skills at digging deep, there is one question she just might answer with a joyful yes....

Everyone––especially his estranged grandfather––thinks Private Avery Barnes is just a wealthy playboy. Yet the military taught him to value what can't be bought––honor and love. And if he wins the top prize at the cavalry competition, he'll show his grandfather he's made of more than his birthright. He needs lovely veterinarian's assistant Jennifer Grant to help him train. Except that Jennifer, from the "other side of the tracks," is wary about Avery's commitment––to the competition and to her. Until winning her heart becomes the greatest prize of all.

Instant Father 

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 Caleb for dashing long–ago dreams and can't bear to trust him. With Christmas weeks away, one special girl just may bring two hearts–and an entire community–together. 

Brides of Amish Country: Finding true love in the land of the Plain People.  

The widower's Christmas wish. 

With Christmas just around the corner, widow Willa Chase will do anything to retain custody of her twin girls and unborn baby – even if it means escaping to her childhood Amish home. After her grandfather turns her away, Willa finds herself stranded at the home of blacksmith John Miller.

A widower, John buries himself in work – until Willa's vibrant twins become impossible to ignore. And before long, John is smitten with their beautiful mother, too. But when Willa's past secrets are revealed, will they prevent John's Christmas wish for a happily–ever–after from coming true?

Joshua Bowman is ready to go home. After spending time in prison for a crime he didn't commit, he's putting everything behind him and reconciling with his fractured family. When a devastating tornado throws him unexpectedly into the path of Mary Kaufman and her daughter, Hannah, he feels the first spark of life after months.

But Mary's adoptive dad is the Englisch sheriff –and he'd never trust her care to a man with Joshua's past. Plus the lovely single mum has a secret of her own, one that she's spent years running from. Together they survived the storm, but are they strong enough to shed the shadows of their past?

Brides of Amish Country: Finding true love in the land of the Plain People.

AN AMISH CHRISTMAS
When Karen Imhoff finds a beaten man lying unconscious by the road in her Amish community, she doesn't hesitate to help. \John Doe\" needs a place to stay while he regains his memory, and she has a room to rent. The handsome Englisher proves invaluable around the family farm, yet his presence wreaks havoc with her emotions. Karen has her younger siblings to care for. She can't fall for an outsider who doesn't know his own identity…

THE CHRISTMAS QUILT
Years 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, and carefully guards her heart against love. 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 back together again?

A HOPE SPRINGS CHRISTMAS
When Amish buggy maker Levi Beachy turns the tables on matchmaker Sarah Wyse, they just might discover they've already found their perfect match–in each other.

Toby Yoder promised to care for his orphaned little sister the rest of her life. After all, the tragedy that took their parents and left her injured was his fault.

Now he must make a three–hundred–mile trip from the hospital to the Amish community where they'll settle down. But as they share a hired van with pretty Greta Barkman, an Amish woman with a similar harrowing past, Toby can't bear for the trip to end.

Suddenly, there's joy, a rescued cat named Christmas, and hope for their journey to continue together forever.

Brides of Amish Country: Finding true love in the land of the Plain People

When Amish carpenter Samuel Bowman is injured in an accident, he fears he'll never see again. He's always provided for his family–and now that it's harvest season, the Bowmans are needed in the fields, not at his bedside.

So when a young Amish widow becomes his nurse, Samuel expects Rebecca Miller to make his life easier. But his caregiver is bossy, outspoken and challenges him to move on with his life. Though Samuel's sight is in question, he can plainly see the woman he's come to care for won't let herself love again. Now it's Samuel's turn to heal her heart.

The Amish Bachelors: These men finally meet their matches